Shrine of John the Baptist

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Christian holy site Islamic holy site pilgrimage site religious shrine

The Shrine of John the Baptist is a revered Islamic and Christian holy site within the Umayyad (Great) Mosque of Damascus, believed to house the head of the prophet John the Baptist.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Shrine of John the Baptist canonical	1
shrine of John the Baptist	1

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian holy site ⓘ Islamic holy site ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ religious shrine ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Maqam Yahya ⓘ Shrine of Prophet Yahya ⓘ
architecturalFeature	shrine within mosque ⓘ
associatedReligionForRelic	Christian relic tradition ⓘ Islamic relic tradition ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	translation of the head of John the Baptist to Damascus ⓘ
associatedWithFigure	John the Baptist ⓘ Prophet Yahya ⓘ
believedToContainRelicOf	head of John the Baptist ⓘ
dedicatedTo	John the Baptist ⓘ
function	place of prayer ⓘ reliquary ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance	important site in the religious heritage of Damascus ⓘ symbol of shared Christian–Muslim veneration ⓘ
hasGuardianInstitution	Umayyad Mosque administration ⓘ
hasMaterial	marble ⓘ metal grille ⓘ stone ⓘ
heritageContext	Byzantine and Islamic shared sacred space ⓘ early Islamic architecture ⓘ
linkedToScripturalFigure	John the Baptist ⓘ surface form: New Testament John the Baptist Prophet Yahya ⓘ surface form: Quranic Prophet Yahya
locatedIn	Great Mosque of Damascus ⓘ Great Mosque of Damascus ⓘ surface form: Umayyad Mosque
locatedInCity	Damascus ⓘ
locatedInCountry	Syria ⓘ
locatedInSectionOfBuilding	central prayer hall of the Umayyad Mosque ⓘ
namedAfter	John the Baptist ⓘ
nearbyLandmark	Ancient City of Damascus World Heritage Site ⓘ surface form: Old City of Damascus
partOf	interior of the Umayyad Mosque ⓘ
pilgrimageDestinationFor	international visitors ⓘ local worshippers ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ Islam ⓘ
veneratedBy	Christianity ⓘ surface form: Christians Muslims ⓘ
visitedDuring	religious festivals in Damascus ⓘ
withinReligiousBuildingType	mosque ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Great Mosque of Damascus → hasShrine → Shrine of John the Baptist ⓘ

Jami al-Umawi → contains → Shrine of John the Baptist ⓘ

this entity surface form: shrine of John the Baptist