middle east, arabia, asia, syria, damaskus, city, umayyad, umayyad mosque, mosque, landmark, architecture, before the war, before war, old city, old town, souq, medina, Damascus, Umayyad, Mosque, national capital, family, seat, landmass, district, capital, arabian peninsula, building, metropolis, urban area, peninsula, urban center, kin, dynasty, dimash, asian country, lineage, center, genealogy