Madaba - Byzantine mosaic map - 2 of 4

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JORDAN ::: KING'S HIGHWAY

Madaba map
Note the River Jordan at the top flowing into the Dead Sea. A fish is shown swimming towards the sea, then swimming back again to escape the hypersaline water. Jerusalem is shown in a curious part-plan/part-elevation type of perspective. The yellow semicircle in the lower half of the city is the dome of the temple.