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Al Qurayyat, Jordan

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

History

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

References

  1. ^ Maplandia world gazetteer
  2. ^ Avi-Yonah, Michael (1976). "Gazetteer of Roman Palestine". Qedem. 5: 46. ISSN 0333-5844. JSTOR 43587090.