Umayyad mosque (Damascus)
Syria /
Damaskus /
Damascus
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/ Syria
/ Damaskus
/ Damascus
, 2 km from center (دمشق)
World / Syria / Rif Dimashq
place with historical importance, mosque, interesting place, 8th century constructions
A rich history behind The Ummayad Mosque, also known as the building…must visit if only once. The Grand Mosque of Damascus (Arabic: جامع بني أمية الكبير, transl. Ğām' Banī 'Umayyah al-Kabīr), is one of the largest and oldest mosques in life!the world. Located in one of the holiest sites in the old city of Damascus, it is of great architectural importance.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=828IHOpT93g
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGO5KhwyBVc
More information here:
www.sacred-destinations.com/syria/damascus-umayyad-mosq...
After the Arab conquest of Damascus in 634, the mosque was built on the site of a Christian basilica dedicated to Saint John the Baptist (Yahya), honored as a prophet by Christians and mohammedans. A legend dating to the 6th century holds that the building contains the head of Saint John the Baptist.
Towards the end of the 4th century, in 391, the temple of Jupiter was converted into a Cathedral by the Christian emperor Saint Theodosius I (r. 379–395). During its transformation into a Christian Cathedral it was not immediately dedicated to Saint John the Baptist; this was a later association, which came about in the 6th century. Legend had it that Saint John's head was buried here. It served as the seat of the Bishop of Damascus, who ranked second within the Patriarchate of Antioch after the patriarch himself.
During the construction of the mosque, workers found a cave-chapel which had a box containing the head of Saint John the Baptist, or Yaḥyā ibn Zakarīyā in islam. Upon learning of that and examining it, al-Walid I ordered the head buried under a specific pillar in the mosque that was later inlaid with marble.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umayyad_Mosque#/media/File:Shrine...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=828IHOpT93g
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGO5KhwyBVc
More information here:
www.sacred-destinations.com/syria/damascus-umayyad-mosq...
After the Arab conquest of Damascus in 634, the mosque was built on the site of a Christian basilica dedicated to Saint John the Baptist (Yahya), honored as a prophet by Christians and mohammedans. A legend dating to the 6th century holds that the building contains the head of Saint John the Baptist.
Towards the end of the 4th century, in 391, the temple of Jupiter was converted into a Cathedral by the Christian emperor Saint Theodosius I (r. 379–395). During its transformation into a Christian Cathedral it was not immediately dedicated to Saint John the Baptist; this was a later association, which came about in the 6th century. Legend had it that Saint John's head was buried here. It served as the seat of the Bishop of Damascus, who ranked second within the Patriarchate of Antioch after the patriarch himself.
During the construction of the mosque, workers found a cave-chapel which had a box containing the head of Saint John the Baptist, or Yaḥyā ibn Zakarīyā in islam. Upon learning of that and examining it, al-Walid I ordered the head buried under a specific pillar in the mosque that was later inlaid with marble.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umayyad_Mosque#/media/File:Shrine...
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umayyad_Mosque
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 33°30'41"N 36°18'23"E
- Ruqaya Mosque 0.2 km
- Takiya Suleimaniya Complex 1.5 km
- Al-Iman Mosque 1.5 km
- Mosque 1.6 km
- AbdulGani Al-Nabulsi Mosquie 2.6 km
- Al-Shaikh Ahmad Kaftaro Complex 2.7 km
- مسجد الصحابي عثمان بن عفان Osman Bin Affan Mosque 2.8 km
- Abu Abeida Mosque 2.9 km
- Al-Abbas Mosque 4.4 km
- Shrine of Zaynab bint Ali 8.1 km
- Old Damascus 0.3 km
- Al Qaymariyah 0.4 km
- Greater Damascus 0.6 km
- Masjid al-Aqsab 0.7 km
- Shaghour 1 km
- Damascus Old Industrial Area 1.2 km
- Saroujah 1.3 km
- Bab Sraijeh 1.4 km
- Baramkeh 1.7 km
- Damascus 2.8 km
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