1862 Umayyad Mosque's Minaret of Isa and Dome of the Eagle Framed Vintage Photo Size:11″×14″ This reprint set of 1963

This reprint set of 1963 Stamps of Queen #Zenobia (زنوبيا)

with people and livestock gathered at the river’s edge

despite falling to the Mamluks in 1291

The photo is an original Felix Bonfils

1862 Umayyad Mosque's Minaret of Isa and Dome of the Eagle Framed Vintage Photo Size:11″×14″ This reprint set of 1963Likely originally built by Abassids in the 9th century the Minaret of Isa (Jesus ) i is the tallest of the three Umayyad Mosque minarets. The main body was rebuilt by Ayyubids in 1247 after being destroyed in a siege. It was burnt down in a fire in 1392 and the upper section was built by Ottomans hence the square shaped base and (Ottoman) octagonal spire. According to Islamic traditions the Prophet Isa (Jesus) will descend from the heavens via this