Place Institution Islam
Umayyad Mosque
جامع بني أمية الكبير ar مسجد اموی دمشق fa
Mosque in Damascus, Syria
- Dated from 706 CE
- Also called Shrine of John the Baptist, Archbasilica of St. John, Archbasilica of Saint John
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Al-Walid INamed as founder Umayyad caliph
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