title: Al Qurayyat, Jordan
text: # 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.
  
  