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Al-Maqam Mosque
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “historic mosque in the city of basra”. Today it says “historic mosque and shrine”.
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The opening as it read in 2020
Al-Maqam Mosque ( ) is a historic mosque in the city of Basra , Iraq .1 It is located in the Al-'Ashara region.2
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “historic mosque in the city of basra”. Today it says “historic mosque and shrine”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
historic mosque in the city of basra
Now
historic mosque and shrine
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