Wikipedia's first sentence called it “one of the largest mosques in kaduna state”. Today it says “one of the largest mosques in the city of kaduna”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Sultan Bello Mosque ( Arabic : مسجد السلطان بلو ) also known as The Kaduna Central Mosque , is one of the largest mosques in Kaduna State , Nigeria , built in 1962. It is named after the then Sultan of Sokoto , Muhammadu Bello the son of Usman dan Fodio . The present Chief Imam of the mosque is Sulaiman Muhammad Adam, a former lecturer in the department of Arabic and Islamic Studies at Kaduna State University . "Dr Suleiman Muhammad Adam, emerged the chief Imam of Sultan Bello Mosque" Kaduna news online " Mosque crisis ends, Sultan's nominee steps down as Imam" Premium Times Nigeria "Sultan Bello Mosque Gets new Imam" Daily Trust Kaduna, 22 November 2017.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Mosque in Kaduna State, Nigeria Sultan Bello Mosque ( ) also known as The Kaduna Central Mosque , is one of the largest mosques in Kaduna State , Nigeria , built in 1962. It is named after the then Sultan of Sokoto , Muhammadu Bello the son of Usman dan Fodio . The present Chief Imam of the mosque is Suleiman Muhammad Adam, a former lecturer in the department of Arabic and Islamic studies Kaduna State University . "Dr Suleiman Muhammad Adam, emerged the chief Imam of Sultan Bello Mosque" Kaduna news online " Mosque crisis ends, Sultan's nominee steps down as Imam" Premium Times Nigeria "Sultan Bello Mosque Gets new Imam" Daily Trust Kaduna, 22 November, 2017.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Mosque in Kaduna State, Nigeria Sultan Bello Mosque ( ) also known as The Kaduna Central Mosque , is one of the largest mosques in Kaduna State , Nigeria , built in 1962. It is named after the then Sultan of Sokoto , Muhammadu Bello the son of Usman dan Fodio . The present Chief Imam of the mosque is Suleiman Muhammad Adam, a former lecturer in the department of Arabic and Islamic Studies at Kaduna State University . "Dr Suleiman Muhammad Adam, emerged the chief Imam of Sultan Bello Mosque" Kaduna news online " Mosque crisis ends, Sultan's nominee steps down as Imam" Premium Times Nigeria "Sultan Bello Mosque Gets new Imam" Daily Trust Kaduna, 22 November 2017.
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “one of the largest mosques in kaduna state”. Today it says “one of the largest mosques in the city of kaduna”. Read the current article and compare.
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one of the largest mosques in kaduna state
Now
one of the largest mosques in the city of kaduna
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