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| | Syria - images - Travel-Images.com - 1 - Damascus |
 | | Damascus: Omayyad Mosque - shrine of John the Baptist II | | | Damascus: Omayyad Mosque - shrine of John the Baptist | | | Damascus: Omayyad Mosque - door to shrine of Al Hussein |
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| | Old Damascus [Oldamascus.com] :: The Omayyad Mosque |
| | The Omayyad Caliph, Abdul Malek bin Marwan rebuilt the mosque.As he kept all the Roman relics of the temple, the church wasn't damaged. | | | Home > Damascus and Religions > Damascus and Islam > The Omayyad Mosque | | | Three thousand years ago people worship Hadad, the Syrian god of lightings and storms. |
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http://www.oldamascus.com/umayyad.htm
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| | Islam |
| | The symbolic crowns in the diagram are for the Prophet and the Caliphs (Khalifah, "successor"). | | | After the Abbasid overthrow and massacre of the Omayyads, Spain was a place where their authority was never asserted. | | | Under the Omayyads the House of Islâm was undoubtedly an Arab Empire, with only a very secondary interest in winning converts to the Faith. |
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http://www.friesian.com/islam.htm
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| | Brief History of Ismailism by A. Aziz Page 2 |
| | Gradually they rose up against the Omayyads whose influence was dwindling.The first Abbasid Caliph As-Saffa'h died after four years in power in 136 A.H. 754) and handed over the Caliphate to his brother Mansoor according to the will of his father Mohammed.Mansoor founded the city of Baghdad and made it his capital. | | | The fourteenth and the last Omayyad Caliph Marwa'n-II was tortured to death. | | | They wanted to destory the family of the Holy Prophet and the religion introduced by him.The House of Omayya fell down to its utter destruction and ruin as it was built on the foundation of extreme vindictiveness and cruelty. |
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| | DAMASCUS |
| | It was constructed on the site of what has always been a place of worship:first, a temple för Hadad, the ARAMEAN god of the ancient Syrians three thousand (3000)years ago; then,a pagan temple (the temple of Jupiter the Damascene)during the Roman era. | | | It was built by the Omayyad Caliph al-Walid ibn Abul Malek in 705 A.D. when Damascus was the capital of the Arab Islamic Empire. | | | Set between two pillars is the Tomb of St. John the Baptist, a domed shrine. |
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http://hemsidor.torget.se/users/f/Falah/damas.htm
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| | John Paul becomes first Pope to enter mosque |
| | It was initially a place of worship dedicated to the Semitic god Hadad and later became a temple of the Roman god Jupiter. | | | Christian pilgrims regularly enter the mosque to see a white marble shrine resembling a large coffin and surrounded by an iron cage that is believed to contain the head of John the Baptist. | | | DAMASCUS (Agencies) — Pope John Paul II on Sunday became the first Pope to enter a mosque, stepping into a historic shrine alongside Muslim leaders after making a fervent call for Muslims, Christians and Jews to work for peace. |
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http://www.jordanembassyus.org/05072001004.htm
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| | CNN.com - Pope set to visit mosque - March 6, 2001 |
| | The Omayyad Mosque stands on ground that has been considered holy since at least the ninth century B.C., when Aramaeans built a temple to their god Hadad. | | | A joint Christian-Muslim prayer is planned afterwards outside the mosque, the archbishop said. | | | After the Roman emperor Constantine adopted Christianity, it became a church dedicated to St. John the Baptist. |
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http://archives.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/europe/03/06/pope.syria
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| | History |
| | The Mosque, built between 705 and 715, was the first of its type and became the blueprint for other mosques throughout the Islamic world. | | | In 661, a golden age started for Damascus when Muawiyah Bin Abi Sufian established himself as the fifth caliph or successor of the prophet, founding the Omayyad Dynasty that continued to rule the Muslim empire for about one century. | | | The Temple was built on the site now occupied by the Great Omayyad Mosque, and was dedicated to Hadad, the god of storm. |
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http://www.damascus-online.com/damascus.htm
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| | SYRIA - EASTERN RITES & ISLAMIC DAMASCUS |
| | The losers, became known as the Shiites, or Partisans (of Ali), and the bitterness that arose from the deaths of Ali and his sons still divide the Muslim world of today. | | | As the chief city of the Middle East and Headquarters of Mu’awiyah, Damascus was the natural candidate for the capital of the new Islamic Empire - the Omayyad Caliphate, which lasted till its destruction by the Shiite Abbasids of Baghdad. | | | She’d probably enjoyed dressing up like an Arabic lady but I supposed the move also hindered her photo-taking. |
