Jami al-Umawi
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Jami al-Umawi is a historic and architecturally significant early Islamic mosque in Damascus, Syria, regarded as one of the oldest and most important mosques in the world.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jami al-Umawi canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Umayyad mosque
ⓘ
building ⓘ historic monument ⓘ mosque ⓘ religious building ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Great Mosque of Damascus
ⓘ
Great Mosque of Damascus ⓘ
surface form:
Umayyad Mosque
|
| architecturalStyle |
Islamic architecture
ⓘ
Umayyad architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Jesus in Islamic tradition
ⓘ
John the Baptist ⓘ |
| builder | Al-Walid I ⓘ |
| builtBy | Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| builtOnSiteOf | Christian basilica of Saint John the Baptist ⓘ |
| centuryOfCompletion | 8th century ⓘ |
| cityRole | main congregational mosque of Damascus ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 715 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 706 ⓘ |
| contains |
Shrine of John the Baptist
ⓘ
surface form:
shrine of John the Baptist
|
| country | Syria ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Islamic worship ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| hasCourtyardSurface | paved with marble ⓘ |
| hasDecoration | golden mosaics ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
domes
ⓘ
hypostyle prayer hall ⓘ large courtyard ⓘ marble columns ⓘ minarets ⓘ mosaics ⓘ |
| hasMinaret |
Minaret of the Bride
ⓘ
surface form:
Minaret of Jesus
Minaret of the Bride ⓘ Minaret of the Bride ⓘ
surface form:
Western Minaret
|
| hasPlanType | rectangular plan ⓘ |
| hasPrayerHallOrientation | qibla wall facing Mecca ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| influence | prototype for later mosque architecture in the Islamic world ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Damascus
ⓘ
Ancient City of Damascus World Heritage Site ⓘ
surface form:
Old City of Damascus
|
| namedAfter | Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ancient City of Damascus World Heritage Site
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient City of Damascus (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
|
| region |
Levant region
ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
|
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| significance |
one of the most important mosques in Islam
ⓘ
one of the oldest monumental mosques in the world ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSince | 1979 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Friday congregational prayer
ⓘ
daily prayers ⓘ religious festivals ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.