Mazar-e-Quaid, Karachi

E30697

mausoleum national monument tourist attraction

Mazar-e-Quaid, Karachi is the monumental white marble mausoleum and national symbol in Karachi that serves as the final resting place of Pakistan’s founder, Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Mazar-e-Quaid	13
Mazar-e-Quaid, Karachi canonical	2
Jinnah Mausoleum	1
Mazar-e-Quaid (by city context, not immediate vicinity)	1
Mazar-e-Quaid vicinity	1
Mazar-e-Quaid-e-Azam	1
Quaid-e-Azam Mausoleum	1
مزار قائد کراچی	1
مزارِ قائد کراچی	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T237350 — 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: Mazar-e-Quaid, Karachi
Context triple: [Muhammad Ali Jinnah, burialPlace, Mazar-e-Quaid, Karachi]

A. Raj Ghat, Delhi, India
Raj Ghat in Delhi, India is a national memorial dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi, marking the site of his cremation and serving as a prominent place of homage and remembrance.
B. Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial
Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial is a commemorative site in Amritsar, India, honoring the victims of the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre and preserving the location’s historical significance.
C. Humayun's Tomb
Humayun's Tomb is a 16th-century Mughal mausoleum in Delhi, India, renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a major architectural precursor to the Taj Mahal.
D. India Gate
India Gate is a prominent war memorial in New Delhi, India, commemorating Indian soldiers who died in World War I and other conflicts.
E. Martyrs’ Square
Martyrs’ Square is a historic central plaza in Beirut that has served as a key site for political demonstrations, national gatherings, and public life in Lebanon.
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: Mazar-e-Quaid, Karachi
Target entity description: Mazar-e-Quaid, Karachi is the monumental white marble mausoleum and national symbol in Karachi that serves as the final resting place of Pakistan’s founder, Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

A. Raj Ghat, Delhi, India
Raj Ghat in Delhi, India is a national memorial dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi, marking the site of his cremation and serving as a prominent place of homage and remembrance.
B. Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial
Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial is a commemorative site in Amritsar, India, honoring the victims of the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre and preserving the location’s historical significance.
C. Humayun's Tomb
Humayun's Tomb is a 16th-century Mughal mausoleum in Delhi, India, renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a major architectural precursor to the Taj Mahal.
D. India Gate
India Gate is a prominent war memorial in New Delhi, India, commemorating Indian soldiers who died in World War I and other conflicts.
E. Martyrs’ Square
Martyrs’ Square is a historic central plaza in Beirut that has served as a key site for political demonstrations, national gatherings, and public life in Lebanon.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mausoleum ⓘ national monument ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Jinnah Mausoleum ⓘ linked to: Mazar-e-Quaid, Karachi Mazar-e-Quaid-e-Azam ⓘ linked to: Mazar-e-Quaid, Karachi Quaid-e-Azam Mausoleum ⓘ linked to: Mazar-e-Quaid, Karachi
architect	Yahya Merchant ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Modernist architecture ⓘ
burialPlaceOf	Fatima Jinnah ⓘ Liaquat Ali Khan ⓘ Muhammad Ali Jinnah ⓘ Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar ⓘ
commemorates	founding of Pakistan ⓘ
constructionStart	1960 ⓘ
country	Pakistan ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Muhammad Ali Jinnah ⓘ
floorPlan	square ⓘ
governingBody	Government of Pakistan ⓘ Government of Sindh ⓘ
guardedBy	Pakistan Air Force ⓘ Pakistan Navy ⓘ Pakistan Rangers ⓘ
hasFeature	arched openings ⓘ chandeliers from China ⓘ elevated platform ⓘ fountains ⓘ large dome ⓘ surrounding gardens ⓘ terraced avenues ⓘ
height	approximately 43 meters ⓘ
heritageStatus	national symbol of Pakistan ⓘ
inaugurationDate	1971 ⓘ
lighting	illuminated at night ⓘ
locatedIn	Jamshed Quarters ⓘ Karachi ⓘ Karachi East District ⓘ Sindh ⓘ
materialUsed	white marble ⓘ
nearbyLandmark	M.A. Jinnah Road ⓘ Numaish Chowrangi ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	none ⓘ
shape	cubic structure ⓘ
symbolizes	independence of Pakistan ⓘ national identity of Pakistan ⓘ
usedFor	national day celebrations ⓘ official visits ⓘ state ceremonies ⓘ
visitorType	foreign dignitaries ⓘ school groups ⓘ tourists ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (22)

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

Muhammad Ali Jinnah → burialPlace → Mazar-e-Quaid, Karachi ⓘ

Pakistan Day → wreathLayingSite → Mazar-e-Quaid, Karachi ⓘ

Karachi → hasLandmark → Mazar-e-Quaid ⓘ