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Jordan / Israel / Palestine: Detail of a reproduction of the 6th century CE Madaba Map mosaic showing Old Jerusalem protected by oval-shaped city walls. Kleopas Koikylides, c. 1897

The Madaba Map (also known as the Madaba Mosaic Map) is part of a floor mosaic in the early Byzantine church of Saint George at Madaba, Jordan. The Madaba Map is a map of the Middle East. Part of it contains the oldest surviving original cartographic depiction of the Holy Land and especially Jerusalem. It dates to the 6th century CE.
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Title:
Jordan / Israel / Palestine: Detail of a reproduction of the 6th century CE Madaba Map mosaic showing Old Jerusalem protected by oval-shaped city walls. Kleopas Koikylides, c. 1897
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The Madaba Map (also known as the Madaba Mosaic Map) is part of a floor mosaic in the early Byzantine church of Saint George at Madaba, Jordan. The Madaba Map is a map of the Middle East. Part of it contains the oldest surviving original cartographic depiction of the Holy Land and especially Jerusalem. It dates to the 6th century CE.
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43.2 x 28.9 cm | 17.0 x 11.4 in (300 dpi)