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Madaba Governorate, Jordani
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Madaba GovernorateGovernorate
JordanCountry

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Locality type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Mādabā82,335 (2017)
Other Languages:
French:
Madaba, Jordan
German:
Madaba, Jordan
Italian:
governatorato di Madaba, Giordania
Russian:
Мадаба, Иордания
Simplified Chinese:
馬代巴省, 约旦
Spanish:
Gobernación de Madaba, Jordania
Arabic:
مادبا, الأردن
Armenian:
Մադաբայի մարզ, Հորդանան
Basque:
Madaba Gobernazioa, Jordania
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Мадаба, Ярданія
Bengali:
মাদাবা গভর্নোরেট, জর্দান
Catalan:
Governació de Madaba, Jordània
Cebuano:
Muḩāfaz̧at Mādabā, Hordanya
Czech:
governorát Madaba, Jordán
Danish:
Madaba Governorate, Jordan
Dutch:
Madaba, Jordanië
Egyptian Arabic:
محافظه مادبا, الاردن
Esperanto:
Madabo, Jordanio
Farsi/Persian:
استان مادبا, اردن
Finnish:
Madaba, Jordan
Greek:
Μάνταμπα, Ιορδανία
Gujarati:
મડાબા ગવર્નોરેટ, જૉર્ડન
Hebrew:
מידבא, ירדן
Hindi:
मादबा प्रान्त, जॉर्डन
Hungarian:
Mádaba kormányzóság, Jordánia
Indonesian:
Madaba Governorate, Yordania
Japanese:
マダバ県, ヨルダン
Kannada:
ಮಡಬಾ ಗವರ್ನೇಟ್, ಜೋರ್ಡಾನ್
Korean:
마다바 주, 요르단
Latvian:
Mādebas muhāfaza, Jordānija
Lithuanian:
Madabos muchafaza, Jordanija
Malay:
Madaba Governorate, Jordan
Marathi:
माडाबा गव्हर्नोरेट, जॉर्डन
Norwegian:
Madaba Governorate, Jordan
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Madaba guvernement, Jordan
Polish:
Madaba, Jordania
Portuguese:
Madaba, Jordânia
Romanian:
Guvernoratul Madaba, Iordania
Scots:
Madaba Govrenorate, Jordan
Sinhalese:
මඩබා පළාත, ජෝර්දානය
Swedish:
Madaba, Jordan
Tamil:
மதாபா கோவெர்னோகைட், யோர்தான்
Telugu:
మడాబా గవర్నరేట్, జోర్డాన్
Thai:
เขตผู้ว่าราชการมาดะบา, จอร์แดน
Traditional Chinese:
馬代巴省, 約旦
Turkish:
Medeba , Ürdün
Ukrainian:
Муніципалітет Мадаба, Йорданія
Urdu:
محافظہ مادبا, اردن
Vietnamese:
Tỉnh Madaba, Jordan
Welsh:
Ardal Lywodraethol Madaba, Iorddonen
Western Punjabi:
ضلع مادابا, اردن


Madaba (Arabic مادبا) is one of the governorates of Jordan.

It is located southwest of Amman, the capital of Jordan, and its capital is Madaba.

The governorate is ranked 8th (of 12 governorates) by population and by area.

It is bordered by Balqa Governorate to the north, The Capital Governorate to the east, Karak Governorate to the south and the Dead Sea to the west.

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'Amber'
Reference: George O. Poinar (1992) Life in Amber. (Stanford University Press)

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Fossils

There are 6 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences25
Youngest Fossil Listed72.1 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed252 Ma (Early/Lower Triassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Hummar993.5 - 89.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Mukheiris - Lower1247.2 - 242 Ma (Triassic)
Ma'in - Nimra8252.17 - 251.3 Ma (Phanerozoic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Cladangia
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Rhizangiidae : Cladangia83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Trematosauroidea
superfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Trematosauroidea247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Halimeda
genus
Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Bryopsidales : Halimedaceae : Halimeda99.6 - 89.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Neolobites vibrayeanus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Engonoceratidae : Neolobites : Neolobites vibrayeanus99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Choffaticeras luciae
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Pseudotissotiidae : Choffaticeras : Choffaticeras luciae93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Eumorphotis multiformis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Heteropectinidae : Eumorphotis : Eumorphotis multiformis252.17 - 251.3 Ma
Phanerozoic
Unionites fassaensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Trigonodidae : Unionites : Unionites fassaensis252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Neoschizodus laevigatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Myophoriidae : Neoschizodus : Neoschizodus laevigatus252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Neoptychites cephalotus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Vascoceratidae : Neoptychites : Neoptychites cephalotus93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pseudaspidoceras flexuosum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Acanthoceratidae : Pseudaspidoceras : Pseudaspidoceras flexuosum93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Metengonoceras dumbli
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Engonoceratidae : Metengonoceras : Metengonoceras dumbli99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Vascoceras proprium
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Vascoceratidae : Vascoceras : Vascoceras proprium93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Vascoceras cauvini
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Vascoceratidae : Vascoceras : Vascoceras cauvini99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Choffaticeras (Choffaticeras) segne
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Pseudotissotiidae : Choffaticeras : Choffaticeras (Choffaticeras) segne93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Lingularia tenuissima
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Lingulidae : Lingularia : Lingularia tenuissima252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Claraia aurita
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pterinopectinidae : Claraia : Claraia aurita252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Neoschizodus praeorbicularis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Myophoriidae : Neoschizodus : Neoschizodus praeorbicularis252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Choffaticeras sinaiticum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Pseudotissotiidae : Choffaticeras : Choffaticeras sinaiticum93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Claraia bittneri
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pterinopectinidae : Claraia : Claraia bittneri252.17 - 251.3 Ma
Phanerozoic
Unionites bittneri
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Trigonodidae : Unionites : Unionites bittneri252.17 - 251.3 Ma
Phanerozoic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 6 fossil localities

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madaba_Governorate
Wikidata ID:Q750447
GeoNames ID:443123

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