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The mosque was originally built in the 8th century but was apparently destroyed and then rebuilt in the 13th century.

Blocks of ashlar sit in the Grand Umayyad Mosque's courtyard in Aleppo as renovation work gets under way. All photos: AFP

The mosque is an archaeological treasure in Aleppo's Unesco-listed Old City.

The mosque was at the centre of fighting between rebels and government forces for months and suffered extensive damage.

Staff work on the renovation of wooden windows.

The renovation is part of a Syrian government initiative with a financial donation by Ramzan Kadyrov, the strongman of Russia's Chechnya region.

A recently renovated part of the mosque.

The mosque was originally built in the 8th century but was apparently destroyed and then rebuilt in the 13th century.

Blocks of ashlar sit in the Grand Umayyad Mosque's courtyard in Aleppo as renovation work gets under way. All photos: AFP

The mosque is an archaeological treasure in Aleppo's Unesco-listed Old City.

The mosque was at the centre of fighting between rebels and government forces for months and suffered extensive damage.

Staff work on the renovation of wooden windows.

The renovation is part of a Syrian government initiative with a financial donation by Ramzan Kadyrov, the strongman of Russia's Chechnya region.

A recently renovated part of the mosque.

The mosque was originally built in the 8th century but was apparently destroyed and then rebuilt in the 13th century.

Renovation of Grand Umayyad Mosque in Aleppo, Syria - in pictures

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A participant dressed one of the Ba Jia Jiang, or guardians of the gods, is purified with firecrackers during a temple festival marking the birthday of Taoist deity Qingshan Wang, or Ling'an Zunwang, in Taipei, Taiwan. AP Photo

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