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.

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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

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Great Mosque of Damascus alsoKnownAs Jami al-Umawi