Madaba, Jordan

Madaba is a combination of rural home life and a hot spot for religious tourism. Known as the “City of Mosaics”, Madaba is the cultural epicentre for Byzantine and Umayyad mosaics. Just a short distance from the capital, visitors are just a stone's throw away from the holy monuments of religious iconography. Madaba is the capital city of Madaba Governorate in central Jordan, with a population of about 60,000.