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Seyyed Mosque (Isfahan)

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “biggest and the most famous mosque from the qajar era in isfahan”. Today it says “twelver shi'ite mosque and madrasa”.
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Twelver Shi'ite mosque in Isfahan, Iran Not to be confused with the similarly-named Jameh Mosque of Zanjan . The Seyyed Mosque ( Persian : مسجد سید ; Arabic : مسجد السيد ) is a Twelver Shi'ite mosque and madrasa , located in the city of Esfahan , in the province of Isfahan , Iran . It was built in the late 19th century, during the rule of the Qajar dynasty , by the Shi'ite cleric Mohammad Bagher Shafti , one of the first clerics to receive the rank of Hujjatul Islam . The mosque itself is active, however, as of July 2024 , its construction was incomplete, with restoration work in progress. The mosque was added to the Iran National Heritage List on 20 June 1958, administered by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran , the Endowments and Charity Affairs Organization, and other organizations.

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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “biggest and the most famous mosque from the qajar era in isfahan”. Today it says “twelver shi'ite mosque and madrasa”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then

biggest and the most famous mosque from the qajar era in isfahan

Now

twelver shi'ite mosque and madrasa

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