# @rockyroadtravel on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CZ9bdAaKTg2
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/21528715-rockyroadtravel-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2022-02-14T13:43:53.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Rocky Road Travel (@rockyroadtravel) — https://gondola.cc/rockyroadtravel

## Caption

The Umayyad Mosque is one of the largest and oldest mosques in the world.

It's also one of the most unique as it's been a site of worship ever since the Iron age. It began life as an Aramean temple, then became a shine to the Roman God of Jupiter before transitioning into a cathedral up until the Muslim conquest of Damascus in 634.

Today, even though it's the 4th holiest site in Islam, you can still note its resemblance to a church. The site is also said to contain the head of John the Baptist.

#syria #travel #damascus #umayyadmosque #traveltheworld #mosque #travellife #travelphotography

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umayyadmosque, traveltheworld, travel, damascus, syria, travellife, mosque, travelphotography

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