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Masjid Khalid

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “mosque located along joo chiat road at geylang serai”. Today it says “mosque located along joo chiat road in the geylang serai district of geylang”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Mosque located in Geylang Serai, Singapore”. It now reads “Mosque located in Geylang, Singapore”.
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Masjid Khalid ( Jawi : مسجد خالد) is a mosque located along Joo Chiat Road at Geylang Serai , Singapore . It was built in 1917 on waqf land donated by Haji Abdul Khalid, whom the mosque is named after. It primarily serves the residents of Geylang Serai and surrounding landed property estates in the area.

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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “mosque located along joo chiat road at geylang serai”. Today it says “mosque located along joo chiat road in the geylang serai district of geylang”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Mosque located in Geylang Serai, Singapore”. It now reads “Mosque located in Geylang, Singapore”. Read the current article and compare.
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mosque located along joo chiat road at geylang serai

Now

mosque located along joo chiat road in the geylang serai district of geylang

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