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Imam Ali Mosque (Copenhagen)

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “largest and only shia muslim mosque in the country located in nordvest”. Today it says “shia mosque”.
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Imam Ali Mosque ( Danish : Imam Ali Moske ; Persian : مسجد امام علی , romanized : Maschet-e Imām Ali ; Arabic : مسجد الإمام علي , romanized : Masjidu l-ʾImām ʿAlī' ), is a Shia mosque , located in Nordvest , Copenhagen , Denmark . It is the largest and only Shia mosque in Denmark. The construction of the mosque started in 2009. It was completed and opened to the public in 2015. The 2,100-square-metre (23,000 sq ft) mosque is designed in neo- Iranian architectural style, with two 32-metre (105 ft) minarets and a central, turquoise dome. The mosque has capacity for 1,500 worshippers. "Sådan skal Københavns nye moské se ud" . 28 August 2009. "Largest Shia mosque opens in Copenhagen" . 3 October 2015. "Largest Shia mosque opens in Copenhagen" . 1 October 2015.

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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “largest and only shia muslim mosque in the country located in nordvest”. Today it says “shia mosque”. Read the current article and compare.
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largest and only shia muslim mosque in the country located in nordvest

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shia mosque

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