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Masjid-i-Ala

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “mosque located inside the srirangapatna fort in srirangapatna in mandya district in karnataka”. Today it says “friday mosque”.
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Mosque in Mandya, Karnataka, India For similarly named mosques, see List of grand mosques . The Masjid-i-Ala , also called the Jama Masjid or Jama Mosque , is a Friday mosque , located inside the Srirangapatna Fort in Srirangapatna in Mandya District in Karnataka . It was built in 1786–87, during the rule of Tipu Sultan . The structure is a Monument of National Importance , maintained and administered by the Archaeological Survey of India . Archaeological Survey of India .

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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “mosque located inside the srirangapatna fort in srirangapatna in mandya district in karnataka”. Today it says “friday mosque”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then

mosque located inside the srirangapatna fort in srirangapatna in mandya district in karnataka

Now

friday mosque

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