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The Ummayad Mosque, aka the Grand Mosque of Damascus is one of the oldest mosques in the world and is regarded as the fourth-holiest site in Islam, it was built on the site of a Christian basilica dedicated to John the Baptist © Eric Lafforgue www.ericlafforgue.com

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Umayyad Mosque, one of the oldest mosques in the world in Damascus, Syria. Inside a tomb is supposed to contain St. Jean Baptiste’s head (by carmitage).

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Patron, mosque: Al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (al-Walīd I) c.674-715 Caliph (r.705-715). Patron, minaret: Abu al-Qasim Muhammad ibn Yahya ibn al-Kashshab, Qadi of Aleppo during reign of Abu Sa'id Taj ad-Dawla Tutush I (Tutush I) d.1095 emir of Damascus (r.1078-1092) & sultan of Damascus (r.1092-1094). Architect: Hasan ibn Mufarraj al-Sarmani. An earthquake caused the lean. Although the Mosque was founded in 715, the Minaret dates from the Seljuk restoration of 1090 and was destroyed…

The Umayyad Mosque, 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 mosq...

Umayyad Mosque at dusk, Tuesday July 10, 2007, Damascus, Syria. Would everyone that's stealing this image kindly stop doing so, or at least give me credit? Thanks.