Umayyad
Americannoun
noun
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The first pope to officially enter a mosque was John Paul II, who made history when he visited the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus in 2001.
From BBC
For weeks, Damascus's main Umayyad Square became a hub of celebrations.
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People had gathered in the central Umayyad Square, overcome by the extraordinary end to more than five decades of authoritarian rule by the Assad regime – father and son.
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"In the central Umayyad Square, people are celebrating in a way that is so peaceful. They're shooting fireworks. Yes we are hearing some gunshots, but it's mostly fireworks," the resident said.
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It moved westward to the Middle East about 1200 years ago, a date that coincides with the expansion of trade and warfare by two Islamic caliphates, the Umayyad and the Abbasid.
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