The Umayyad Mosque, also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, in the old city of Damascus, the capital of Syria, is one of the largest and oldest mosques in the world, considered the oldest mosque still in use in its original form. Christian and Muslim tradition alike hold it as the burial place of the head of John the Baptist, a tradition dating to the sixth century, and two shrines inside the mosque commemorate Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, whose martyrdom is often compared to that of John the Baptist.
Facts
Building Type Completed Year Completed YearBritannica gives a construction span of 705 to 715 CE under Caliph al-Walid I; 715 (completion) is stored here. Classification
Standing StatusSourced to the subject's own account Building Type
Building Type (category) Connections
Has Building Type
Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.
In Style
An Islamic architecture landmark.
Built in Damascus by Caliph al-Walid I from 706, the foundational monument of Umayyad religious architecture.
Uses Element
Source Umayyad Mosque (Wikipedia)
Source Wikidata: Umayyad Mosque
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Syria, located there.
Sources
1. Umayyad Mosque (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationEntity description and the lead of the Wikipedia article
The Umayyad Mosque, also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, in the old city of Damascus, the capital of Syria, is one of the largest and oldest mosques in the world, considered the oldest mosque still in use in its original form. Christian and Muslim tradition alike hold it as the burial place of the head of John the Baptist, a tradition dating to the sixth century, and two shrines inside the mosque commemorate Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, whose martyrdom is often compared to that of John the Baptist.
- Uses Element: Marble, infobox material field: Stone, marble, tile, mosaic
View the Source 2. Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc.britannica.com/topic/Great-Mosque-of-Damascus, meta description
Great Mosque of Damascus, the earliest surviving stone mosque, built between 705 and 715 CE by the Umayyad Caliph al-Walid I.
britannica.com/topic/Great-Mosque-of-Damascus, topic identifier
mosque, Damascus, Syria
View the Source 3. Wikidata: Umayyad Mosque
- Wikidata Q183562, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata Q183562, P571 claim (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926)
- Uses Element: Stone, Infobox material field: Stone, marble, tile, mosaic
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