Wikipedia's first sentence called it “oldest extant mosque in the united arab emirates”. Today it says “historical mosque in the village of al bidya emirate of fujairah”.
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Al-Bidya Mosque ( Gulf Arabic : مَسْجِد ٱلْبِدْيَة , romanized : Masjid Al-Bidyah , sometimes transliterated as Al-Bidiyah ( ٱلْبِدِيَة ) or Al-Badiyah ( ٱلْبَدِيَة )) is a historical mosque in the Emirate of Fujairah , the U.A.E. It was the oldest known mosque in the country, prior to the discovery in September 2018 of the ruins of a 1000-year-old mosque dating back to the Islamic Golden Age , near the Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Mosque in the city of Al Ain , Emirate of Abu Dhabi . Still in use, it is located in the small village of Al-Badiyah or Al-Bidiyah , about 40 km (25 miles) north of the Emirate's capital city , and is also known as the " Ottoman Mosque".
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The Al Badiyah Mosque (sometimes written Al Bidyah or Al Bidya ) is the oldest extant mosque in the United Arab Emirates . It is located in a small village in emirate Fujairah about 50 km north from region center. This mosque is also known as Ottoman Mosque.
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Al-Bidya Mosque ( , sometimes transliterated as Al-Bidiyah ( ٱلْبِدِيَة ) or Al-Badiyah ( ٱلْبَدِيَة )) is a historical mosque in the Emirate of Fujairah , the United Arab Emirates .It was the oldest known mosque in the country, prior to the discovery in September 2018 of the ruins of a 1000-year-old mosque dating back to the Islamic Golden Age , near the Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Mosque in the city of Al Ain , Emirate of Abu Dhabi .Still in use, it is located in the small village of Al-Badiyah or Al-Bidiyah , about 40 km (25 miles) north of the Emirate's capital city , and is also known as the " Ottoman Mosque".
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Mosque in Fujairah, UAE Al-Bidya Mosque ( , sometimes transliterated as Al-Bidiyah ( ٱلْبِدِيَة ) or Al-Badiyah ( ٱلْبَدِيَة )) is a historical mosque in the Emirate of Fujairah , the United Arab Emirates . It was the oldest known mosque in the country, prior to the discovery in September 2018 of the ruins of a 1000-year-old mosque dating back to the Islamic Golden Age , near the Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Mosque in the city of Al Ain , Emirate of Abu Dhabi . Still in use, it is located in the small village of Al-Badiyah or Al-Bidiyah , about 40 km (25 miles) north of the Emirate's capital city , and is also known as the " Ottoman Mosque".
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oldest extant mosque in the united arab emirates
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historical mosque in the village of al bidya emirate of fujairah
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