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Azam Mosque of Qom

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “built by seyyed hossein borujerdi”. Today it says “shi'ite mosque located in the city of qom”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Specifications”.
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Shi'ite mosque in Qom, Iran This article is about the mosque. The Azam Mosque of Qom ( Persian : مسجد اعظم قم , romanized : Masjid-i A'zam ; Arabic : مسجد الأعظم ), also known as the Qom A'zam Mosque and as the Hazrat Fatimah Mosque , is a Shi'ite mosque located in the city of Qom , in the province of Qom , Iran . Completed in 1961, the mosque was built by Seyyed Hossein Borujerdi , the grand Shia Marja' , and is located adjacent to the Holy Shrine of Hazrat Ma'soomeh . The mosque was added to the Iran National Heritage List on 29 January 2006, administered by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran .

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built by seyyed hossein borujerdi

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shi'ite mosque located in the city of qom

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