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ALEPPO, Syria 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 ...

The construction of the Umayyad Mosque began in 705 AD by al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik. The Umayyad Mosque is also distinguished by being the first mosque in which the mihrab and the apse appeared as ...

Last Friday (February 14, 2025), the Umayyad Mosque, one of Damascus’ most iconic landmarks, witnessed yet another historic moment. One of Syria’s most esteemed scholars, Sheikh Muhammad Mujir ...

Gaziantep carpet makers in southeastern Türkiye have started working to renovate the carpets of the historical Umayyad Mosque in Damascus. After the fall of the Assad regime, as life begins to ...

(MENAFN) A tragic stampede at the renowned Umayyad Mosque in Syria's capital, Damascus, on Friday resulted in the deaths of three individuals, according to Governor Maher Marwan. The governor ...

A stampede at the landmark Umayyad Mosque in Syria's capital on Friday (Jan 10) killed three people, the governor of Damascus said. The crush "during a civilian event at the mosque... resulted in the ...

A stampede at the landmark Umayyad Mosque in Syria's capital on Friday killed four people, a Damascus health official told state media. "Damascus Health Director Dr Mohammed Akram Maatouq ...

Three women died on Friday and five children were injured in a deadly stampede at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus. The incident happened after chef and TikToker Abu Omar announced on 30 December that ...

Three women have been confirmed dead and five children suffered severe fractures and bruises on Friday, January 10 in a stampede at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syrian capital, while attempting to ...

ERBIL (Kurdistan24) – A tragic stampede at the iconic Umayyad Mosque in Damascus on Friday left at least four people dead and 16 others wounded, according to local health authorities. Mohammed Akram ...