Umayyad Mosque Building photo copyrighted by: Brian McMorrow The Umayyad mosque's religious significance was reinforced by its renowned medieval
manuscripts and ranking as one of the wonders of the world due to is beauty and scale of
construction.
Sheltered inside the mosque is the small chapel and shrine of John the Baptist where
tradition holds that the head of John is buried.
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