Just 33 km away. from the capital is another “pearl” Jordan - Madaba (ancient Media). The city earned the title of “the city of mosaics”, founded about 4, 5 thousand. years ago. Not once passed from hand to hand numerous conquerors, many times erased from the face of the earth, and again revived, and today it is one of the centers of Christianity in the middle East. Since VI. n. e. in the city were built Christian places of worship, beautiful mosaics which were the glory of Madaba. The most famous of found here the mural is a mosaic map of the Holy Land (VI.the initial size of 25 to 5 m.representing the territory from the Phoenician city of tyre (Lebanon) to the Nile Delta in Egypt (in the center of Jerusalem with the layout of the time). In our time the card is valid (!! ) Orthodox Church St.. George (1884.built over the remains of the Byzantine Church. In the city there are a number of well-preserved mosaic floors and murals (some of them are kept in the homes of local residents), the Cathedral, the Head of John the Baptist, the Church of the Prophets (578 g.), The archaeological Park houses the temple of the virgin Mary (VI.a Roman Hall of Hippolytus (VI.), The forum, the colonnade of the Cardo Maximus and the temple of the Holy. Elijah (IV.)) and a fine Museum, etc. I can add description