Madaba Map

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf mosaic map
gptkbp:condition partially preserved
gptkbp:created 6th century
gptkbp:depicts gptkb:Dead_Sea
gptkb:Holy_Land
gptkb:Jerusalem
gptkb:Jordan_River
gptkb:Palestine
gptkb:Nile_Delta
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1884
gptkbp:features biblical sites
detailed city plans
topographical details
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Madaba Map
gptkbp:language gptkb:Greek
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Church_of_Saint_George
gptkb:Jordan
gptkb:Madaba
gptkbp:material gptkb:frescoes
gptkbp:notableFor depiction of Jerusalem with walls and streets
representation of biblical locations
gptkbp:significance oldest surviving original cartographic depiction of the Holy Land
gptkbp:style Byzantine
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list 2001
gptkbp:usedFor pilgrimage guidance
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Madaba
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6