Wikipedia's first sentence called it “mosque in beirut central district”. Today it says “sunni islam mosque”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Timeline”.
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Al-Omari Grand Mosque ( Arabic : المسجد العمري الكبير ), known as Jami' Al-Kabir , is a Sunni Islam mosque , located in the central district of Beirut , in Lebanon . The building has been a place of worship including its original use as a Roman temple , and subsequently as a Roman church , before Beirut was conquered by Mamluk Egypt and it was converted into a mosque.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Al-Omari Grand Mosque ( ) is a mosque in Beirut Central District , Lebanon .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “mosque in beirut central district”. Today it says “sunni islam mosque”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Timeline”. Read the current article and compare.
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mosque in beirut central district
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sunni islam mosque
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