Wikipedia's first sentence called it “sufi mosque in aidrus street in the crater area of aden”. Today it says “sufi mosque in aidrus street in crater”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “The Mosque of Abu Bakr al-'Aydarus or”. It now reads “Mosque in Crater Aden, Yemen The Mosque of Abu Bakr al-'Aydarus or”.
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Mosque in Crater Aden, Yemen The Mosque of Abu Bakr al-'Aydarus or Aidrus Mosque ( Arabic : جَامِع ٱلْعَيْدَرُوْس , romanized : Jāmiʿ Al-ʿAydarūs ) is a Sufi mosque in Aidrus Street in Crater , Yemen . One of the principal mosques in Aden, it is named after Abu Bakr al-Aydarus , the wali (saint) of Aden. Originally built in the late-15th or early-16th century, the mosque underwent rebuilding after being destroyed in 1859. During the 1994 civil war in Yemen , Islamic fundamentalists from North Yemen damaged much of the mosque, burning copies of the Quran and vandalizing tombs in its courtyard. The mosque is featured on some Aden postage stamps, e.g. the 1938 2 anna stamp.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
The Mosque of Abu Bakr al-'Aydarus , or Aidrus Mosque , is a Sufi mosque in Aidrus Street in the Crater area of Aden . One of the principal mosques in Aden, it is named after Abu Bakr al-Aydarus , the wali of Aden. Originally built in the late-15th or early-16th century, the mosque underwent rebuilding after being destroyed in 1859. During the 1994 civil war in Yemen , Islamic fundamentalists from North Yemen damaged much of the mosque, burning copies of the Quran and vandalizing tombs in its courtyard. The mosque is featured on some Aden postage stamps, e.g. the 1938 2 anna stamp.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
The Mosque of Abu Bakr al-'Aydarus or Aidrus Mosque ( ) is a Sufi mosque in Aidrus Street in Crater , Aden Governorate , Yemen . One of the principal mosques in Aden, it is named after Abu Bakr al-Aydarus , the wali of Aden. Originally built in the late-15th or early-16th century, the mosque underwent rebuilding after being destroyed in 1859. During the 1994 civil war in Yemen , Islamic fundamentalists from North Yemen damaged much of the mosque, burning copies of the Quran and vandalizing tombs in its courtyard. The mosque is featured on some Aden postage stamps, e.g. the 1938 2 anna stamp.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Mosque in Crater, Aden, Yemen The Mosque of Abu Bakr al-'Aydarus or Aidrus Mosque ( ) is a Sufi mosque in Aidrus Street in Crater , Aden Governorate , Yemen . One of the principal mosques in Aden, it is named after Abu Bakr al-Aydarus , the wali of Aden. Originally built in the late-15th or early-16th century, the mosque underwent rebuilding after being destroyed in 1859. During the 1994 civil war in Yemen , Islamic fundamentalists from North Yemen damaged much of the mosque, burning copies of the Quran and vandalizing tombs in its courtyard. The mosque is featured on some Aden postage stamps, e.g. the 1938 2 anna stamp.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “sufi mosque in aidrus street in the crater area of aden”. Today it says “sufi mosque in aidrus street in crater”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “The Mosque of Abu Bakr al-'Aydarus or”. It now reads “Mosque in Crater Aden, Yemen The Mosque of Abu Bakr al-'Aydarus or”. Read the current article and compare.
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sufi mosque in aidrus street in the crater area of aden
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sufi mosque in aidrus street in crater
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