The Courtyard of the Umayyad Mosque. The mosque is located a twenty minute walk away from the neighbourhood of Souk Sarouja, the area where I lived for much of 2009.

The Umayyad mosque also has some sad episodes in its history. A room located within the eastern wall is where the family of Imam Ali was held prisoner by Yazid ibn Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan for 60 ...

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.

The remains of the medieval Umayyad Mosque's felled minaret lie in its once-elegant courtyard along with discarded mattresses, fragments of rockets and antique doors, but, after years of fighting ...

Umayyad Mosque. Posted in Books Alain George’s Detailed View of Art, Faith, and Empire in Syria. by Stephennie Mulder November 14, 2022 January 24, 2023.

The Umayyad Mosque complex, which dates mostly from the 12th century, suffered extensive damage in October as both sides fought to control the walled compound in the heart of the old city.

The 11th-century minaret of the famed Umayyad Mosque in Aleppo, Syria, has been destroyed. Is US safer from guns? Start the day smarter ☀️ Science of snowflakes Get the USA TODAY app ...

T he Umayyad Mosque, also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, is one of the oldest and largest mosques in the world, located in the heart of the old city of Damascus. It is situated at the ...

Middle East Stampede at Damascus’ Umayyad Mosque leaves 3 women dead, 5 children injured Stampede was caused by overcrowding at civilian-organized event inside the mosque, largest in Damascus ...

Aleppo, SANA - Minister of Awqaf (Religious Endowments) Mohammad Abdul-Sattar al-Sayyed said on Thursday that under the directives of President Bashar al-Assad, the Umayyad Mosque in Aleppo and ...