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Event religious Middle East

Umayyad Mosque

715 CE

One of the largest and oldest mosques in the world, built by the Umayyad Caliph al-Walid I and considered the fourth holiest site in…

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Umayyad Mosque

715 CE – still standing

One of the largest and oldest mosques in the world, built by the Umayyad Caliph al-Walid I and considered the fourth holiest site in Islam

Standing in 715 CE

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