However, the magnificent Umayyad mosque still stands, revealing more about the city's history and its rulers. We went to Damascus, to trace Ibn Jubayr’s journey, and explore the areas he documented.

Syria's Interior Ministry says the sleeper cell behind a deadly church explosion near Damascus belonged to the Islamic State ...

Worshippers exit the Umayyad Mosque after prayers on the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Damascus, Syria, Saturday March 1, 2025.(AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki,File) FILE.- ...

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani began his first official visit to post-Assad Syria on Friday with a tour of the landmark Umayyad mosque in Damascus. "It's a great pleasure ...

In Damascus, people stood shoulder to shoulder at one of Syria's holiest sites, the Umayyad Mosque, in the first Friday prayers since Bashar al-Assad was overthrown less than a week ago.

"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, SANA-The Great Mosque of Bani Umayyah in Damascus is considered the fourth most ... from which the square minaret model spread to all parts of Syria, North Africa and Andalusia. Manar ...

The Great Mosque of Bani Umayyah in Damascus is considered the fourth most famous Islamic mosque, one of the most luxurious Islamic mosques, and one of the seven wonders of Islam in the world.

Damascus, Dec 13 (EFE).– Interim Prime Minister Mohamed al-Bashir delivered a landmark sermon at the iconic Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, urging Syrians to unite and build a “new Syria ...

Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known by nom de guerre Abu Mohammed al-Golani, speaks at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria, Dec. 8, 2024. (Omar Albam/AP) It’s unlikely Sharaa has all the answers right ...