Umayyad Mosque

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The Umayyad Mosque, also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus or formerly the Basilica of Saint John the Baptist, transliteration Vasilikí tou Agíou Ioánni tou Vaptistí), located in the old city of Damascus, is one of the largest and oldest mosques in the World. It is considered the fourth-holiest place in Islam.
It is considered the fourth-holiest place in Islam. , After the Arab conquest of Damascus in 634, the mosque was built on the site of a Christian basilica dedicated to John the Baptist (Yahya) since the time of the Roman emperor Constantine I. The mosque holds a shrine which today may still contain the head of John the Baptist, honored as a prophet by both Christians and Muslims alike. There are also many important landmarks within the mosque for the Shah, among them the place where the head of Husayn (the grandson of Muhammad) was kept on display by Yazd I. The tomb of Saladin stands in a small garden adjoining the north wall of the mosque.
The Umayyad Mosque holds great significance to Shī‘ah and traditional Sunni Muslims, as this was the destination of the ladies and children of the family of Muhammad, made to walk here from Iraq, following the battle of Karbalā. Furthermore it was the place where they were imprisoned for 60 days.

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