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Kampung Hulu Mosque

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “old mosque in malacca town”. Today it says “mosque situated at kampong hulu village in malacca city”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “2°11′57.3″N 102°14′51.4″E  /  2.199250°N 102.247611°E  / 2.199250; 102.247611”. It now reads “Mosque in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia”.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-03.
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The opening as it read in 2025

It is the oldest mosque in Malacca and among the oldest in the country, having originally built around the year 1720–1728 and underwent renovation in 1892. The architectural design of the mosque is a cross between Javanese Architecture , Local Malay, Sumateran, and Sini. The minaret , ablution pool and entrance arch were built at the same time with the main building. The minaret resembles a pagoda with the style of "Balai Nobat Melayu". An ancient cemetery lies next to the mosque in where some notable preachers and missionaries are buried.

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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “old mosque in malacca town”. Today it says “mosque situated at kampong hulu village in malacca city”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “2°11′57.3″N 102°14′51.4″E  /  2.199250°N 102.247611°E  / 2.199250; 102.247611”. It now reads “Mosque in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then

old mosque in malacca town

Now

mosque situated at kampong hulu village in malacca city

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