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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Azam mosque of Qom ( ), or Masjid-Azam located in Qom , Iran , was built by Seyyed Hossein Borujerdi , grand Shia Marja' next to the Fatima Masumeh Shrine .
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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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