INTERESTING FACTS
-First monumental architecture in Islamic History
-Built based on the mosque in Medina dedicated to the Prophet Muhammad
-Formally dedicated to Jupiter by the Greeks, then St. John
the Baptist by the Christians and finally Muhammad for Islam
-Rumors of St. John the Baptist's head being entombed here
-Currently damaged by the heavy civil war raging in Syria
-First monumental architecture in Islamic History
-Built based on the mosque in Medina dedicated to the Prophet Muhammad
-Formally dedicated to Jupiter by the Greeks, then St. John
the Baptist by the Christians and finally Muhammad for Islam
-Rumors of St. John the Baptist's head being entombed here
-Currently damaged by the heavy civil war raging in Syria
Site created by Katherine Goens, Cayla Collins, Jayd Calvillo