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Umayyad Mosque, Damascus (reputed)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Umayyad_Mosque,_Damascus_(reputed)
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
mosque
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:Great_Mosque_of_Damascus
gptkbp:architecturalStyle
gptkb:Umayyad
gptkbp:builtBy
gptkb:Umayyad_Caliph_al-Walid_I
gptkbp:capacity
up to 13,000 worshippers
gptkbp:constructionStartYear
706
715
gptkbp:country
gptkb:Syria
gptkbp:destroyedBy
fire (several times in history)
gptkbp:formerPosition
Christian basilica dedicated to John the Baptist
gptkbp:hasSubShrine
gptkb:John_the_Baptist
gptkb:Husayn_ibn_Ali
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Umayyad Mosque, Damascus (reputed)
gptkbp:locatedIn
gptkb:Damascus
gptkbp:mainPrayerHallLength
136 meters
gptkbp:mainPrayerHallWidth
37 meters
gptkbp:minaretsCount
3
gptkbp:notableFeature
gptkb:frescoes
gptkb:judge
minarets
gptkbp:notableMinaret
gptkb:Minaret_of_Jesus
gptkb:Minaret_of_Qaitbay
gptkb:Minaret_of_the_Bride
gptkbp:openToPublic
yes
gptkbp:religiousAffiliation
gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:restored
various Islamic dynasties
gptkbp:significance
one of the oldest and largest mosques in the world
gptkbp:significantEvent
site of important Islamic events and gatherings
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
1979
yes
Ancient City of Damascus
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Prophet_Yahya
gptkbp:bfsLayer
5