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http://weecheng.com/mideast/syria/dama3.htm
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| | Damask Scenes |
| | I think it's the third most important place in Islam and has been a site of worship for 3000 years. | | | I think the rust-coloured dome in the background might be Saladin's tomb, but I'm not sure. | | | This is the garden/park thing behind the Omayyad Mosque. |
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http://babtouma.blogspot.com
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| | History of "Palestine" |
| | Last Omayyad Caliph defeated; reign of the Abbassid Caliphs of Baghdad (Persian, Turk, Circassian, Kurd). | | | Muawiyah is made the first Omayyad Caliph of Damascus. |
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http://www.eretzyisroel.org/~jkatz/palestine.html
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| | Abinos Travel & Tourism - Your vacation consulting & tour operator in Syria |
| | The Abassids drove out the Omayyads and transferred their capital to Baghdad In 750. | | | Justinian improved the fortifications of the town in the 6th century, an act that did not stop the Persians from possessing it the following century. | | | Hisham, an Omayyad Caliph from the 8th century, restored the town and adorned it with a palace and.a burial- place! |
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http://www.abinostravel.com/high.htm
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| | madnomad.com Aperture |
| | Spotted a group of Pakistani men and women entering the mosque for prayer. | | | Omayyad Mosque in the old city of Damascus at sundown. |
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http://www.madnomad.com/apers.cfm?sect=51
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| | What is being called the "Great Mosque of the Omayyad" includes not only the gathering place for the Friday prayers and sermons, but all that is within the sacred walls, that is to say, a complex of buildings: The Prayer Room and Madrasa ("Koranic" schools" and of Arab epigraphy). | | | With the Arab conquest of Damascus (636) began the symbolic appropriation of the city with the building of a small mosque ("masghid" in Arabic, a place of worship) within the temonos of the old temple which already housed the Theodosian Church of St. John the Baptist. | | | The only things that were spared were the three towers which were transformed into minarets, destroyed and rebuilt (the Minaret of Jesus, also called the East Minaret, at the corner of the former basilica of St. John the Baptist; the Minaret of Qayt or West Minaret; the Minaret of the Spouse, which is the oldest). |
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http://www.vatican.va/news_services/press/servizio/documents/viaggi/0093sapo/viaggi_santo_padre_0093sapo_documentazione_mosque-damasco_history_en.html
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| | Islamic Information |
| | The Great Peak of Islamic thought covered the Ninth through the | | | 796 - 822 al-Hakam I Affirmed Omayyad power; laid foundations | | | In 639 the Omayyad Mu'awiya was appointed governor of all Syria. |
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http://islamicinformation.blogspot.com
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| | For female worshippers who wish to make ritual ablutions (wuduu') before prayers at the Omayyad Mosque, you will find that the womens' wash area is always disappointingly locked. | | | Instead, if you go out through the far right door on the mihraab (facing Mecca) side of the mosque and turn right, in the alley on the left the first door takes you into a women's restroom. | | | I found that the HOLE was a typical style of bathroom in Damascus, but some this one made some outdoor public restrooms look like a luxury! |
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http://www.thebathroomdiaries.com/syria/damascus.html
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| | Adonis travel and tourism |
| | Here one finds the most ancient churches, basilicas and cathedrals of the world and the only village where Arameic, the language of Christ, is still spoken, Ma`alula. | | | Visit of Damascus : National Museum, the Omayyad Mosque, the Azem Palace, Straight street, the Church of Saint- Ananias, the souks,.... | | | Visit of Damascus : National Museum, the Omayyad Mosque, the Azem Palace, Straight street, the Church of Saint-Ananias, the souks,.... |
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http://www.adonistravel.com/program1.html
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| | It is during the first decades of Islam that Damascus had its glorious age. | | | Another brilliant period was under the rule of Saladin, who defeated the Crusaders, making Damascus the capital of his powerful kingdom. | | | It became the capital of the Omayyad dynasty, which ruled the largest empire known until that time. |
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http://www.traveldamascus.com/monuments/infoDamas.htm
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| | Syria Tour, Travel to Syria, Vacation in Syria, Tour Syria and Turkey |
