Wikipedia's first sentence called it “mosque located on the prince anwar shah road in tollygunge”. Today it says “sunni mosque”.
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Tipu Sultan Masjid also called Shaheed Tipu Sultan Masjid is a mosque located on the Prince Anwar Shah Road in Tollygunge , Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal .1It was built in 1860 by Ghulam Muhammad Sultan Sahib , the youngest son of Tipu Sultan after the Tipu Sultan Masjid was built with the same design and look. It was named after the ruler of Mysore also known as King of Mysore Tipu Sultan. Abdus Sukur is the Imam of this Mosque.2 "Streetwise Kolkata: Tipu Sultan Road — One of the many legacies of Mysore ruler in a city he never saw" . The Indian Express . 26 February 2021 . "Tipu Sultan Mosque, Calcutta - Sarmaya" . sarmaya.in .3
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Mosque in Tollygunge, Kolkata This article is about the mosque in Prince Anwar Shah Road, Kolkata.The Tipu Sultan Masjid , also called Shaheed Tipu Sultan Masjid , is a Sunni mosque , located on Prince Anwar Shah Road in Tollygunge , Kolkata , in the state of West Bengal , India. "Streetwise Kolkata: Tipu Sultan Road — One of the many legacies of Mysore ruler in a city he never saw" .
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mosque located on the prince anwar shah road in tollygunge
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sunni mosque
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