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Mosque of the Martyrs

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “mosque in baku”. Today it says “sunni islam mosque”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Mosque in Baku, Azerbaijan The Mosque of the Martyrs or the Martyrs' Mosque (Baku) ( Arabic : مسجد الشهداء (باكو) ), officially the Alley of Martyrs'”. It now reads “Mosque in Baku, Azerbaijan The Mosque of the Martyrs or Martyrs' Mosque ( Azerbaijani : Şəhidlər Məscidi ), officially the Alley of Martyrs'”.
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Mosque of the Martyrs ( ), also popularly known as the Turkish Mosque , is a mosque in Baku , Azerbaijan , near the Martyrs' Lane . The mosque was built in the beginning of the 1990s with assistance of the Turkish government. The mosque currently is used as an official residence of religious attaché of the Turkish embassy. The mosque has been under construction since 2009. The 154th ayah from Al-Baqara chapter of Quran is written on the façade of the mosque in Arabic and Turkish : “Do not say “Dead!” about those, who died for the sake of Allah . No, they are alive! But you do not feel.” Turkish Mosque In Baku Closed For 'Repairs' .1

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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “mosque in baku”. Today it says “sunni islam mosque”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Mosque in Baku, Azerbaijan The Mosque of the Martyrs or the Martyrs' Mosque (Baku) ( Arabic : مسجد الشهداء (باكو) ), officially the Alley of Martyrs'”. It now reads “Mosque in Baku, Azerbaijan The Mosque of the Martyrs or Martyrs' Mosque ( Azerbaijani : Şəhidlər Məscidi ), officially the Alley of Martyrs'”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then

mosque in baku

Now

sunni islam mosque

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