Wikipedia's first sentence called it “historic sunni islam mosque located in baghdad”. Today it says “sunni mosque and madrasa”.
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Mosque-Madrasa of Al-Ahmadiya ( ) or Al-Maidan Mosque ( ), is a historic Sunni Islam mosque located in Baghdad , Iraq . The mosque is located at the Al Rasheed Street in the southern part of Al-Rusafa , and the east of the Al-Maidan Square near the Al-Muradiyya Mosque.1The mosque was built in 1796 by Ahmad Pasha al-Katkhadha, the vice of the Mamluk ruler Sulayman Pasha the Great . The minaret was later added by his brother Abdullah Buk along with the madrasa . The mosque is also near the Al-Khulafa Mosque , the mosque dating back to the Abbasid era . Al-Ahmadiyya Mosque has an area of approximately 2,600 square metres (28,000 sq ft). Inside the mosque, there is a wide prayer space in front of the corridor. On the left side, there is a prayer room for summer, which is topped by the tall dome made of Qashani tiles and has a diameter of 11 metres (36 ft). A minaret is situated on the south of the dome. The wall of the mosque is painted with inscriptions of the Qur'anic verses, which was written by the calligrapher Sufyan al-Wahbi in 1850 who is buried in the mosque yard. The mosque was restored in 2010 before holding the conference for the cabinet of Waqf al-Sunna .2 Baghdad: City of Peace, City of Blood .
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Ancient mosque in Baghdad, Iraq The Mosque-Madrasa of al-Ahmadiyya ( ), also commonly known as al-Ahmadiyya Mosque ( ) or a l-Maidan Mosque ( ), is a historic Sunni Islam mosque located in Baghdad , Iraq .The mosque is located at al-Rasheed Street in the southern part of al-Rusafa , and the east of al-Maidan Square near al-Muradiyya Mosque . Baghdad: City of Peace, City of Blood .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Ancient mosque in Baghdad, Iraq The Mosque-Madrasa of al-Ahmadiyya ( Arabic : جامع ومدرسة الأحمدية ), also commonly known as al-Ahmadiyya Mosque ( Arabic : جامع الأحمدية ) or a l-Maidan Mosque ( Arabic : جامع الميدان ), is a historic Sunni Islam mosque located in Baghdad , Iraq . The mosque is located at al-Rashid Street in the southern part of al-Rusafa , and the east of al-Maidan Square near al-Muradiyya Mosque . Baghdad: City of Peace, City of Blood .
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historic sunni islam mosque located in baghdad
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sunni mosque and madrasa
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