Jordan

A Greek Orthodox church in Madaba built in the late 19th century over the foundations of a Byzantine basilica, preserving in its floor the mid-6th-century Madaba Mosaic Map. Oriented toward the east, it is the oldest surviving map of the Holy Land, featuring around 150 Greek inscriptions and the earliest extant depiction of Byzantine Jerusalem.

Trung tâm thành phố Madaba, tỉnh Madaba, cách Amman khoảng 30 km về phía tây nam

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The most recognizable modern Islamic architectural landmark in the Al-Abdali district of Amman, commissioned by King Hussein bin Talal and built between 1982 and 1989 to the design of Czech-German architect Jan Cejka in memory of his grandfather, founding monarch King Abdullah I, celebrated for its pillarless 35-meter turquoise-blue mosaic dome, octagonal prayer hall accommodating 3,000 worshippers, twin minarets, and royal Islamic museum.

National Hashemite Memorial Mosque and Iconic Modern Religious Architectural Monument of AmmanSuleiman Al-Nabulsi Street, Al-Abdali District, Amman 11118, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

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One of Christianity's holiest pilgrimage sanctuaries situated on the eastern bank of the Jordan River at Wadi al-Kharrar (inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2015), authenticated by apostolic tradition, Byzantine chronicles, and post-1996 archaeological excavations as the biblical Bethany Beyond the Jordan where Saint John the Baptist baptized Jesus of Nazareth, encompassing Elijah's Hill (Tell al-Kharrar) and the ruins of fifth-century basilicas built over the riverside baptismal steps.

UNESCO World Heritage Site (inscribed in 2015, Reference 1446) and Official Holy Land Pilgrimage Sanctuary designated by the Holy SeeWadi al-Kharrar Archaeological Park, East Bank of the Jordan River, 9 km north of the Dead Sea, Al-Shuna Al-Janubiyah District, Balqa Governorate, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

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The revered 710-meter summit ridge of Siyagha on Mount Nebo overlooking the Dead Sea, the Jordan River Valley, Jericho, and the distant hills of Jerusalem, venerated across the Abrahamic faiths as the place where the Prophet Moses beheld the Promised Land before his death (Deuteronomy 34), preserving a fourth-to-sixth-century monastic basilica with exquisite 530 CE Byzantine mosaic floors cared for since 1932 by the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land and crowned by Giovanni Fantoni's Brazen Serpent Cross.

International Biblical Pilgrimage Sanctuary of the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land (Custodia Terrae Sanctae) and Premier Archaeological Monument of JordanSiyagha Peak, Mount Nebo (Jabal Nibu), 10 km northwest of Madaba, Madaba Governorate, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

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The largest mosque and official State Mosque of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, standing at an elevation of 1,013 meters within King Hussein Park in western Amman and inaugurated by King Abdullah II on April 11, 2006 in memory of his father King Hussein bin Talal, built in Levantine Umayyad fortress style with four soaring minarets, a handcrafted wooden Muqarnas mihrab designed by Samer Tabbaa, and the Museum of the Prophet Muhammad housing an original prophetic letter to Emperor Heraclius.

Official National State Mosque (Masjid al-Dawlah) and Largest Islamic Sanctuary of the Hashemite Kingdom of JordanKing Abdullah II Street, King Hussein Park, Dabouq and Khalda District, West Amman, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

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