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King Hussein Mosque

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “largest mosque in jordan”. Today it says “mosque and religious museum located in the city of amman”.
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King Hussein Bin Talal Mosque , better known as the King Hussein Mosque , is the largest mosque in Jordan . The mosque is located at an altitude of 1,013 metres (3,323 ft) above sea level and can thus be seen from most parts of Amman. It is square and features four minarets and marble floors. In 2012, King Abdullah opened the Museum of the Prophet ( , Matḥaf ar-Rusūl ), which houses a number of relics associated with the Islamic prophet Muhammad .1 "مسجد الملك حسين في عمان" . الدستور (in Arabic). "ملك يفتتح متحف الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم في عمان" . الغد .

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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “largest mosque in jordan”. Today it says “mosque and religious museum located in the city of amman”. Read the current article and compare.
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largest mosque in jordan

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mosque and religious museum located in the city of amman

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