Mina near Mecca
E227713
Mina near Mecca is a valley outside the holy city that serves as a major pilgrimage site during Hajj, especially known for the ritual stoning of the pillars symbolizing the devil.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mina near Mecca canonical | 1 |
| Sarif near Mecca | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2043951 — 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: Mina near Mecca Context triple: [Prophet Ismail, commemoratedAt, Mina near Mecca]
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A.
Miqat
Miqat is the designated boundary point around Mecca where pilgrims must enter the state of ihram before performing Hajj or Umrah.
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B.
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.
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C.
Armaghan-e-Hijaz
Armaghan-e-Hijaz is a posthumously published Urdu and Persian poetry collection by philosopher-poet Allama Muhammad Iqbal that reflects his spiritual, political, and metaphysical ideas.
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D.
Kaaba
The Kaaba is a cube-shaped building at the center of Islam’s most important mosque in Mecca and the focal point of Muslim prayer and pilgrimage.
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E.
Al-Hijr
Al-Hijr is the 15th chapter of the Qur’an, known for its themes of divine revelation, the fate of past nations, and the protection of the Qur’anic message.
- 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: Mina near Mecca Target entity description: Mina near Mecca is a valley outside the holy city that serves as a major pilgrimage site during Hajj, especially known for the ritual stoning of the pillars symbolizing the devil.
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A.
Miqat
Miqat is the designated boundary point around Mecca where pilgrims must enter the state of ihram before performing Hajj or Umrah.
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B.
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.
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C.
Armaghan-e-Hijaz
Armaghan-e-Hijaz is a posthumously published Urdu and Persian poetry collection by philosopher-poet Allama Muhammad Iqbal that reflects his spiritual, political, and metaphysical ideas.
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D.
Kaaba
The Kaaba is a cube-shaped building at the center of Islam’s most important mosque in Mecca and the focal point of Muslim prayer and pilgrimage.
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E.
Al-Hijr
Al-Hijr is the 15th chapter of the Qur’an, known for its themes of divine revelation, the fate of past nations, and the protection of the Qur’anic message.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic holy site
ⓘ
valley ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion | Hejaz ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
Eid al-Adha
ⓘ
Hajj ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) narrative
ⓘ
story of Ibrahim rejecting Satan ⓘ |
| climate | arid desert climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Jamarat Bridge complex
ⓘ
linked to:
Jamarat Bridge
Jamarat pillars (now walls) ⓘ
linked to:
Jamarat pillars
|
| country | Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| countryCapital |
Riyadh (for Saudi Arabia)
ⓘ
linked to:
Riyadh
|
| distanceFromMecca | approximately 8 kilometers east of Mecca ⓘ |
| governedBy | Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | site of repeated Hajj stampedes in the past ⓘ |
| infrastructure |
fire-resistant tents
ⓘ
large tent city for pilgrims ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ritual stoning of the Jamarat
ⓘ
site of the Stoning of the Devil ritual ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mecca Province
ⓘ
linked to:
Makkah Province
|
| locatedNear | Mecca ⓘ |
| nearbySite |
Mount Arafat
ⓘ
Muzdalifah ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hajj rituals
ⓘ
linked to:
Hajj
|
| pilgrimageType | obligatory for able Muslims as part of Hajj ⓘ |
| pilgrimCapacity | several million pilgrims ⓘ |
| reforms | expanded Jamarat Bridge to improve safety ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousLaw | Sharia ⓘ |
| ritual |
overnight camping in tents
ⓘ
throwing pebbles at three Jamarat ⓘ |
| safetyMeasures | crowd control systems at Jamarat ⓘ |
| significance | major pilgrimage site during Hajj ⓘ |
| timeOfMainUse |
8th to 13th of Dhul Hijjah
ⓘ
Dhul Hijjah ⓘ
linked to:
Dhu al-Hijjah
|
| timezone | Arabia Standard Time ⓘ |
| transport |
connected by roads to Mecca
ⓘ
served by Hajj metro line ⓘ |
| usedFor |
animal sacrifice during Eid al-Adha
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overnight stay by pilgrims during Hajj ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +3 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mina near Mecca Description of subject: Mina near Mecca is a valley outside the holy city that serves as a major pilgrimage site during Hajj, especially known for the ritual stoning of the pillars symbolizing the devil.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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