| | The grand Omayyad Mosque is built on a sacred site shared by Muslims and Christians for centuries, | | | Biblical sites, great Omayyad mosques -- and the ancient/modern city of Damascus in only 7 days (6 nights). | | | The great Omayyad Mosque (705) in Damascus is wonderful. |
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http://www.travelinstyle.com/syria
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| | Picture of Mosaics in Omayyad mosque, Damascus Damascus Syria |
| | Picture of Mosaics in Omayyad mosque, Damascus | | | Send image of Mosaics in Omayyad mosque, Damascus as a free e-card | | | Download picture of Mosaics in Omayyad mosque, Damascus |
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http://www.traveladventures.org/continents/asia/omayyad01.shtml
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| | About Syria 3 |
| | In these museums, we pay tribute to the greatness of Islamic Civilization with its scientific discoveries, inventions, and artistic creations from delicate ornamentation and valuable hand written manuscript, while the magnificent mosaic tells the story of ancient philosophers and the Mediterranean mythology: (Ulysses - The lliad - Orpheus….) | | | Through these museums, we will go deep into the great and luxurious temples and stand at the gates of the first Alphabet City, and at the entrances of a big palace built by the Omayyad Caliph in that wide desert, then get acquainted with old faces with its expressive, live and tiny features. | | | Museums, in Syria, contain uncountable number of treasures. |
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http://www.canaria-services.com/syr_3.html
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| | Amman |
| | The qasr, Jebel Al-Qala'a, believed to be part of an 8th century Omayyad palace. |
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http://www.raingod.com/angus/Gallery/Photos/MiddleEast/Jordan/Amman.html
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| | Libraries |
| | The Omayyad Caliphate of Spain attained a standard of civilization which was only rivalled by the Abbasids in the East. | | | Hazrat Omar bin Abdul Aziz, the pious Omayyad Caliph had made available to the public the Royal library which he had inherited from his ancestors. | | | This clearly shows that the foundation of the library was laid long before his time, probably by the learned Khalid bin Yazid. |
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http://www.netmuslims.com/info/libraries.html
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| | Egypt Tours and Travel - A Magical Mystery Tour - 18-Day Deluxe Package Covering Turkey, Syria & Lebanon |
| | The stones and carvings were brought to this spot by decree of the Omayyad Khaliph-al-Walid in the early 8th century AD, who built the Omayyad Mosque. | | | Visit the famous Omayyad Mosque filled with mosaics inlaid with gold, one of the largest mosques in the world and where the head of St. John the Baptist is buried. | | | From there visit Azem Palace which was built in 1749 for Assad Al-Azem, Governor of Damascus then. |
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http://www.egyptonthenet.com/pac24.htm
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| | In Damascus, The Ancient Is Now the Chic (washingtonpost.com) |
| | The daughter of an oil engineer who frequently brought his family for strolls through the souks, or markets, Khair has lived most of her life in the city's suburbs. | | | The call of the muezzin at the Omayyad Mosque, its minaret visible above the roofline, has floated over the leafy courtyard for centuries. | | | The house at the end of a tiny alley off Al-Sawaff Street once belonged to a wealthy family of traders from Baghdad, and its former glory is evident in the mother-of-pearl inlay above arched doors, the filigreed woodwork and the lavishly painted walls and ceilings in the salons. |
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49993-2004Sep25.html
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| | BTJ 01 |
| | DAY 4 : Morning departure to Petra, via the "Kings Highway" visiting on the way St. George's church, which houses the famous 6th century A.D. mosaic map. | | | Drive east of Amman to explore the desert castles that were built by the Omayyad caliphs about the 8 | | | JERASH is located approximately 40 Kms north of Amman. |
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http://www.bluebelltours.com/tours.htm
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| | madnomad.com Aperture |
| | The religiously devoted - and the occasional tourists (us!) - constantly flowing in and out of the Omayyad Mosque. |
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http://www.madnomad.com/apers.cfm?sect=51&slide=2
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| | Anjar |
| | Anjar was built in the neighborhood of an ancient stronghold called Gerrha by Omayyad Caliph Al-Walid lbn Abdel Malek in the early 8th century. | | | At other historical sites in the country, different epochs and civilization are superimposed one on top of the other Anjar is exclusively one period, the Omayyad. | | | It was once a commercial center on the caravan route as well as summer and hunting resort for the Omayyad dynasty. |
