Al Qurayyat, Jordan
Place in Madaba Governorate, Jordan
31°32′26″N 35°41′10″E / 31.54056°N 35.68611°E / 31.54056; 35.68611
JordanAl Qurayyat (Arabic: القريات) is a town in the Madaba Governorate of western Jordan.[1]
History
Al Qurayyat is identified with Cariatha, a place mentioned in Eusebius' Onomasticon (early 4th century CE) as a Christian village near Madaba.[2]
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Madaba Governorate of JordanCapital: Madaba
- Al 'Arid
- Al-ʽAruḍah
- Al Judayyidah
- Al Mathluthah
- Al Qurayyat
- Al Quwayjiyah
- An Naqubah
- 'Ara'ir
- Ash Shuqayq
- Ath Thughrah
- 'Atruz
- Buqaʽi al-Qababiyah
- Dhiban
- Dulaylat al Hama'idah
- Dulaylat al Mutayrat
- Halaq ash Shuqayq
- Khirbat as Sahilah
- Khirbet al-Mukhayyat
- Kufayr Abu Sarbut
- Kufayr al Wakhyan
- Kufayrat Abu Khinan
- Murayjimat Ibn Hamid
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