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Al-Wazeer Mosque

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “old mosque in baghdad”. Today it says “sunni mosque”.
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Al-Wazeer Mosque ( ) is an old mosque in Baghdad , Iraq which considered a cultural heritage.1 The mosque was built by the Wazir of Baghdad Hassan Pasha in 1599 during the Ottoman era . Later the mosque witnessed several renovation and restoration works. The main characteristic of the mosque is its Ottoman architectural style . It is located in al-Rusafa district behind the Souk al-Sarai , near the riverbank of the Tigris River. The mosque contains prayer space for over more than 400 worshippers. On the left side of the mosque, there is a round-shaped minaret .2 The attached garden extends to the riverbank of the Tigris river.3 The area in which the mosque is located in, as well as al-Wazeer Mosque itself, are a part of a tentative UNESCO World Heritage Site . Historical Features of the Tigris River in Baghdad Rusafa, which extends from the school Al-Mustansiriya to the Abbasid Palace .

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old mosque in baghdad

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sunni mosque

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