Kufa Mosque
E377518
Kufa Mosque is one of the oldest and most significant mosques in Islam, located in Kufa, Iraq, and revered particularly in Shia tradition.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kufa Mosque canonical | 2 |
| Kufa religious complex | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3671800 — 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: Kufa Mosque Context triple: [Ali ibn Abi Talib, assassinatedIn, Kufa Mosque]
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A.
Mahmoudiya Mosque
Mahmoudiya Mosque is the largest and one of the most historically significant mosques in the old city of Jaffa, known for its Ottoman-era architecture and central role in the city's religious life.
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B.
Great Mosque of Sanaʽa
The Great Mosque of Sanaʽa is one of the oldest and most significant mosques in the Islamic world, renowned for its early Islamic architecture and central religious role in Yemen’s capital.
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C.
Mansouri Great Mosque
The Mansouri Great Mosque is a historic and prominent medieval mosque in the old city of Tripoli, Lebanon, known for its Mamluk-era architecture and central religious role.
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D.
Al Bidya Mosque
Al Bidya Mosque is the oldest known mosque in the United Arab Emirates, renowned for its distinctive mud-brick architecture and historical significance.
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E.
Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque
Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque is a prominent Ottoman-era mosque in Homs, Syria, renowned for its twin minarets and as the traditional burial place of the famed Muslim general Khalid ibn al-Walid.
- 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: Kufa Mosque Target entity description: Kufa Mosque is one of the oldest and most significant mosques in Islam, located in Kufa, Iraq, and revered particularly in Shia tradition.
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A.
Mahmoudiya Mosque
Mahmoudiya Mosque is the largest and one of the most historically significant mosques in the old city of Jaffa, known for its Ottoman-era architecture and central role in the city's religious life.
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B.
Great Mosque of Sanaʽa
The Great Mosque of Sanaʽa is one of the oldest and most significant mosques in the Islamic world, renowned for its early Islamic architecture and central religious role in Yemen’s capital.
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C.
Mansouri Great Mosque
The Mansouri Great Mosque is a historic and prominent medieval mosque in the old city of Tripoli, Lebanon, known for its Mamluk-era architecture and central religious role.
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D.
Al Bidya Mosque
Al Bidya Mosque is the oldest known mosque in the United Arab Emirates, renowned for its distinctive mud-brick architecture and historical significance.
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E.
Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque
Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque is a prominent Ottoman-era mosque in Homs, Syria, renowned for its twin minarets and as the traditional burial place of the famed Muslim general Khalid ibn al-Walid.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic holy site
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mosque ⓘ religious building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Islamic architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Abbasid Caliphate
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Ahl al-Bayt ⓘ Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ Imam Ali ⓘ
linked to:
Ali ibn Abi Talib
Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ early Islamic history ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| denomination |
Shia Islam
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Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| eventAssociated |
Ali ibn Abi Talib delivered sermons there
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Ali ibn Abi Talib used it as his seat of government ⓘ
linked to:
Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib
site associated with the assassination of Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
arcaded prayer halls
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domes ⓘ large central courtyard ⓘ mihrab ⓘ multiple minarets ⓘ |
| hasShrine |
Maqam of Hani ibn Urwa
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Maqam of Imam Ali ⓘ Maqam of Mukhtar al-Thaqafi ⓘ
linked to:
Shrine of Mukhtar al-Thaqafi
Maqam of Muslim ibn Aqil ⓘ
linked to:
Shrine of Muslim ibn Aqil
Maqam of Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) ⓘ Maqam of Prophet Nuh (Noah) ⓘ Mihrab of Imam Ali ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
center of Islamic scholarship
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center of Shia jurisprudence ⓘ political center of the early Islamic caliphate ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Kufa ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver |
Euphrates River
ⓘ
linked to:
Euphrates
|
| near |
Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf
ⓘ
linked to:
Imam Ali Shrine
|
| pilgrimageType | ziyarat site ⓘ |
| region | Najaf Governorate ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| significance |
major pilgrimage site for Shia Muslims
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one of the most important mosques in Shia Islam ⓘ one of the oldest mosques in Islam ⓘ |
| traditionHolds |
angels worshipped at its location before Islam
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built on the site of Prophet Ibrahim’s dwelling ⓘ built on the site of Prophet Nuh’s dwelling ⓘ one of the first four mosques built on earth ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Friday prayers
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Islamic education ⓘ Shia commemorations ⓘ daily prayers ⓘ religious gatherings ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kufa Mosque Description of subject: Kufa Mosque is one of the oldest and most significant mosques in Islam, located in Kufa, Iraq, and revered particularly in Shia tradition.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Kufa Mosque