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Madaba

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Total population

65,000

Coordinates31.72°, 35.79°

Demographic figures from Department of Statistics (Jordan). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Madaba is a sizeable town that lies in Jordan. Population sits at roughly 65,000 according to the open data we track. Located at 31.717°, 35.794°, Madaba occupies a warm-temperate portion of the northern hemisphere. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm summers and cool winters. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,089 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 82% of daylight hours. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.

Summary composed automatically from structured open data on this page. See our Terms for details.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
31.7166
Longitude
35.7944
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
15,012
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    799
  • Laughing Dove
    Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    633
  • White-spectacled Bulbul
    Pycnonotus xanthopygos (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833) · Aves
    621
  • Common Myna
    Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    548
  • Rock Pigeon
    Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    523
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove
    Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
    416
  • Barn Swallow
    Hirundo rustica Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    409
  • Crested Lark
    Galerida cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    398

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
17
Largest magnitude
5.3
Largest event
2004-02-11

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Fouad Twal
Fouad Twal
Catholic patriarch
N
Nadim Sawalha
British-Jordanian actor
Hazza' al-Majali
Hazza' al-Majali
Jordanian PM (1919–1960)
E
Eid Al-Fayez
Government minister of Jordan
B
Bassam Haddadin
Jordanian politician
S
Salim Falahat
Jordanian politician
H
Hazza Barari
Jordanian writer and novelist
Yussef Ghishan
Yussef Ghishan
Jordanian journalist and poet
N
Nabil Sawalha
Jordanian comedian (born 1941)
O
Othman Alqaisi
researcher
G
George Al-Far
Jordanian writer
A
Abeer Abu Ghaith
Palestinian activist and businesswoman
G
Ghazi Twal
I
Ismail Al Baz
F
Faleh Al-Nasser
Jordanian physician and politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Jordan

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.72
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,089

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about Madaba

City Maps Madaba Jordan
James McFee · 2017
Madaba (Jordan) - Wink Travel Guide
Wink Travel Wink Travel Guide · 2019
The identification of a mosaic workshop in Madaba, Jordan
Debra Carmen Foran · 2003
The 2005 Economic and Product Market Databook for Madaba, Jordan
The 2005 Economic and Product Market Databook for Madaba, Jordan
2005
The 2006 Economic and Product Market Databook for Madaba, Jordan
The 2006 Economic and Product Market Databook for Madaba, Jordan
Philip M. Parker · 2006
Il Restauro del medaglione del mare dalla Chiesa dei SS. Apostoli in Madaba - Giordania
Anna Maria Iannucci · 1992
The Madaba Plains Project
Douglas R. Clark · 1990
Madaba
Patricia Maynor Bikai · 1996

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Open Library