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 ...
"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 ...
Four people were killed and sixteen injured in a crush at Umayyad Mosque in Syria's capital Damascus on Friday ... incident occurred today in the Great Umayyad Mosque as a result of a stampede ...
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 ...