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2 days ago · Umayyad Mosque, Damascus. (more) Damascus was an active commercial centre in the 2nd millennium bce and developed through different stages of urbanization thereafter, reaching its zenith at the beginning of the 7th century ce when it became the capital of the Umayyad empire.
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The principal extant monument of this period is the Great...
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Damascus - People, Culture, History: Damascus experienced...
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Damascus is both Syria’s cultural and political centre; the...
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2 days ago · Hagia Sophia (lit. 'Holy Wisdom'; Turkish: Ayasofya; Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία, romanized: Hagía Sofía; Latin: Sancta Sapientia), officially the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque (Turkish: Ayasofya-i Kebir Cami-i Şerifi), is a mosque and former church serving as a major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey.
- 82 m (269 ft)
3 days ago · Despite the demise of the Umayyad caliphate and the concomitant decline of Córdoba's political status, its great mosque remained one of the most thoroughly described and lauded Islamic buildings for centuries to come.
2 days ago · The Mosque of Uqba (Great Mosque of Kairouan), founded by the Umayyad general Uqba Ibn Nafi in 670, is the oldest and most prestigious mosque in the Muslim West; its present form dates from the 9th century, Kairouan, Tunisia.
3 days ago · In a report published today on the most widely circulated website in Czechia, the Czech traveler noted the exceptionalism of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus. He stressed that its importance lies in the fact that it represents a real pleasure for historians and religious scholars, as it includes an ideal historical section of religious traditions ...
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3 days ago · Umayyad Mosque (Syria) One of the oldest and largest mosques in the world, the Umayyad Mosque is located in Damascus. It was built in 715 by Umayyad Caliph Al-Walid I. The mosque holds a significant place in Islamic architecture and bears traces of Roman, Byzantine, and Sassanid influences. It also houses the shrine of John the Baptist (Prophet ...
3 days ago · Umayyad Mosque directive: Is al-Assad sending Arab states a signal? A new directive that limits Shiite pilgrims' access to the mosque coincided with the Arab summit. It could be an attempt to show that he is curbing Iranian-sponsored religious activities in Syria.
