Grand Mosque of Damascus - Ummayad Mosque - جامع بني أمية الكبير

The Grand Mosque of Damascus, also known as the Ummayad Mosque or Umayyad or جامع بني أمية الكبير , is one of the largest and oldest mosques in the world. The mosque holds a shrine which is said to contain the head of John the Baptist (Yahya), honored as a prophet by Muslims and Christians alike. The head was supposedly found during the excavations for the building of the mosque. There are also many important landmarks within the mosque for the Shīah, among them is the place where the hea