Ben-Gurion grave site

E167526

grave site national memorial tourist attraction

The Ben-Gurion grave site is the desert burial place and national memorial of Israel’s first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, overlooking the Zin Valley in the Negev.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Ben-Gurion grave site canonical	1
Ben-Gurion gravesite area	1
Ben-Gurion gravesite lookout over Nahal Zin	1
Ben-Gurion’s Hut	1
Ben-Gurion’s Tomb National Park	1
Ben-Gurion’s grave	1
Ben-Gurion’s grave site	1
Ben-Gurion’s tomb	1
Sde Boker Negev Ben-Gurion Memorial design	1
קבר דוד בן-גוריון	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1458613 — 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: Ben-Gurion grave site
Context triple: [Sde Boker, hasMemorial, Ben-Gurion grave site]

A. Mount Herzl
Mount Herzl is Israel’s national cemetery and a central memorial site in Jerusalem, serving as the burial place of prominent leaders and fallen soldiers.
B. Mausoleum of Yasser Arafat
The Mausoleum of Yasser Arafat is a memorial and tomb complex in Ramallah, West Bank, honoring the longtime Palestinian leader and former president of the Palestinian National Authority.
C. Tomb of Rabbi Meir Baal HaNess
The Tomb of Rabbi Meir Baal HaNess is a major Jewish pilgrimage site in Tiberias, Israel, revered as the burial place of the famed Talmudic sage and miracle worker Rabbi Meir.
D. Tel HaShomer
Tel HaShomer is a neighborhood in Ramat Gan, Israel, best known for its major military base and large government-run hospital complex.
E. Al Oud Cemetery
Al Oud Cemetery is a prominent royal burial ground in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where many members of the Saudi royal family are interred.
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: Ben-Gurion grave site
Target entity description: The Ben-Gurion grave site is the desert burial place and national memorial of Israel’s first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, overlooking the Zin Valley in the Negev.

A. Mount Herzl
Mount Herzl is Israel’s national cemetery and a central memorial site in Jerusalem, serving as the burial place of prominent leaders and fallen soldiers.
B. Mausoleum of Yasser Arafat
The Mausoleum of Yasser Arafat is a memorial and tomb complex in Ramallah, West Bank, honoring the longtime Palestinian leader and former president of the Palestinian National Authority.
C. Tomb of Rabbi Meir Baal HaNess
The Tomb of Rabbi Meir Baal HaNess is a major Jewish pilgrimage site in Tiberias, Israel, revered as the burial place of the famed Talmudic sage and miracle worker Rabbi Meir.
D. Tel HaShomer
Tel HaShomer is a neighborhood in Ramat Gan, Israel, best known for its major military base and large government-run hospital complex.
E. Al Oud Cemetery
Al Oud Cemetery is a prominent royal burial ground in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where many members of the Saudi royal family are interred.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	grave site ⓘ national memorial ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
access	public ⓘ
administeredBy	Israel Nature and Parks Authority ⓘ
associatedWith	kibbutz Sde Boker ⓘ linked to: Sde Boker kibbutz
burialPlaceOf	David Ben-Gurion ⓘ Paula Ben-Gurion ⓘ
commemoratesRole	first Prime Minister of Israel ⓘ
commemorativeTheme	Zionism ⓘ settlement of the Negev ⓘ
country	Israel ⓘ
designedToEmphasize	integration with desert landscape ⓘ simplicity ⓘ
distanceFrom	Sde Boker kibbutz center ⓘ linked to: Sde Boker kibbutz
gravesOrientation	toward desert landscape ⓘ
hasBenches	yes ⓘ
hasFeature	desert garden landscaping ⓘ interpretive signage ⓘ memorial plaza ⓘ overlook promenade ⓘ stone graves ⓘ
hasInformationCenterNearby	Ben-Gurion heritage sites at Sde Boker ⓘ
hasLookoutPoints	yes ⓘ
hasPath	pedestrian path from parking area ⓘ
hasView	Avdat Highlands ⓘ linked to: Avdat National Park Zin Valley ⓘ
heritageStatus	national heritage site of Israel ⓘ
landscapeType	desert ⓘ
locatedIn	Ben-Gurion National Park ⓘ Negev ⓘ linked to: Negev desert
material	local stone ⓘ
memorialFor	David Ben-Gurion ⓘ
namedAfter	David Ben-Gurion ⓘ
nearestSettlement	Sde Boker ⓘ
overlooks	Zin Valley ⓘ
partOf	Ben-Gurion National Park ⓘ
region	Southern District of Israel ⓘ linked to: Southern District, Israel
religiousCharacter	secular-national ⓘ
securityStatus	guarded site ⓘ
symbolizes	Ben-Gurion’s connection to the Negev ⓘ pioneering spirit of Israel’s founders ⓘ
tourismType	educational tourism ⓘ heritage tourism ⓘ
usedFor	educational visits ⓘ official commemorations ⓘ state ceremonies ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sde Boker → hasMemorial → Ben-Gurion grave site ⓘ

subject linked to: Sde Boker, Negev, Israel

Sde Boker → hasTouristAttraction → Ben-Gurion’s Hut ⓘ

subject linked to: Sde Boker, Negev, Israel