Hajj sites around Mecca

E224688

Islamic holy place religious site cluster

Hajj sites around Mecca are the sacred locations in and around the holy city—such as Mina, Arafat, and Muzdalifah—where key Islamic pilgrimage rituals are performed.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Hajj sites around Mecca canonical	1
Hajj sites in Saudi Arabia	1
holy sites of Mecca	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2019495 — 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: Hajj sites around Mecca
Context triple: [Mina, partOf, Hajj sites around Mecca]

A. Kiswah Factory in Mecca
Kiswah Factory in Mecca is the specialized Saudi facility responsible for designing, weaving, and embroidering the ornate black cloth that covers the Kaaba.
B. Mecca and Medina
Mecca and Medina are Islam’s two holiest cities in present-day Saudi Arabia, central to the life of the Prophet Muhammad and major destinations for Muslim pilgrimage.
C. cemetery of al-Hajun in Mecca
The cemetery of al-Hajun in Mecca is an ancient and historically significant Islamic graveyard where several early Muslims, including prominent companions and relatives of the Prophet Muhammad, are buried.
D. Hajj and the Two Holy Mosques Hall
Hajj and the Two Holy Mosques Hall is a dedicated gallery in Riyadh’s National Museum that explores the history, rituals, and significance of the Islamic pilgrimage and the sacred mosques in Mecca and Medina.
E. Masjid al-Haram
Masjid al-Haram is the Grand Mosque in Mecca that surrounds the Kaaba and serves as the holiest site in Islam and the focal point of the Hajj pilgrimage.
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: Hajj sites around Mecca
Target entity description: Hajj sites around Mecca are the sacred locations in and around the holy city—such as Mina, Arafat, and Muzdalifah—where key Islamic pilgrimage rituals are performed.

A. Kiswah Factory in Mecca
Kiswah Factory in Mecca is the specialized Saudi facility responsible for designing, weaving, and embroidering the ornate black cloth that covers the Kaaba.
B. Mecca and Medina
Mecca and Medina are Islam’s two holiest cities in present-day Saudi Arabia, central to the life of the Prophet Muhammad and major destinations for Muslim pilgrimage.
C. cemetery of al-Hajun in Mecca
The cemetery of al-Hajun in Mecca is an ancient and historically significant Islamic graveyard where several early Muslims, including prominent companions and relatives of the Prophet Muhammad, are buried.
D. Hajj and the Two Holy Mosques Hall
Hajj and the Two Holy Mosques Hall is a dedicated gallery in Riyadh’s National Museum that explores the history, rituals, and significance of the Islamic pilgrimage and the sacred mosques in Mecca and Medina.
E. Masjid al-Haram
Masjid al-Haram is the Grand Mosque in Mecca that surrounds the Kaaba and serves as the holiest site in Islam and the focal point of the Hajj pilgrimage.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Islamic holy place ⓘ religious site cluster ⓘ
associatedWithRitual	Hajj ⓘ Umrah ⓘ
centralSite	Masjid al-Haram ⓘ
centralStructure	Kaaba ⓘ
country	Saudi Arabia ⓘ
hasSite	Jabal al-Rahmah ⓘ Jamarat Bridge ⓘ Jamarat al-Aqaba ⓘ linked to: Jamarat pillars Jamarat al-Sughra ⓘ linked to: Jamarat pillars Jamarat al-Wusta ⓘ linked to: Jamarat pillars Kaaba ⓘ Masjid Namira ⓘ linked to: Namirah Mosque Masjid al-Haram ⓘ Masjid al-Jinn ⓘ Masjid al-Khayf ⓘ Masjid al-Tan‘im ⓘ Mina ⓘ Miqat Dhat Irq ⓘ linked to: Qarn al-Manazil Miqat Dhul-Hulayfah ⓘ linked to: Miqat Miqat Qarn al-Manazil ⓘ linked to: Qarn al-Manazil Miqat Yalamlam ⓘ linked to: Miqat Miqat al-Juhfah ⓘ linked to: Al-Juhfah Mount Arafat ⓘ Muzdalifah ⓘ Plain of Arafat ⓘ linked to: Mount Arafat
locatedIn	Mecca region ⓘ linked to: Makkah Province
managedBy	Saudi General Authority for the Care of the Two Holy Mosques ⓘ linked to: General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah ⓘ
peakCrowdDays	10th of Dhu al-Hijjah ⓘ 11th of Dhu al-Hijjah ⓘ 12th of Dhu al-Hijjah ⓘ 8th of Dhu al-Hijjah ⓘ 9th of Dhu al-Hijjah ⓘ
pilgrimCapacity	millions of pilgrims per year ⓘ
religion	Islam ⓘ
ritualPerformed	animal sacrifice ⓘ halq ⓘ mabit in Mina ⓘ mabit in Muzdalifah ⓘ linked to: Muzdalifah ramy al-jamarat ⓘ sa‘i ⓘ taqsir ⓘ tawaf ⓘ tawaf al-ifadah ⓘ linked to: Tawaf al-Ifadah tawaf al-qudum ⓘ tawaf al-wada ⓘ wuquf at Arafat ⓘ
timeBoundTo	Dhu al-Hijjah ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Mina → partOf → Hajj sites around Mecca ⓘ

cemetery of al-Hajun in Mecca → partOf → holy sites of Mecca ⓘ

linked to: Hajj sites around Mecca

Mount of Mercy → category → Hajj sites in Saudi Arabia ⓘ