Jubayr spent a month in Damascus, lodging in the Dar al-Hadith ("house of religious tradition") just west of the great Umayyad mosque. This institution no longer exists and in fact much of the ...

The Umayyad Mosque, also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, is one of the oldest ... In 705 CE, the Umayyad Caliph Al-Walid I transformed the basilica into a grand mosque, completing the ...

which is the largest mosque in Damascus. Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime on December 8, 2024, the iconic mosque has seen a significant increase in visitors, especially on Fridays.

There people were killed in a crush at Umayyad Mosque in Syria's capital Damascus on Friday, the governor of the city said. "An unfortunate incident occurred today in the Great Umayyad Mosque as a ...

"Damascus Health Director Dr Mohammed Akram Maatouq announced that the final toll from the unfortunate stampede that occurred today in the Great Umayyad Mosque ... The Al-Watan newspaper said ...

Thousands of Syrians gathered at a historic mosque in Damascus on Saturday, December 14, a day after the first Friday prayers were held since the overthrow of the Bashar al-Assad government.

"Damascus Health Director Dr Mohammed Akram Maatouq announced that the final toll from the unfortunate stampede that occurred today in the Great Umayyad Mosque ... The Al-Watan newspaper said ...

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani visited the Umayyad Mosque ... Damascus. Tajani was guided by local authorities during his visit to the mosque. Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani ...