Umm ar-Rasas mosaics
The Umm ar-Rasas mosaics are a number of Byzantine mosaics discovered by Michele Piccirillo in the ruins of the Church of St. Stephen in Umm ar-Rasas, Jordan, in 1986.
Of particular note is a mosaic floor dated to 785, the largest one in Jordan, with a series of panels depicting the most important cities of the region.
Town mosaic
Outer frame, left (northern) side
A series of eight cities in Palestine are shown in the frame:Outer frame, right (southern) side
Seven cities in Transjordan are shown in the frame:- Kastron Mefaa
- Philadelphia
- Madaba
- Esbounta
- Belemounta
- Areopolis
- Charachmoba
- Limbon
- Diblaton
Inner frame
The inner frame includes illustrations of ten cities in the Nile Delta:- Alexandria
- Kasin
- Thenesos
- Tamiathis
- Panau
- Pelusium
- Anticiaou
- Eraklion
- Cynopolis
- Pseudostomon.