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http://www.geocities.com/rentobeirut/Anjar.htm
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| | Excavations and the Al Aqsa Mosque |
| | The ruins being currently reconstructed are from the Omayyad period.According to Engcarta, the Omayyads (661-750 C.E.), governed from Damascus.* These ruins are to the south of the Temple Mount and the Al Aqsa Mosque (which is built onthe Temple Mount). | | | The opposition of the local Jerusalem Muslim authorities "gradually dissipated" because "one of the earliest dicoveriesof the excavation was an Omayyad palace built in the seventh or eight century A.D.by Moslem rulers of Jerusalem." Muslim notables of Jerusalem were invited to viewthe excavations. | | | This page was made by Gretchen A. Shapiro,© copyright 1997, 1998 |
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http://radiobergen.org/history/alaqsa.html
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| | Madaba Archaeological Park and Mosaic School |
| | On examination, it became clear that the mosaic had been laid, a first time, in the middle of the VI century, and redone in the omayyad epoch (VII-VIII century AD). | | | This comprised of a yard with narthex to the west, an internal vestibule, the central circular nave and the apsed presbyterium supported, to the same level by two vaulted rooms. | | | In the Summer of 1982, while probing the ground beneath the internal vestibule of the church we discovered the mosaic floor in the left sector of the Hyppolitus Hall. |
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http://www.christusrex.org/www1/ofm/fai/FAIpark.html
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| | Ancient World Tours (Travel & Tourism) |
| | Visit the place with the Temple of Jupiter and Bacchus. | | | This project has actually discovered that the capital is standing on the site of a very ancient settlement going back at least 5,000 years. | | | Recent excavations have uncovered important archaeological sites from Canaanite, Phoenician, and Persian, Roman, Byzantine, Omayyad, Abbassid, Crusader, Mamluke and Ottoman eras. |
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http://www.ancientworldtours.com/leb.htm
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| | Damascus, Syria |
| | From the Jabri house, we wandered back towards the Omayyad Mosque, which dates from the early days of Islam, when the Omayyad (or Umayyads) moved the capital of Islam from Saudi Arabia to Damascus, where it was heavily influenced by the Persian culture. | | | On our first break from school at the end of October, we took a two day trip to Damascus, Syria. | | | Our main two aims (in addition to rest and relaxation) were to visit the famous covered market areas or souks, and to visit the Omayyad Mosque, one of the jewels of Islam. |
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http://www.tracyanddale.50megs.com/syria.html
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| | Painting |
| | The Omayyad Caliph, Al-Walidhad his desert palace Qasar-i-Amra (712--715 A.D.) painted with frescoes depicting figures of six royal personages including the Caliph himself, sitting on a throne. | | | The Omayyad Caliphs who started a life of luxury and splendour and built magnificent palaces permitted figure paintings in private apartments specially in bath-rooms and harems, though such type of art was scrupulously excluded from public, political and religious edifices. | | | The hostility of the orthodox theologians to all forms of representative art including painting provided only a temporary set back to its development. |
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http://www.netmuslims.com/info/painting.html
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| | Syria, Aleppo, Palmyra, Tadmor, Damascus, Al Arabi, Omayyad Mosque, Krak Des Chevaliers, Islam, Moslem, Dead Cities, ... |
| | Syria, Aleppo, Palmyra, Tadmor, Damascus, Al Arabi, Omayyad Mosque, Krak Des Chevaliers, Islam, Moslem, Dead Cities, Golan Heights, Travelog, Assad, Souks, Bazaars, Beduins | | | If Syria's Aleppo was a full-flavored ancient city steeped in traditon the desert Roman Oasis city of Palmyra was even more full of mystery - a wonderfully preserved place, largest city of the Eastern Roman Empire perched on the edge of the endless deserts guarding Indian and Chinese commerce. |
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http://www.gorustic.com/syria_journals.htm
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| | Cyrrhus Travel & Tourism - Syrian Tours |
| | FM Including visits to Omayyad Mosque and tomb of Saladin - Azem Palace "The museum of Arts and Popular Traditions of Syria"- Al Hamidieh Souks - St. Ananias Chapel - Church of St. Paul, Via-Rect "The street called straight"- eastern gate "Bab Sharqi" and the wall of Damascus from the Roman age. | | | After breakfast visit to St. Ananias Chapel, St. Paul's Church, then drive to Palmyra, lunch will be in Palmyra in one of the restaurants within the oasis, free time to swim in AFQA sulphurous spring, dinner and visit to a bedouin's tent to enjoy their music, o/n in Palmyra. | | | After breakfast, visit to St.Ananias Chapel, St.Paul's church, the wall and the eastern gate of old Damascus city and the via-recta, coach drives to visit Al Sayidah Zeinab mosque, Chahba (Philippolis), Al Sweida museum and the ruins of Bosra with the famous Amphitheater and citadel, o/n in Damascus. |
