Madaba Govrenorate

**Madaba**, (Arabic مادبا) is ane o the govrenorates o Jordan, it is locatit sooth wast o Amman, caipital o Jordan. Its caipital is Madaba. The govrenorate is ranked aicht (frae 12 govrenorates) bi population an bi aurie in Jordan. It is bordered bi Balqa Govrenorate frae the north, The Caipital Govrenorate frae the east, an Kerak Govrenorate frae the sooth, an the Dead Sea frae the wast.

## History

Mony ceevilizations existit on the soils o Madaba, maist prominent are the Moabites , Nabateans, Romans, an the Arab Muslim empires.

The ceety o Madaba is best kent for its Byzantine an Umayyad mosaics, especially the Madaba Map, a lairge Byzantine-era mosaic map o Palestine an the Nile delta.

Munt Nebo, accordin tae the Bible, is the site whaur Moses viewed the Promised Land.  Munt Nebo, juist wast o Madaba toun, formed pairt o the Madaba Diocese durin Byzantine times. Here the mosaics discovered at the Moses Memorial thegither wi those in the kirks in the veelage o Nebo, in the 'Uyun Musa valley an at 'Ayn al-Kanisah cairy inscriptions which date them tae the times o the Bishops o Madaba frae the late fift century tae the middle o the aicht century AD. Um er-Rasas (Kastron Mefaa), on the sootheastren steppes, an' a' formed pairt o the diocese, layin as it is close tae the Wadi Mujib-Arnon, a naitural bundary o the Province. Here wur brocht tae licht the splendid mosaics o the Saunt Stephen Complex thegither wi the Kirk o the Lions (saxt-aicht centuries AD), which complement the aicht-century mosaic discovered in the veelage o Ma'in.

Ma'in is a veelage in Madaba that is the site o a bonnie naitural thermal watterfaw. Its therapeutic effects are utilized bi those wi achin joints an skin irritations. a new tourist industry is growin aroond the site wi the biggin o a new hotel an spa.

Mukawer, 15&nbsp;km sooth o Madaba ceety, is whaur the Body o Saunt John the Baptist supposedly lies efter he wis beheidit at the request o Keeng Herod Antipas' niece. The site is locatit on tap o a big muntain risin frae the shores o the Dead Sea an owerleukin maist o the Dead Sea an auncient Palestine.

Mony archeological excavations wi pre-Biblical an Biblical emphases tak pairt durin the simmer months in Madaba Govrenorate; new discoveries are bein made each year.

## Economy

Due tae its richness o historic sites, an naitural sites sic as the Ma'een het watersprings an the Dead Sea, Madaba Govrenorate depends mainly on tourism as a main soorce o income. The govrenorate is the fift touristic destination follaein Petra, Jerash, Aqaba, an Amman.

The northren region o the govrenorate is agricultural, wi a tot aurie o 59&nbsp;km2 o fruit an olive farms. The govrenorates production o olives an fruits is aicht on the kinrick (efter Balqa, Irbid, Mafraq, The Caipital, Ajloun, Jerash, an Zarqa govrenorates).

## Admeenistrative Depairtments

Airticle 12 o the Admeenistrative Diveesions law o the Jordanian Meenistry o Interior divides Madaba intae twa depairtments:
*Caipital Depairtment: wi its admeenistrative centre in the ceety o Madaba, this depairtment an aa includes 26 ither touns an veelages.
*Dhiban Depairtment: Includes 44 touns an veelages, wi its admeenistrative centre in Dhiban

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