Syrian Girl Standing In Umayyad Mosque Of Aleppo

Maymunah has sent her photo from Aleppo. Maymunah is high school student. Photo was taken when she was standing in Umayyad Mosque of Aleppo. Maymunah writes in her email that the Great Mosque or Umayyad Mosque of Aleppo, was built on the site of a former Roman temple and Byzantine cathedral built by St. Helen (mother of Constantine the Great). The mosque was founded by the Umayyad Caliph al Walid in 715 and completed by his successor Caliph Suleiman. The mosque is arranged around a vast courtyard that connects to different areas of the mosque that are placed behind the colonnaded arcade. The courtyard is famous for its black and white stone pavement that forms complex geometric patterns. The courtyard holds the two ablutions fountains. Maymunah uses internet at daily basis and wants to make some likeminded online friends.

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