Syria · Mosque
Umayyad Mosque, Damascus
A Damascus mosque whose site carries successive religious histories and a shrine associated with John the Baptist.
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Sacred places in Syria
Three starting points for a deeper relationship with place.
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Syria · Pilgrimage shrine
Sayyidah Zaynab Shrine
A sanctuary near Damascus associated in Shia tradition with Zaynab, granddaughter of the Prophet Muhammad.
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Syria · Monastery
Our Lady of Saidnaya Monastery
A mountain convent associated with Marian devotion and pilgrimage within Syria’s Christian heritage.
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