Although the Umayyads only ruled Damascus for 90 years, their great mosque remained unchanged ... had his head buried in its grounds. The interior of the mosque, near where prophet Yahya's head ...

Founded in the 3rd millennium B.C., Damascus is one of the oldest cities in the Middle ... periods of its history - one of the most spectacular is the 8th-century Great Mosque of the Umayyads, built ...

Four people were killed and sixteen injured in a crush at Umayyad Mosque in Syria's capital Damascus on Friday ... incident occurred today in the Great Umayyad Mosque as a result of a stampede ...