Al Qurayyat (Arabic: القريات) is a town in the Madaba Governorate of western Jordan.[1]

Al Qurayyat
Al Qurayyat is located in Jordan
Al Qurayyat
Al Qurayyat
Location in Jordan
Coordinates: 31°32′26″N 35°41′10″E / 31.54056°N 35.68611°E / 31.54056; 35.68611
Country Jordan
GovernorateMadaba Governorate
Time zoneUTC + 2

History edit

Al Qurayyat is identified with Cariatha, a place mentioned in Eusebius' Onomasticon (early 4th century CE) as a Christian village near Madaba.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Maplandia world gazetteer
  2. ^ Avi-Yonah, Michael (1976). "Gazetteer of Roman Palestine". Qedem. 5: 46. ISSN 0333-5844.