The mosque is built on a site that has been in continuous ... Although the Umayyads only ruled Damascus for 90 years, their great mosque remained unchanged for the next 1,300 years, with later ...
The Umayyad Mosque, also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, is one of the oldest ... completing the construction in just nine years. This conversion retained certain architectural elements ...
"Damascus Health Director Dr Mohammed Akram Maatouq announced that the final toll from the unfortunate stampede that occurred today in the Great Umayyad Mosque and its surroundings is four dead ...
Damascus: Thousands of Syrians converged on a landmark Damascus mosque for Friday prayers ... Assad's crackdown on peaceful protesters triggered a 13-year civil war that tore Syria apart, killing ...
Stampede Kills Four People, Injures 16 in Umayyad Mosque in Damascus ... seized control of Damascus on Dec. 8, forcing President Bashar al-Assad to flee after more than 13 years of civil war ...
the iconic mosque has seen a significant increase in visitors, especially on Fridays. Assad, Syria's leader for nearly 25 years, fled to Russia after anti-regime groups took control of Damascus on ...