Wikipedia's first sentence called it “one of the monuments of gorgan”. Today it says “shi'ite friday mosque”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Iranian national heritage site”. It now reads “Mosque in Gorgan, Golestan, Iran”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Mosque in Gorgan, Golestan, Iran For similarly named mosques, see List of grand mosques . The Jameh Mosque of Gorgan ( Arabic : جامع جرجان ; Persian : مسجد جامع گرگان ) is a Shia Friday mosque , located next to the old bazaar, in the Nalbandan neighborhood of Gorgan , in the province of Golestan , Iran . The mosque was built in 1018 CE , during the Seljuk era , and has been extensively renovated in subsequent years. The mosque was added to the Iran National Heritage List in 1932, administered by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran . In June 2023 it was reported that 170 billion rials ( US$ 340,000) were needed to complete restoration of the mosque. Iran Tourism and Touring Organization . 2025 .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Iranian national heritage site Jameh Mosque of Gorgan is one of the monuments of Gorgan . This mosque is located next to the Bazaar Nalbandan. The mosque is built in the Seljuq dynasty and has spherical minaret on which are the Kufic line.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Iranian national heritage site Jameh Mosque of Gorgan is one of the monuments of Gorgan . This mosque is located next to the Bazaar Nalbandan. The mosque is built in the Seljuq dynasty and has spherical minaret on which are the Kufic line.
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “one of the monuments of gorgan”. Today it says “shi'ite friday mosque”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Iranian national heritage site”. It now reads “Mosque in Gorgan, Golestan, Iran”. Read the current article and compare.
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one of the monuments of gorgan
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shi'ite friday mosque
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