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Alâeddin Mosque

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “principal monument on the citadel of konya”. Today it says “principal monument on alaaddin hill”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Mosque in Konya, Turkey”. It now reads “12th-century Seljuk-era mosque in Konya, Turkey”.
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The opening as it read in 2025

12th-century Seljuk-era mosque in Konya, Turkey This article is about the mosque in Konya, Turkey. Part of the hilltop citadel complex that contained the Seljuk Palace , it served as the main prayer hall for the Seljuk Sultans of Rum and its courtyard contains the burial places of several of the sultans. It was constructed in stages between the mid-12th and mid-13th centuries. It is the largest of several Seljuk mosques to survive in Konya. Both the mosque and the hill it stands on are named after the Seljuk Sultan Alaaddin Keykubad I ( Alaaddin Tepesi and Alaaddin Camii ).

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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “principal monument on the citadel of konya”. Today it says “principal monument on alaaddin hill”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Mosque in Konya, Turkey”. It now reads “12th-century Seljuk-era mosque in Konya, Turkey”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then

principal monument on the citadel of konya

Now

principal monument on alaaddin hill

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