Wikipedia's first sentence called it “oldest mosque in fes”. Today it says “oldest mosque in fez”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Al-Anouar Mosque ( Arabic : جامع الأنوار , romanized : jama' al-anwar , lit. ' Mosque of the Lights ' ; Berber languages : ⵎⴻⵣⴳⵉⴷⴰ ⵍⴰⵏⵡⴰⵔ , romanized: mezgida el anwart , lit. ' Mosque of the Lights ' ), formerly also known as the Mosque of the Sheikhs ( Arabic : جامع الأشياخ , romanized : jama' al-ashiakh , "Mosque of the Chiefs"), was the oldest mosque in Fes , Morocco . It was founded by Idris I at the same time as he founded the city itself, in the early 9th century. It was located slightly northeast of the current Mosque of the Andalusians , which surpassed it as the main mosque of the area. Today only remnants of the mosque have survived.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Former historic mosque in Fez, Morocco The Al-Anouar Mosque ( , "Mosque of the Lights"), formerly also known as the Mosque of the Sheikhs ( , "Mosque of the Chiefs"), was the oldest mosque in Fes , Morocco . It was founded by Idris I at the same time as he founded the city itself, in the early 9th century. It was located slightly northeast of the current Mosque of the Andalusians , which surpassed it as the main mosque of the area. Today only remnants of the mosque have survived.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Former historic mosque in Fez, Morocco The Al-Anouar Mosque ( ; ), formerly also known as the Mosque of the Sheikhs ( , "Mosque of the Chiefs"), was the oldest mosque in Fes , Morocco . It was founded by Idris I at the same time as he founded the city itself, in the early 9th century. It was located slightly northeast of the current Mosque of the Andalusians , which surpassed it as the main mosque of the area. Today only remnants of the mosque have survived.
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oldest mosque in fes
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oldest mosque in fez
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