Aleppo, Syria
Great Mosque of Aleppo
The Great Mosque of Aleppo, also known as the Great Umayyad Mosque of Aleppo, is the largest and one of the oldest mosques in the city of Aleppo, Syria, first built under the Umayyad Caliphate. The mosque is located in the al-Jalloum district of the Ancient City of Aleppo, a World Heritage Site, near the entrance to al-Madina Souq. The mosque was purportedly home to the remains of Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist.
- City
- Aleppo
- Country
- Syria
- Category
- Religious
- Suggested visit
- About 45 minutes
More places in Aleppo
- Bab Antakeya
- Ancient Aleppo
- Bab al-Hadid
- Martyrs' Church, Aleppo
- Citadel of Aleppo
- National Museum of Aleppo
Background: Wikipedia