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http://www.cyrrhus.com/sy_tours.htm
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| | Sharjah Islamic Museum - Islamic Mints Hall |
| | The Hall now exhibits dinars and dirhams from both Omayyad and Abbaside eras, extending from the year 78 to 645 Hijri (Islamic calendar). | | | The Hall exhibits as well definition boards about coin mintage and money industry, with a short list of the Damascus Omayyad and the Abbaside dynasties. |
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http://www.shjmuseum.gov.ae/museums/islamic/islam_mints.htm
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| | Damascus |
| | The golden era of Damascus started when it became the capital of the Omayyad state in the year 661 A.D. The Omayyad have taken care of the city’s architecture and organization of it markets, streets and the Ghota (Plantations) which surrounds it. | | | However Damascus began to pass through various periods of ups and down after the end of the Omayyad era. | | | They have also organized an irrigation system for these plantations and set up places and hospitals. |
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http://www.made-in-syria.com/damascus.htm
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| | The Schoyen Collection: Palaeography --4.7. Arabic scripts |
| | Possibly it was found in the Omayyad period, and due to its beauty and unknown unreadable script, it was turned into an object with magical powers. | | | 2150 BC, 1 plaque, 9,5x5,8xca.1,5 cm, single column, 8 lines in cuneiform script; text 2: in Arabic, 661-750 AD, 13 lines in Omayyad kufic script, bronze peg for suspension. | | | Binding: Barking, Essex, 1997, blue quarter morocco gilt folding case by Aquarius. |
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http://www.nb.no/baser/schoyen/4/4.4/47.html
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| | News - Photos from the 2001 Aga Khan Award for Architecture Ceremony |
| | The Dome of the Treasury in the Omayyad Mosque courtyard. | | | His Highness the Aga Khan in the courtyard of the Omayyad Mosque in front of the colonnaded western façade. | | | Minister for Awqaf Mohammad Ziada (at right of photo) and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, Mohammad Mufadi Saifo, accompany the Aga Khan on a visit to the Omayyad Mosque. |
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http://www.akdn.org/news/photos_81101.html
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| | After the visit, continuation to Baalbeck, the site where People worshiped the sun since early mankind.After the visit, transfer to Chtaura for overnight | | | Day 10: Visit of Damascus: the national museum, the Omayyad mosque, the Azem Palace, the Straight Street, the church of St. Ananias, the window of St. Paul And a stroll in souk Hamidieh — dinner and overnight | | | Day 12: Visit of Damascus: the national museum, the Omayyad mosque, the Azem Palace, the Straight Street, the church of St. Ananias, the window of St. Paul And stroll in souk Hamidieh — dinner and overnight |
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http://www.adonistravel.com/combined_tours.htm
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| | Ottoman Arts - Miniatures (Oriental style painting) - ExploreIstanbul.com |
| | The Omayyad and Abbasid caliphs had the walls of their palaces decorated with murals featuring human and animal figures. | | | The magnificent architecture of the Seljuks was adorned with sculpture, and above all in the great palaces of Eastern rulers miniature painting developed. |
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http://www.exploreistanbul.com/showarticle.asp?parentid=30&id=59
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| | Damascus |
| | A view from the courtyard of the Omayyad Mosque | | | Damascus in White (Pictures from the recent snowstorm) |
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http://www.damascus-online.com/Photos/damascus.htm
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| | RoIO LP: Omayyad |
| | Front: centre-bottom: Pink Floyd "Omayyad" Stereo circular around this the four heads of Pink Floyd. | | | Copyrights are retained by the original author, artist or publisher. | | | Land was used in a shorter version on the official soundtrack album. |
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http://www.pf-roio.de/roio/roio-lp/omayyad_71040.lp.html
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| | Pop visit |
| | Damascus (City tour of Damascus optional tours to visit Tekieh Souleimanieh, the Handicraft Bazaar - Hamidieh Bazaar - Omayyad Mosque, the Mausoleum of Salaheddine, Azem Palace, street called straight, St, Ananias house, st, Paul`s window, Panoramic view from Kassioun Mountain, | | | Transfer from the Airport of Damascus by our Bus, to VENEZIA Hotel in Damascus, welcome drink, Overnight. |
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http://www.arabsattours.com/visit1.htm
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