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Gharib Nawaz Masjid

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “mosque in mominpura”. Today it says “sufi mosque affiliated with the barelvi movement”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Mosque in Nagpur, India”. It now reads “Mosque in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India”.
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Mosque in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India This article is about the mosque in Maharashtra, India. The Masjid Ghareeb Nawaz ( Arabic : مسجد غريب نواز ), sometimes spelled as the Masjid Gharib Nawaz , and also known as the Gharib Nawaz Mosque , is a Sufi mosque affiliated with the Barelvi movement , located in the Mominpura area of Nagpur , in the state of Maharashtra , India. The mosque was named after Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti , a Sufi saint . The dome of the mosque is similar to the Shrine of Khwaja Gharib Nawaz .

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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “mosque in mominpura”. Today it says “sufi mosque affiliated with the barelvi movement”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Mosque in Nagpur, India”. It now reads “Mosque in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India”. Read the current article and compare.
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mosque in mominpura

Now

sufi mosque affiliated with the barelvi movement

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