Wikipedia's first sentence called it “mosque situated in the suburb of rajakilpakkam between velachery and tambaram”. Today it says “mosque located on the outskirts of south chennai”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “12°55′19″N 80°09′16″E  /  12.9219428°N 80.1544345°E  / 12.9219428; 80.1544345”. It now reads “Mosque in Tamil Nadu, India”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Mosque in Tamil Nadu, India This article is about the mosque in Chennai's Rajakilpakkam neighbourhood. The Masjid-e-Anwari is a mosque located on the outskirts of South Chennai , in the state of Tamil Nadu , India . The mosque is situated in the suburb of Rajakilpakkam , between Velachery and Tambaram , in the Tambaram Municipality in the Chengalpattu district . The mosque was constructed in 1703 by Nawab Zulfiqar Khan, an officer in the Mughal army. Madras, Chennai: A 400-year record of the first city of Modern India .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Masjid-e-Anwari is a mosque situated in the suburb of Raja Keezhpakkam between Velachery and Tambaram on the outskirts of Chennai , India . The mosque was constructed by Nawab Zulfiqar Khan, an officer in the Mughal army in 1703.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
12°55′19″N 80°09′16″E  /  12.9219428°N 80.1544345°E  / 12.9219428; 80.1544345 Masjid-e-Anwari is a mosque situated in the suburb of Rajakilpakkam between Velachery and Tambaram , it comes under Sembakkam Municipality situated on the outskirts of Chennai , India . The mosque was constructed by Nawab Zulfiqar Khan, an officer in the Mughal army in 1703.
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “mosque situated in the suburb of rajakilpakkam between velachery and tambaram”. Today it says “mosque located on the outskirts of south chennai”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “12°55′19″N 80°09′16″E  /  12.9219428°N 80.1544345°E  / 12.9219428; 80.1544345”. It now reads “Mosque in Tamil Nadu, India”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
mosque situated in the suburb of rajakilpakkam between velachery and tambaram
Now
mosque located on the outskirts of south chennai
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