We explore the history behind the great mosque by ... It’s said the mosque cost seven years of the total income of the Damascus treasury. The Umayyad mosque's dome treasury (Bayt al-Mal) with ...

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. It is situated at the heart ...

"Damascus Health Director Dr Mohammed Akram Maatouq announced that the final toll from the unfortunate stampede that occurred today in the Great Umayyad Mosque and its surroundings is four dead ...

Thousands of Syrians gathered at a historic mosque in Damascus on Saturday, December 14, a day after the first Friday prayers were held since the overthrow of the Bashar al-Assad government.

At least three women were killed, and five children suffered severe fractures, bruises, and fainting during a stampede at the Umayyad Mosque in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Friday afternoon.

(Reuters) -Four people were killed and 16 injured in a stampede in the landmark Umayyad Mosque in Damascus on Friday, the Syrian state news agency (SANA) said. Five children suffered fractures, severe ...