Wikipedia's first sentence called it “historical mausoleum in isfahan”. Today it says “islamic mausoleum in esfahan”.
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Ali ebn-e Sahl Mausoleum is an Islamic mausoleum in Esfahan , in the province of Isfahan , Iran . The mystic Abolhassan Ali ebn-e Sahl Azhar Esfahani lived in the era of the Al-Mu'tadid , the Abbasid caliph . He had a khanqah and a school in the north of the Toghchi cemetery . He died in 894 CE in Isfahan and was buried in his khanqah . The Ali ebn-e Sahl Mausoleum became a meeting place of mystics and dervishes . At present the mausoleum belongs to the Khaksari dervishes. The mausoleum has a vast garden ; the larger part of which is under the possession of the Welfare Organisation .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
The Ali ebn-e Sahl mausoleum is a historical mausoleum in Isfahan , Iran . The mystic Abolhassan Ali ebn-e Sahl Azhar Esfahani lived in the era of the Al-Mu'tadid , the Abbasid caliph . He had a khanqah and a school in the north of the Toqchi cemetery . He died in 894 in Isfahan and was buried in his khanqah. The Ali ebn-e Sahl mausoleum became a meeting place of mystics and dervishes . At present the mausoleum belongs to the Khaksari dervishes. the mausoleum has a vast garden . The larger part of the garden is under the possession of the Welfare Organisation .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
The Ali ebn-e Sahl mausoleum is a historical mausoleum in Isfahan , Iran . The mystic Abolhassan Ali ebn-e Sahl Azhar Esfahani lived in the era of the Al-Mu'tadid , the Abbasid caliph . He had a khanqah and a school in the north of the Toghchi cemetery . He died in 894 in Isfahan and was buried in his khanqah. The Ali ebn-e Sahl mausoleum became a meeting place of mystics and dervishes . At present the mausoleum belongs to the Khaksari dervishes. the mausoleum has a vast garden . The larger part of the garden is under the possession of the Welfare Organisation .
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historical mausoleum in isfahan
Now
islamic mausoleum in esfahan
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