Wikipedia's first sentence called it “principal mosque of kolkata”. Today it says “sunni mosque”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Construction; Legal dispute”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Nakhoda Masjid is a Sunni mosque , located in Kolkata , in the state of West Bengal , India . The mosque is situated in the Chitpur area of the Burrabazar business district in Central Kolkata, at the intersection of Zakaria Street and Rabindra Sarani. Completed in 1926, it is the principal mosque for Kolkata and it is affiliated with the Hanafi school .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
The Nakhoda Masjid is the principal mosque of Kolkata , India , located in the Chitpur area of the Burrabazar business district in Central Kolkata , at the intersection of Zakariya Street and Rabindra Sarani.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
The Nakhoda Masjid is the principal mosque of Kolkata , India , in the Chitpur area of the Burrabazar business district in Central Kolkata, at the intersection of Zakariya Street and Rabindra Sarani.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
The Nakhoda Masjid is the principal mosque of Kolkata , India , in the Chitpur area of the Burrabazar business district in Central Kolkata, at the intersection of Zakaria Street and Rabindra Sarani.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
The Nakhoda Musjid is the principal mosque of Kolkata , India , in the Chitpur area of the Burrabazar business district in Central Kolkata, at the intersection of Zakaria Street and Rabindra Sarani.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “principal mosque of kolkata”. Today it says “sunni mosque”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Construction; Legal dispute”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
principal mosque of kolkata
Now
sunni mosque
Sections that no longer exist
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Construction
Legal dispute
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