St. George's Orthodox Church
Madaba
St. George’s Orthodox Church in Madaba, Jordan, is a 19th-century Greek Orthodox church renowned for housing the Madaba Mosaic Map, the oldest known cartographic depiction of the Holy Land. Discovered during construction in the late 1800s, this intricate 6th-century floor mosaic originally formed part of a Byzantine church and remains a significant historical and religious artifact, attracting pilgrims and history enthusiasts from around the world.
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