Arafat
E148583
Arafat is a granite hill and surrounding plain near Mecca that serves as the central site of the Hajj pilgrimage’s Day of Arafah rituals.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Arafat canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1289448 — 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: Arafat Context triple: [Dhu al-Hijjah, hasPilgrimageLocation, Arafat]
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A.
Yasser Arafat
Yasser Arafat was a Palestinian political leader and longtime chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization who became a central figure in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and a co-recipient of the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize.
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B.
Suha Arafat
Suha Arafat is a Palestinian public figure and former first lady of the Palestinian Authority, known for her marriage to longtime Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and her involvement in political and humanitarian activities.
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C.
Sheikh Darwish
Sheikh Darwish is a wandering, eccentric former civil servant in Naguib Mahfouz’s novel "Midaq Alley," known for his cryptic wisdom and disheveled appearance.
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D.
Rafiq al-Natsheh
Rafiq al-Natsheh is a Palestinian politician who has held senior leadership roles in Palestinian governance and within the Fatah movement.
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E.
Mahmoud Jibril
Mahmoud Jibril was a Libyan politician and technocrat who led the National Transitional Council’s executive board and became a key civilian leader of the opposition during the 2011 uprising against Muammar Gaddafi.
- 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: Arafat Target entity description: Arafat is a granite hill and surrounding plain near Mecca that serves as the central site of the Hajj pilgrimage’s Day of Arafah rituals.
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A.
Yasser Arafat
Yasser Arafat was a Palestinian political leader and longtime chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization who became a central figure in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and a co-recipient of the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize.
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B.
Suha Arafat
Suha Arafat is a Palestinian public figure and former first lady of the Palestinian Authority, known for her marriage to longtime Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and her involvement in political and humanitarian activities.
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C.
Sheikh Darwish
Sheikh Darwish is a wandering, eccentric former civil servant in Naguib Mahfouz’s novel "Midaq Alley," known for his cryptic wisdom and disheveled appearance.
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D.
Rafiq al-Natsheh
Rafiq al-Natsheh is a Palestinian politician who has held senior leadership roles in Palestinian governance and within the Fatah movement.
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E.
Mahmoud Jibril
Mahmoud Jibril was a Libyan politician and technocrat who led the National Transitional Council’s executive board and became a key civilian leader of the opposition during the 2011 uprising against Muammar Gaddafi.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic holy site
ⓘ
hill ⓘ plain ⓘ religious site ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah
ⓘ
Saudi local authorities in Makkah Province ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Arafah
ⓘ
linked to:
Day of Arafah
Plain of Arafat ⓘ
linked to:
Mount Arafat
|
| arabicName | عرفة ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | largest single-day gathering of Hajj pilgrims ⓘ |
| associatedWithPractice |
collective prayer
ⓘ
sermon listening ⓘ supplication (duʿa) on Day of Arafah ⓘ |
| category |
Hajj sites
ⓘ
Hills of Saudi Arabia ⓘ Islamic holy places ⓘ |
| centralSiteOf | Day of Arafah rituals ⓘ |
| climate | arid desert climate ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Mina
ⓘ
Muzdalifah ⓘ |
| contains | Jabal al-Rahmah (Mount of Mercy) ⓘ |
| country | Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| distanceFromMecca | approximately 20 km southeast of Mecca ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Mount Arafat
ⓘ
Plain of Arafat ⓘ
linked to:
Mount Arafat
|
| hasReligiousEvent | Khutbah (sermon) on Day of Arafah ⓘ |
| hasRoadConnection | Mecca–Arafat highway ⓘ |
| hasTemporaryInfrastructure |
tents during Hajj season
ⓘ
water and sanitation facilities during Hajj ⓘ |
| hasTransportation | buses for Hajj pilgrims ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Mecca ⓘ |
| material | granite ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Taif ⓘ |
| nearbySite | Jabal al-Rahmah (Mount of Mercy) ⓘ |
| partOf | Hajj sites around Mecca ⓘ |
| pilgrimageType | annual Islamic pilgrimage ⓘ |
| region | Makkah Province ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| requiredFor |
validity of Hajj in Shia jurisprudence
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validity of Hajj in Sunni jurisprudence ⓘ |
| significanceInReligion |
Day of Arafah
ⓘ
Hajj ⓘ |
| terrain | rocky hill and open plain ⓘ |
| timeOfMainRitual | 9th day of Dhu al-Hijjah ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Hajj pilgrimage rituals
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standing (wuquf) during Hajj ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Arafat Description of subject: Arafat is a granite hill and surrounding plain near Mecca that serves as the central site of the Hajj pilgrimage’s Day of Arafah rituals.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.