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The Umayyad Mosque (Arabic: الجامع الأموي, romanized: al-Jāmiʿ al-Umawī), also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, located in the old city of Damascus, the capital of Syria, is one of the largest and oldest mosques in the world. Its religious importance stems from the eschatological reports concerning the mosque, and historic ...
The Umayyad Caliphate or Umayyad Empire ( UK: / ʊˈmaɪjæd, uːˈ -/, [2] US: / uːˈmaɪ ( j) əd, - aɪæd /; [3] Arabic: ٱلْخِلَافَة ٱلْأُمَوِيَّة, romanized : al-Khilāfa al-Umawiyya) [4] was the second caliphate established after the death of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and was ruled by the Umayyad dynasty. [pron 1] Uthman ibn Affan, the third of the...
Sep 7, 2022 · The great Umayyad mosque. The majestic Umayyad mosque was completed in the year 715 by the sixth Umayyad Caliph, al-Walid. The mosque is built on a site that has been in continuous use...
The most important examples of Umayyad architecture are concentrated in the capital of Damascus and the Greater Syria region, including the Dome of the Rock, the Great Mosque of Damascus, and secular buildings such as the Mshatta Palace and Qusayr 'Amra.
- 661–750 CE
Umayyad Mosque. The Grand Mosque of Damascus, also known as the Umayyad Mosque ( Arabic: جامع بني أمية الكبير, transl. Ğām' Banī 'Umayyah al-Kabīr ), is one of the largest and oldest mosques in the world.It is in one of the holiest sites in the old city of Damascus.
Feb 14, 2024 · 24. Umayyad Mosque courtyard american_rugbier / CC BY-SA 2.0. At the time of its completion in 715, the Umayyad Mosque was one of the largest structures in the world, and remains one of the...
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Aug 25, 2021 · Also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, the Umayyad Mosque in Syria is not only one of the oldest and largest mosques in the world, but is the fourth holiest site in Islam. The mosque was built on top of a basilica to St John the Baptist after the Muslims took Damascus in 634 AD.