Wikipedia's first sentence called it “egyptian mosque in alexandria built in 1684–1685 by a moroccan merchant named hajj ibrahim terbana”. Today it says “mosque in the el gomrok neighbourhood of alexandria”.
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Mosque in Alexandria, Egypt The Mosque of Ibrahim Terbana ( Arabic : مسجد ابراهبم تربانة , romanized : Masjid Ibrāhym Terbānā ) also known as the Terbana Mosque , is an Egyptian mosque in Alexandria built in 1684–1685 by a Moroccan merchant named Hajj Ibrahim Terbana. Middle East and Africa . Tile pictures in North Africa . "مسجد "تربانة" أقدم المساجد العثمانية المعلقة بالإسكندرية" [Terbana Mosque, the oldest Ottoman style hanging mosque in Alexandria]. "The Hanging Mosque of Tarbana...a tourist attraction that takes Alexandria back to the Ottoman era" .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “egyptian mosque in alexandria built in 1684–1685 by a moroccan merchant named hajj ibrahim terbana”. Today it says “mosque in the el gomrok neighbourhood of alexandria”. Read the current article and compare.
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egyptian mosque in alexandria built in 1684–1685 by a moroccan merchant named hajj ibrahim terbana
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mosque in the el gomrok neighbourhood of alexandria
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