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The Great Mosque of Bani Umayyah in Damascus is considered the fourth most famous Islamic mosque, one of the most luxurious Islamic mosques, and one of the seven wonders of Islam in the world.
We explore the history behind the great mosque by following the journey of the renowned Andalusian traveller and poet, Abul Huayn ibn Jubayr ...
In Damascus, people stood shoulder to shoulder at one of Syria's holiest sites, the Umayyad Mosque, in the first Friday prayers since Bashar al-Assad was overthrown less than a week ago.
Before its minaret collapsed in fighting Wednesday, Aleppo’s Umayyad Mosque was one of the oldest and most precious landmarks in Syria’s largest city. The UNESCO world heritage site dating ...
The mosque, built in 706 by the Umayyad caliph al-Walīd (r. 705–715), is one of the great monuments of world architecture, renowned for being among the largest and most lavishly-ornamented ...
Minaret Of Iconic Syrian Mosque Destroyed In Fighting : The Two-Way The Syrian government and rebels blamed each other for the destruction of the minaret of the 11th century Umayyad Mosque in the ...
AMMAN — The Umayyad period represents a very dynamic phase in the history of the Levant in terms of the political transition, architecture and adaptation of the Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine and ...
The memories that I have of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, especially the atmosphere in its courtyard, are ones that I shall always cherish. The tragic ...
Four people were killed and 16 injured in a stampede in the landmark Umayyad Mosque in Damascus on Friday, the Syrian state news agency (SANA) said. Five children suffered fractures, severe ...
Both sides in Syria’s civil war were in rare agreement Wednesday: The minaret at a 12th-century mosque in Aleppo has been obliterated.
The mosque; the Islamic holy place of prayer, carries a distinct structural characteristic and identity. It is a serene and spiritual architecture that brings individuals closer to their faith and ...
One of those edifices was the Great Umayyad Mosque with its three minarets that stand as a historical and archeological witnesses which rise up in the sky of Damascus to become unique models all ...