This city's neighborhood of Bab Tuma was developed by Eastern Orthodox adherents.
Shortly after the fall of this city, survivors named Harbees and Thomas, the son-in-law of the emperor, were slain in a duel. This city's neighborhood of Bab Tuma was developed by Eastern Orthodox adherents. A woman named Zaynab gave a sermon here against her enemies after she and her family members were taken to this city after the Battle of Karbala. A mosque in this city was formerly a church that supposedly contained John the Baptist's head and was also where Yazid kept the head of Husayn on display. The Abbasids eventually conquered this city in 750, and it was soon eclipsed in importance by a city in modern-day Iraq. For 10 points, name this first capital of the Umayyad Caliphate, a city in present-day Syria.
Shortly after the fall of this city, survivors named Harbees and Thomas, the son-in-law of the emperor, were slain in a duel.
Damascus &lt;Cheyne&gt;