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, SANA-The Great Mosque of Bani Umayyah in Damascus is considered the fourth most famous Islamic mosque, one of the most luxurious Islamic mosques, ...

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 ...

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Photo feature by: Shukri bin Mansour TUNIS, March 5 (KUNA) -- The history of the Great Mosque of Kairouan dates back to the early Islamic conquest, built by the Companions of the Prophet and their ...

22 people have been reported dead and 63 others injured following an attack on a Syrian church by a suicide bomber reportedly tied to the Islamic State terrorist group.

At the historic Umayyad Mosque in the heart of Damascus, a red, white, black and green flag flies. On the other side of the Syrian capital, former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s palace burns ...

In Syria, tens of thousands of people have gathered at the Great Mosque of Damascus and other cities for the first Friday prayers since longtime authoritarian President Bashar al-Assad was toppled ...

I n medieval Europe, the soaring Gothic cathedral was a symbol of man’s desire to build for the greater glory of God, with the best that art and nature could provide. The impulse has not died ...

The 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.