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Explore historic mosques, shrines, centres of learning and Islamic architecture through careful interpretation that distinguishes documented burials, traditional attributions and commemorative maqams.
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A maqam does not by itself prove a burial. Every card and page therefore states its historical classification, separating documentary history from living devotional tradition.
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An Umayyad masterpiece at the heart of Damascus and an essential place for understanding the city’s religious and urban history.
A shrine inside the Umayyad Mosque associated in Muslim and Christian tradition with Prophet Yahya / John the Baptist.
A historic cemetery containing documented burials, traditionally attributed shrines and commemorative maqams; each attribution is presented separately.
A maqam traditionally attributed to the Prophet’s muezzin; the site is not presented as conclusive proof of the burial place.
The burial of Umayyad caliph Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan in the Bab al-Saghir area, interpreted within the historic cemetery.
A commemorative maqam associated with the Companion Ubayy ibn Ka‘b, not evidence that he was buried in Damascus.
A living shrine in Old Damascus traditionally attributed to Ruqayya bint al-Husayn, presented as a devotional tradition rather than a conclusive historical claim.
A major pilgrimage centre traditionally attributed to Zaynab bint Ali; historical traditions differ over the burial location.
The historical burial of Salah al-Din beside the Umayyad Mosque, central to understanding Ayyubid Damascus.
An Ottoman complex around the burial of Sufi thinker Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi in al-Salihiyya, joining spiritual visitation with architectural history.
A twelfth-century hospital that illuminates medicine, charitable endowment and civic life in Islamic Damascus.
An Ottoman complex designed by Sinan beside the Barada to serve pilgrims and travellers.
A landmark Homs mosque containing the burial historically and traditionally associated with Companion and commander Khalid ibn al-Walid.
A historic mosque at the heart of Old Aleppo; it suffered major damage and its restoration and access status require current verification.
One of Syria’s oldest surviving mosques, showing the development of Islamic architecture within Bosra’s layered basalt city.
A pilgrimage site traditionally associated with Ammar ibn Yasir and Uways al-Qarani; the modern complex was largely destroyed, and Uways was a Successor, not a Companion.
An Umayyad desert complex connecting palace, mosque, agriculture and water management with governance beyond the cities.
A site attributed to Hujr ibn Adi that was desecrated and damaged; neither access nor the survival of the structure should be assumed.
A maqam traditionally attributed to Companion Abu Umama al-Bahili; the site’s condition and access require independent verification.
A maqam traditionally attributed to Companion Dihya al-Kalbi, presented as local attribution rather than definitive proof of burial.
A maqam traditionally attributed to Sa‘d ibn Ubada, with the necessary historical qualification.
Local maqams attributed to Umm Salama, Umm Habiba and Hafsa; they are not presented as established historical graves.
A locally attributed commemorative maqam, not an established burial place of Abu Hurayra.
A commemorative maqam associated with Ibn Umm Maktum; it does not establish a burial at the site.
A network of local traditions associated with prophets and holy figures, interpreted as living narratives without turning them into unproven archaeological facts.
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