03:05Muslim devotees gathered at Umayyad Mosque in Damascus on Friday to pray for the Eid al-Fitr holiday, a celebration marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
Footage shows worshippers gathering at the gates of the mosque, many of them taking pictures.
The Umayyad Mosque, also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, is reportedly one of the largest and oldest mosques in the world, dating back to the Iron Age.
Eid al-Fitr is celebrated across several countries with feasts and family visits, and its celebration sets off the month-long, dawn-to-sunset fasting of Ramadan.
Syria: Damascus bids farewell to Ramadan with Eid al-Fitr celebrations
Muslim devotees gathered at Umayyad Mosque in Damascus on Friday to pray for the Eid al-Fitr holiday, a celebration marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
Footage shows worshippers gathering at the gates of the mosque, many of them taking pictures.
The Umayyad Mosque, also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, is reportedly one of the largest and oldest mosques in the world, dating back to the Iron Age.
Eid al-Fitr is celebrated across several countries with feasts and family visits, and its celebration sets off the month-long, dawn-to-sunset fasting of Ramadan.
Muslim devotees gathered at Umayyad Mosque in Damascus on Friday to pray for the Eid al-Fitr holiday, a celebration marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
Footage shows worshippers gathering at the gates of the mosque, many of them taking pictures.
The Umayyad Mosque, also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, is reportedly one of the largest and oldest mosques in the world, dating back to the Iron Age.
Eid al-Fitr is celebrated across several countries with feasts and family visits, and its celebration sets off the month-long, dawn-to-sunset fasting of Ramadan.