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Bihuroazu Kamanaa Mosque or the Bihuroazu Kamanaa Miskiy ( ) is one of the oldest mosques in Malé .1According to historical documents, the Bihuroazu Mosque was built before Sultan Muhammad Thakurufaanu was established as the king of Maldives. The mosque was built by Bihuroazu Fashan akalo. The mosque was named Bihuroazu Fashana kalo Mosque. One of the most important reasons why the mosque has been historical place is the resting place of as-Sultan al-Ghaazee Muhammad Thakurufaanu al-Auzam and his younger brother, Al-Ghaazee Hassan Rannabandeyri Kilefaanu was buried in the Mausoleum of as-Sultan Muhammad Thakurufaanu al-Auzam.2
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Mosque in Malé, Kaafu, Maldives The Bihuroazu Kamanaa Mosque ( Dhivehi : ބިހުރޯޒު ކަމަނާ މިސްކިތް ), also known as the Bihuroazu Kamanaa Miskiy ( Dhivehi : ބޮޑުތަކުރުފާނުގެ ޒިޔާރަތް ), is a Sunni Islam mosque , located in Malé , on the Kaafu Atoll , in the Maldives .The mosque is located adjacent to the mausoleum of as-Sultan al-Ghaazee Muhammad Thakurufaanu al-Auza , who was a 16th-century Sultan of the Maldive Islands .According to historical documents, the mosque is one of the oldest mosques in Malé, and was built before Thakurufaanu was Sultan.
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