1900-20 The Khalid ibn Al-Walid Mosque in Homs Vintage Framed Photo Size:11″×14″ high-profile

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This vintage photo from 1938 is unique as it shows the castle overlooking the Euphrates Valley prior to the building of the Taqba Dam (سد الثورة) which flooded the region and turned the castle into an island

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👉🏼 This is a reprint (not an original obviously)

1900-20 The Khalid ibn Al-Walid Mosque in Homs Vintage Framed Photo Size:11″×14″ high-profileOne of Syria's greatest sites, the Khalid ibn Al Walid Mosque ( ) was initially the location of a small mosque, cemetery and the mausoleum of the great military commander Khalid ibn Al Walid who led the Muslim conquest of Syria in the 7th century. A larger mosque was built in the 13th century by the Mamluks and the present day mosque was built and finished circa 1912 by the Ottomans. This stereograph reprint from the American Colony (circa 1910) shows