Note
Madaba |
Collection title
It Happened HereID
JRT00380Source
JRTV (JO)First broadcast date
2003Production year
2003Abstract
The episode talks about Madaba’s history from the Neolithic period. The town was once a Moabite border city dating back from the middle bronze age. Other civilizations than the Moabites' left monuments there during the eighth century BC :the Moabites , the Arabs, the Greek then the Nabataean civilizations. Wars broke out to occupy Madaba. Finally it became a Christian city and so many churches were built there. The city was known with its mosaics . It has gained a religions, economic and historical importance. - Presentation of Mount Nebo, the holy Mountain of Moses (peace upon him). The historical period of Moses there, the places he passed through and his influence in this region.Type
videoProduction companies
- Television - Own production
Broadcaster
JRTV - Jordan TelevisionAudiovisual form
DocumentaryPrimary theme
Archaeological sitesSecondary themes
- Historical heritages / Latin and oriental christendom
- Tourism and cultural sites / Tourist sites
- Society and way of life / Religious Practices
- Society and way of life / Migrations
Credits / Cast
- Mimi Fouad - Director
- Abou Hamdane Djamel - Author of original work
- Merqa Djarir - Speaker
Period of events
- From 0 to 500
Map locations
- Jordan - Transjordan Plateau - Madaba
Original language
ArabicMedia running time
16m40Additional information
Madaba - vestiges - churches - mosaics - statues - statue of the snake - Moses' water - Mount Nebo
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