Practical Information and Food

The tourist office (tel. 54 33 76) across from St. George’s church, deals with Madaba as well as Mt. Nebo and nearby sights. (Open Sat.-Thurs. 8am-2pm.) The central post office (open Sat.-Thurs. 8am-7pm, Fri. 8am-l:30pm) is located on King Abdallah St. around the corner from the tourist office. The Housing Bank (open Sat.-Thurs. 8am-12:30pm) is on the other side of King Abdallah St. but not directly opposite the post office. Madaba also has a police station. The nearest hospital, lkm from Madaba, is Nadim Hospital (tel. 54 40 08). Madaba’s telephone code is 08.

Service (330fils) and buses (175fils) run back and forth between Madaba and Wahadat Station in southern Amman regularly until 6pm or 7pm.

The Rest House (tel. 54 40 69) next door to the tourist office serves a full meal of seven mezze dishes (hummus, mutabal, etc.), and traditional Jordanian dishes such as mensaf or maqlouba for only JD3.000. (Open daily 7:30am-9pm.)