Madaba, about a 1-hour bus ride south of Amman, Jordan, is a pleasant little city famous for its ancient Byzantine mosaics. The region has a large number of colorful rocks and this is what gave rise to the city becoming a center for mosaic art. About a third of the people living here are Christian, and Madaba "was once a Moabite border city, mentioned in the Bible in Numbers 21:30 and Joshua 13:9." Very close by is Mount Nebo, and it's believed that "Moses was buried on this mountain by God Himself." Because Madaba is populated by both Muslims and Christians it's quite different from the Muslim places I've visited this past month in Egypt and Jordan. For example this morning I heard both the call of the imam from the city's mosques and the ringing of bells from Saint George's Church.
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