List of mosques in Damascus

Damascus is home to many Mosques, each drawing from various periods of its history such as the Umayyad Caliphate (of which Damascus was the seat), Abbasid Caliphate, Fatimids, Ayyubids, Mamluks, Ottoman Empire and finally the modern Syrian Arab Republic.

Umayyad Mosque is the Largest in Damascus

Umayyads

Fatimids

Inside of the Dome of Assayida Zeiynab Mosque

Ayyubids

Mamluks

Zaynab mosque

Ottomans

the Ottoman Mosque of Tekkiye

Modern

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/6/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.