Madaba named Arab Tourism Capital for 2022

  • Date: 13-Sep-2021
  • Source: Ammon News
  • Sector:Tourism
  • Country:Middle East
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Madaba named Arab Tourism Capital for 2022

Ammon News - The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced that Madaba, some 30km south-west of Amman, was named the Arab Tourism Capital for the year 2022, after meeting the criteria and terms of reference as stipulated by the Arab Tourism Organization.

In a statement on Monday, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Nayef Fayez, said that naming Madaba as the Arab Tourism Capital for 2022 will reanimate the tourism movement in the city, in particular, and Jordan, in general, in addition to attracting pioneering investment projects in various fields, investing the city’s unique natural, cultural and religious resources, increasing job opportunities and reducing unemployment.

The ministry, Fayez indicated, is striving to turn Madaba into a center for cultural and religious heritage and a home to mosaics and handicrafts in the Kingdom, stressing that the city is rich in heritage and archaeological and religious monuments, and is famous for its historical monuments, the picturesque natural landmarks of distinctive valleys and unique mountain views.

For its part, the Arab Tourism Organization offered its congratulations to the ministry, pointing out that the organization is working hard, in cooperation with the ministry, to develop tourism in Jordan, which has potential, and turn it into a