Umayyad Square (Arabic: ساحة الأمويين / ALA-LC: sāḥat al-Umawiyīn) is a large and important square in Damascus, Syria. It connects the city center with...

US, UK, and France, Evacuation Day commemorative activities held in Umayyad Square in Damascus were attended by thousands of people carrying Syrian flags...

settled in the 3rd millennium BC, it was chosen as the capital of the Umayyad Caliphate from 661 to 750. After the victory of the Abbasid dynasty, the...

The Umayyad Mosque (Arabic: الجامع الأموي, romanized: al-Jāmiʿ al-Umawī), also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, located in the old city of Damascus...

Umayyad architecture developed in the Umayyad Caliphate between 661 and 750, primarily in its heartlands of Syria and Palestine. It drew extensively on...

Staff Command Building of the Syrian Armed Forces. It is located in Umayyad Square in central Damascus. Is is main seat of Chief of the General Staff....

the oldest such fair in the middle east. It was annually held in the Umayyad Square, but was cancelled in 2012 due to the Syrian Civil War before resuming...

medal ribbons. The following were some important Syrian awards: Order of Umayyad, Medal of Military Honor, the War Medal, Medal for Courage, Yarmuk Medal...

Usrushana, Tashkent and the Khuttal attacked the Umayyads. He entered Jowzjan, but was defeated by the Umayyad governor Asad at the Battle of Kharistan. Following...

irrigated agricultural area in the Damascus countryside reached a size of 370 square kilometers (140 sq mi). In the 1980s, urban growth from Damascus started...

which was blamed on the strike. The strike damaged buildings near Umayyad Square, where multiple security installations are located. Other civilian buildings...

Tishreen Park is the largest park in Damascus, Syria. It is located near Umayyad Square and Tishreen Palace. A large Syrian flag was installed in the park in...

Inaugurated on 7 May 2004, it is located in central Damascus, on the Umayyad Square. Damascus already had an opera house in the 1900s. During the French...

Jurisdiction Government of Syria Headquarters Defense Ministry headquarters, Umayyad Square, Damascus, Syria Agency executives Kamal Hassan (2024–present), Director...

national library of Syria, located in the capital Damascus overlooking the Umayyad Square. It's named after Hafez al-Assad. In 1976, Syria's Ministry of Culture...

Damascus Streets and squares Baghdad Street Marjeh Square Rawda Square Sabaa Bahrat Square Umayyad Square Yusuf al-Azma Square Nature Barada River Pharpar...

area Syria Middle East and North Africa Russia China Iran Headquarters Umayyad Square, Damascus, Syria Programming Language(s) Arabic, French and English...

Damascus Streets and squares Baghdad Street Marjeh Square Rawda Square Sabaa Bahrat Square Umayyad Square Yusuf al-Azma Square Nature Barada River Pharpar...

was fought on 10 October 732, and was an important battle during the Umayyad invasion of Gaul. It resulted in the victory for the Frankish and Aquitanian...

covering the large explosions at the Syrian army's headquarters in Umayyad Square when he was killed by a rebel sniper. Nasser was shot through the neck...

caliphates succeeded each other: the Rashidun Caliphate (632–661), the Umayyad Caliphate (661–750), and the Abbasid Caliphate (750–1517). In the fourth...

orange color that, in addition to the Damascus sword monument located on Umayyad Square and Damascene Jasmine, the club has had in its emblem since its foundation...

Jurisdiction Government of Syria Headquarters Mahdi Bin Baraka Street, Umayyad Square, Damascus 33°30′50.58″N 36°16′42.58″E / 33.5140500°N 36.2784944°E...

the Syrian army's general staff headquarters in Umayyad Square, as well as other streets and squares known to house government and security offices, according...

TV Country Syria Broadcast area Syria Russia China Iran Headquarters Umayyad Square, Damascus Programming Language(s) Arabic Ownership Owner ORTAS Sister...

known as the Córdoban Caliphate, was an Arab Islamic state ruled by the Umayyad dynasty from 929 to 1031. Its territory comprised most of Iberia (known...

in the West Bank. Built by the Umayyad dynasty in the first half of the 8th century, it is one of the so-called Umayyad desert castles. It is located 3 km...

International Festivals 1999: Fayhaa International Stadium – Syria 1999: Umayyad Square – Syria (Over 100000 people) 1999: Bahrain International Exhibition...

the construction of the earliest mosque on the site was commenced by the Umayyad caliph al-Walid I in 715 and was finished by his successor Sulayman ibn...

qasrs are often called Umayyad desert castles, since the vast majority of these fortified palaces or castles were built by the Umayyad Dynasty in their province...