Map of Mādabā, Jordan

Mādabā is the administrative centre of Madaba, Jordan, with a population of about 82,335. It lies at 31.7160°N, 35.7939°E. Mādabā is about 30 km (19 mi) southwest of Amman, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Saḩāb, 26 km to the northeast.

Mādabā at a glance

Where is Mādabā?

• The 11th largest city in Jordan by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 05 min on the shortest day to 14 h 13 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Mādabā

• Saḩāb — 26 km northeast
• Wādī as Sīr — 27 km north
• Amman — 30 km northeast
• Al Jubayhah — 34 km north
• As Salţ — 36 km north
• Russeifa — 41 km northeast
• Ma‘ale Adummim — 47 km west, Palestinian Territories
• Zarqa — 48 km northeast
• Jerusalem — 55 km west, Israel
• Al Bīrah — 59 km west, Palestinian Territories

Largest cities in Jordan

• Amman — 1,275,857
• Zarqa — 792,665
• Irbid — 569,068
• Russeifa — 268,237
• Wādī as Sīr — 181,212
• Ar Ramthā — 155,693
• ‘Ajlūn — 125,557
• As Salţ — 107,874
• Aqaba — 95,048
• Rukban — 85,000

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.