Salihiyya, Damascus
E147817
Salihiyya, Damascus is a historic neighborhood on the slopes of Mount Qasioun in Damascus, Syria, known for its religious significance, traditional architecture, and notable Islamic scholars buried there.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Salihiyya, Damascus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1296343 — 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: Salihiyya, Damascus Context triple: [Ibn Arabi, burialSite, Salihiyya, Damascus]
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A.
Homs
Homs is one of Syria’s largest and oldest cities, historically a major commercial and industrial center located in the western part of the country.
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B.
Damascus
Damascus is the capital and one of the largest cities of Syria, renowned as one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and a historic cultural and commercial center of the Arab world.
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C.
Aleppo
Aleppo is an ancient and historically significant city in northern Syria, renowned for its rich cultural heritage, medieval architecture, and role as a major trading hub along the Silk Road.
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D.
Damascus Governorate
Damascus Governorate is the administrative region in Syria that encompasses and governs the capital city of Damascus and its immediate surroundings.
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E.
Latakia
Latakia is a major port city on Syria's Mediterranean coast and an important economic and cultural center for the country.
- 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: Salihiyya, Damascus Target entity description: Salihiyya, Damascus is a historic neighborhood on the slopes of Mount Qasioun in Damascus, Syria, known for its religious significance, traditional architecture, and notable Islamic scholars buried there.
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A.
Homs
Homs is one of Syria’s largest and oldest cities, historically a major commercial and industrial center located in the western part of the country.
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B.
Damascus
Damascus is the capital and one of the largest cities of Syria, renowned as one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and a historic cultural and commercial center of the Arab world.
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C.
Aleppo
Aleppo is an ancient and historically significant city in northern Syria, renowned for its rich cultural heritage, medieval architecture, and role as a major trading hub along the Silk Road.
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D.
Damascus Governorate
Damascus Governorate is the administrative region in Syria that encompasses and governs the capital city of Damascus and its immediate surroundings.
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E.
Latakia
Latakia is a major port city on Syria's Mediterranean coast and an important economic and cultural center for the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
district of Damascus
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historic neighborhood ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | municipal district of Damascus ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Islamic scholars
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religious endowments (awqaf) ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Syria ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
center of religious learning in Damascus
ⓘ
site of pilgrimage to scholars’ tombs ⓘ |
| developedDuring | medieval Islamic period ⓘ |
| elevation | hillside above central Damascus ⓘ |
| hasBuildingType |
khanqah (Sufi lodge)
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madrasa ⓘ mosque ⓘ traditional courtyard house (bayt) ⓘ |
| hasCemetery | graves of notable Islamic figures ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
madrasas
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mosques ⓘ narrow historic streets ⓘ religious complexes ⓘ traditional courtyard houses ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
educational
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religious ⓘ residential ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic urban quarter ⓘ |
| historicalRole | suburban religious quarter of medieval Damascus ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Islamic scholarship
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Islamic shrines ⓘ historic madrasas ⓘ religious significance ⓘ tombs of notable Islamic scholars ⓘ traditional architecture ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Damascus ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Old City of Damascus
ⓘ
linked to:
Ancient City of Damascus World Heritage Site
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| locatedOn | slopes of Mount Qasioun ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mount Qasioun area
ⓘ
historic fabric of Damascus ⓘ metropolitan Damascus ⓘ
linked to:
Damascus
|
| region | Damascus Governorate ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| topography | hillside neighborhood ⓘ |
| urbanMorphology | organic street pattern ⓘ |
| urbanType |
religious quarter
ⓘ
residential neighborhood ⓘ |
| viewOf |
Old City of Damascus
ⓘ
linked to:
Ancient City of Damascus World Heritage Site
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Salihiyya, Damascus Description of subject: Salihiyya, Damascus is a historic neighborhood on the slopes of Mount Qasioun in Damascus, Syria, known for its religious significance, traditional architecture, and notable Islamic scholars buried there.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.