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Nizamiye Mosque
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “mosque situated in the city of midrand”. Today it says “sunni mosque”.
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Nizamiye Masjid ( Arabic : مسجد النظامية ), often called the Nizamiye Mosque , is a Sunni mosque , located in the city of Midrand , in Greater Johannesburg , in the province of Gauteng , South Africa . It is often stated to be the largest mosque in the Southern Hemisphere , occupying less than two-thirds of a hectare in a 10 ha (25-acre) site. The plans for the mosque were originally designed in Turkey , but a South African architect adapted the design to South African building standards. Construction began in October 2009 and was completed in 2012.
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mosque situated in the city of midrand
Now
sunni mosque
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