Wikipedia's first sentence called it “mosque in baghdad located in the karkh district near the jumhuriya bridge and the banks of the tigris river”. Today it says “sunni mosque located in the karkh district of baghdad”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Al-Shawy Mosque ( Arabic : جامع الشاوي ) also known as al-Khatib Mosque ( Arabic : جامع الخطيب ) is a mosque in Baghdad located in the Karkh district near the Jumhuriya Bridge and the banks of the Tigris River . It's considered one of the acclaimed heritage mosques of Baghdad, notable for its architecture including calligraphy by the Iraqi master calligrapher Hashem Muhammad al-Baghdadi . It was built by a Hajj named "Ahmed Mazhar al-Shawy" which the mosque is named after and buried inside of the mosque after his passing in 1960. The mosque was inaugurated in the year 1957, in the presence of King Faisal II and a gathering of the many notables of Baghdad including its scholars, and the opening ceremony was shown on Baghdad TV at the time. The Mosque is currently managed by the Presidency of the Sunni Endowment Office and overlooks its maintenance. Among the Imams of the mosque was the prominent Iraqi jurist Sheikh Hashem Jamil who was also appointed preacher who worked in it for two years, and practiced public speaking there. Ahmed al-Shawy Mosque " The requested page does not exist ".
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Mosque in Baghdad, Iraq Al-Shawy Mosque ( ) also known as a l-Khatib Mosque ( ) is a mosque in Baghdad located in the Karkh district near the Jumhuriya Bridge and the banks of the Tigris River . It's considered one of the acclaimed heritage mosques of Baghdad, notable for its architecture including calligraphy by the Iraqi master calligrapher Hashem Muhammad al-Baghdadi . It was built by a Hajj named "Ahmed Mazhar al-Shawy" which the mosque is named after and buried inside of the mosque after his passing in 1960. The mosque was inaugurated in the year 1957, in the presence of King Faisal II and a gathering of the many notables of Baghdad including its scholars, and the opening ceremony was shown on Baghdad TV at the time. The Mosque is currently managed by the Presidency of the Sunni Endowment Office and overlooks its maintenance. Among the Imams of the mosque was the prominent Iraqi jurist Sheikh Hashem Jamil who was also appointed preacher who worked in it for two years, and practiced public speaking there. Ahmed Al-Shawy Mosque " The requested page does not exist ".
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “mosque in baghdad located in the karkh district near the jumhuriya bridge and the banks of the tigris river”. Today it says “sunni mosque located in the karkh district of baghdad”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
mosque in baghdad located in the karkh district near the jumhuriya bridge and the banks of the tigris river
Now
sunni mosque located in the karkh district of baghdad
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