She did what most visitors do her here, browsed the market, and toured the magnificent 1,300-year-old Omayyad Mosque.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 3, 2007] Reference

The new town speedily became a place of importance, and was the residence of the náibs, or lieutenants, appointed by the orthodox and Omayyad caliphs.    From Wordnik.com.  [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary"] Reference

Shortly after the overthrow of the Omayyad dynasty, and the establishment of the Abbasids, the city of El-'Askar was founded (A.D. 750) by Suleiman, the general who subjugated the country, and became the capital and the residence of the successive lieutenants of the Abbasid caliphs.    From Wordnik.com.  [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary"] Reference

After the fall of the Omayyad dynasty, it became the capital of a distinct kingdom, dependent on Granada.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy] Reference

Arab Spain was at first governed by emirs whose authority was derived from the Omayyad Caliphs of Damascus.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon] Reference

The territory now occupied by these Chaldeans belonged once to the ancient Sassanid Empire of Persia, later Omayyad and then the.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux] Reference

I, a scion of the Omayyad stock, who had escaped the slaughter of his family by the Abassids, when the latter founded the Caliphate of.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon] Reference

This is actually one of the best places to take some pictures of the Temple of Hercules, so make sure you bring your camera along - you can also see the Omayyad Palace from here.    From Wordnik.com.  [Best Syndication -] Reference

Pointing out "Iranian pilgrims at the Omayyad Mosque".    From Wordnik.com.  [iToot Stream] Reference