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Jama Mosque, Kanchipuram
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “mosque in the town of kanchipuram in tamil nadu”. Today it says “friday mosque”.
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Mosque in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India For similarly named mosques, see List of grand mosques . The Jama Mosque , also known as the Jama Masjid and officially as the Sunnat Jama'ath Juma Masjid , is a Friday mosque , located in the town of Kanchipuram , in the state of Tamil Nadu , India. The mosque is situated adjacent to the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham , a Hindu centre of learning. The Times of India .
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mosque in the town of kanchipuram in tamil nadu
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friday mosque
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