Founded in the 3rd millennium B.C., Damascus is one of the oldest cities in the Middle ... periods of its history – one of the most spectacular is the 8th-century Great Mosque of the Umayyads, built ...

Four people were killed and sixteen injured in a crush at Umayyad Mosque in Syria's capital Damascus on Friday ... incident ...

It further recommends to avoid such work at all costs so as not to compromise the authenticity of other World Heritage sites, as for example, the monuments of the Ancient ... mission to Damascus to ...