Great Mosque of Sanaʽa
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The Great Mosque of Sanaʽa is one of the oldest and most significant mosques in the Islamic world, renowned for its early Islamic architecture and central religious role in Yemen’s capital.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Mosque of Sanaʽa canonical | 4 |
| Great Mosque of Sana'a | 1 |
| central mosque of Sanaʽa | 1 |
| الجامع الكبير بصنعاء | 1 |
| الجامع الكبير في صنعاء | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T842309 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Great Mosque of Sanaʽa Context triple: [Yemen, majorReligionSite, Great Mosque of Sanaʽa]
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A.
Al-Zaytuna Mosque
Al-Zaytuna Mosque is a historic and prominent Islamic place of worship in Tunis, renowned as one of the oldest mosques and centers of learning in North Africa.
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B.
Great Mosque of Damascus
The Great Mosque of Damascus is one of the oldest and most important monumental mosques in the world, renowned for its early Islamic architecture and continuous religious significance since the Umayyad era.
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C.
Sidi Saiyyed Mosque
Sidi Saiyyed Mosque is a historic 16th-century mosque in Ahmedabad, India, renowned for its intricately carved stone lattice windows, especially the famous "Tree of Life" jali.
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D.
Quba Mosque
Quba Mosque is an important early Islamic mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia, revered as the first mosque built by the Prophet Muhammad.
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E.
Nabi Shuayb shrine
The Nabi Shuayb shrine is a major Druze pilgrimage site in northern Israel, revered as the traditional tomb of the prophet Jethro (Shuayb).
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Great Mosque of Sanaʽa Target entity description: The Great Mosque of Sanaʽa is one of the oldest and most significant mosques in the Islamic world, renowned for its early Islamic architecture and central religious role in Yemen’s capital.
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A.
Al-Zaytuna Mosque
Al-Zaytuna Mosque is a historic and prominent Islamic place of worship in Tunis, renowned as one of the oldest mosques and centers of learning in North Africa.
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B.
Great Mosque of Damascus
The Great Mosque of Damascus is one of the oldest and most important monumental mosques in the world, renowned for its early Islamic architecture and continuous religious significance since the Umayyad era.
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C.
Sidi Saiyyed Mosque
Sidi Saiyyed Mosque is a historic 16th-century mosque in Ahmedabad, India, renowned for its intricately carved stone lattice windows, especially the famous "Tree of Life" jali.
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D.
Quba Mosque
Quba Mosque is an important early Islamic mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia, revered as the first mosque built by the Prophet Muhammad.
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E.
Nabi Shuayb shrine
The Nabi Shuayb shrine is a major Druze pilgrimage site in northern Israel, revered as the traditional tomb of the prophet Jethro (Shuayb).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural heritage site
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historic site ⓘ mosque ⓘ religious building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Arabian mosque architecture
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early Islamic architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Old City of Sanaʽa World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| builtDuringReignOf |
Caliph al-Walid I
ⓘ
linked to:
Al-Walid I
|
| builtUnder | Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| cityCenterRole |
central mosque of Sanaʽa
ⓘ
linked to:
Great Mosque of Sanaʽa
|
| constructionBegan | 7th century ⓘ |
| country | Yemen ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 7th century ⓘ |
| function |
Friday mosque
ⓘ
center for religious learning ⓘ place of daily prayer ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
courtyard
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decorative stucco ⓘ domes ⓘ hypostyle prayer hall ⓘ inscription panels ⓘ minarets ⓘ wooden ceilings ⓘ |
| hasMihrab | yes ⓘ |
| hasMinbar | yes ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Old City of Sanaʽa ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arabian Peninsula
ⓘ
Old City of Sanaʽa ⓘ
linked to:
Sanaʽa
Sanaʽa ⓘ Sanaʽa Governorate ⓘ
linked to:
Sanaʽa region
|
| material |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| name | Great Mosque of Sanaʽa ⓘ |
| nativeName |
الجامع الكبير بصنعاء
ⓘ
linked to:
Great Mosque of Sanaʽa
|
| notableFor |
early Islamic inscriptions
ⓘ
historic role in Yemeni Islamic scholarship ⓘ |
| region |
Middle East
ⓘ
West Asia ⓘ
linked to:
Middle East
|
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| roofType | flat roof with wooden beams ⓘ |
| significance |
important example of early Islamic architecture
ⓘ
major religious center in Sanaʽa ⓘ one of the earliest mosques in Yemen ⓘ one of the oldest mosques in the world ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Eid prayers
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Friday sermon (khutbah) ⓘ Ramadan prayers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Great Mosque of Sanaʽa Description of subject: The Great Mosque of Sanaʽa is one of the oldest and most significant mosques in the Islamic world, renowned for its early Islamic architecture and central religious role in Yemen’s capital.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Great Mosque of Sanaʽa
linked to: Great Mosque of Sanaʽa
subject linked to:
Old City of Sanaʽa is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
linked to: Great Mosque of Sanaʽa
linked to: Great Mosque of Sanaʽa