The Grand Mosque of ഡമാസ്കസ്, known more commonly as the Umayyad Mosque, is one of the largest, oldest and അല്ല: mosques in the world. The tomb of സലാദിൻ നിൽക്കുന്ന ഒരു ചെറിയ തോട്ടത്തിൽ adjoining the north wall of the mosque. In addition, the mosque holds a shrine which is said to contain the head of യോഹന്നാന് സ്നാപകന്, who is honored as a പ്രവാചകന് by both Christians and ഗ്രന്ഥം.