One of the largest and oldest mosques in the world, considered by some Muslims to be the fourth-holiest place in Islam. The mosque holds a shrine which today may still contain the head of John the Baptist, honored as a prophet by both Christians and Muslims alike, and is believed to be the place where Isa (Jesus) will return at the End of Days. 

Syria: Aleppo’s Umayyad mosque destroyed  guardian.co.uk

The famous mosque located in the walled Old City has been ruined during fighting and had its minaret destroyed.

The photographic account of this tragedy is shocking