Syria. The internal courtyard at the superlative Omayyad Mosque one of the most historical famous buildings in Damascus that has the sarcophagus of the Arab Holy Wars warrior commander of Saladin and the highly referred mausoleum of the biblical prophet of St John the Baptist

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Colourful Syria as it was in 1998 prior to the civil war that left huge swathes of Syria its historical building, way of life destroyed and gone forever. The superlative Omayyad Mosque and mausoleum to John the Baptist. The mosque also has the sarcophagus of the Arab Holy Wars leader warrior Saladin

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Size: 6000px × 5913px
Location: Damascus, Syria
Photo credit: © Allan Hartley / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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