2024

BANI HAMIDA WEAVING CENTRE

Art galleries

This cooperative, located on the road between the fortress of Macheronte and the village of Mukawir, is a weaving centre run by the Bani Hamida Bedouin community. Created in 1985 by a few Bedouin women, it allows women to ensure a complementary income for their families, while perpetuating this craft tradition. Today, nearly 1,600 women from the region, spread over 13 villages, work for the cooperative and weave superb carpets, bags and cushions.

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 Mukawir
2024

MADABA HANDICRAFTS CENTER

Gifts and souvenirs

Among the plethora of mosaic stores, this one stands out, as you'll be greeted in French. The store offers reproductions of ancient mosaics - including those you've just seen in Madaba or on Mount Nebo - as well as original creations. Some are integrated into wrought-iron garden tables. Of course, they're too bulky to fit in your suitcase, but if you really fall in love with them, the store can arrange for them to be sent to you.

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 Khirbet Al-Mukhayyat