Al-Khazneh (The Treasury)

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Nabataean tomb archaeological site monument rock-cut temple-tomb tourist attraction

Al-Khazneh (The Treasury) is an iconic rock-cut temple-tomb in Petra, Jordan, renowned for its elaborate Hellenistic-style façade carved into rose-red sandstone cliffs.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Al-Khazneh	6
Al-Khazneh (The Treasury) canonical	2
Royal Tombs of Petra	2
Al-Khazneh (the Treasury)	1
The Siq façades at Petra	1
The Treasury (Al-Khazneh)	1
The Treasury at Petra	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3758141 — 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: Al-Khazneh (The Treasury)
Context triple: [Nabataean city of Petra, knownFor, Al-Khazneh (The Treasury)]

A. Desert Temple
Desert Temple is a naturally generated sandstone pyramid-like structure in Minecraft’s desert biomes, featuring hidden traps and valuable loot chests.
B. Altar of the Kings
Altar of the Kings is a richly ornamented Baroque altarpiece inside Mexico City’s Metropolitan Cathedral, renowned for its elaborate gilded carvings and religious iconography.
C. Kharax Palace
Kharax Palace is a historic residence on the Crimean coast, best known as an example of architect Nikolay Krasnov’s elegant late 19th–early 20th century palace design.
D. Black Pyramid
The Black Pyramid is an ancient Egyptian pyramid at Dahshur, notable for its dark mudbrick core and association with the Middle Kingdom pharaoh Amenemhat III.
E. Black Pyramid
The Black Pyramid is a prominent, steep rock-and-ice section on K2’s Abruzzi Spur route that poses one of the climb’s most technically challenging and dangerous obstacles.
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: Al-Khazneh (The Treasury)
Target entity description: Al-Khazneh (The Treasury) is an iconic rock-cut temple-tomb in Petra, Jordan, renowned for its elaborate Hellenistic-style façade carved into rose-red sandstone cliffs.

A. Desert Temple
Desert Temple is a naturally generated sandstone pyramid-like structure in Minecraft’s desert biomes, featuring hidden traps and valuable loot chests.
B. Altar of the Kings
Altar of the Kings is a richly ornamented Baroque altarpiece inside Mexico City’s Metropolitan Cathedral, renowned for its elaborate gilded carvings and religious iconography.
C. Kharax Palace
Kharax Palace is a historic residence on the Crimean coast, best known as an example of architect Nikolay Krasnov’s elegant late 19th–early 20th century palace design.
D. Black Pyramid
The Black Pyramid is an ancient Egyptian pyramid at Dahshur, notable for its dark mudbrick core and association with the Middle Kingdom pharaoh Amenemhat III.
E. Black Pyramid
The Black Pyramid is a prominent, steep rock-and-ice section on K2’s Abruzzi Spur route that poses one of the climb’s most technically challenging and dangerous obstacles.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Nabataean tomb ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ monument ⓘ rock-cut temple-tomb ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
accessedVia	the Siq (narrow gorge) ⓘ linked to: The Siq
alsoKnownAs	Khaznat al-Farid ⓘ The Treasury ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Classical architecture ⓘ Hellenistic style ⓘ
builtBy	Nabataeans ⓘ linked to: Nabataean
conservationIssues	damage from weathering and tourism ⓘ erosion of sandstone ⓘ
constructionPeriod	1st century CE ⓘ
country	Jordan ⓘ
culture	Nabataean civilization ⓘ linked to: Nabataean
dedicatedTo	Nabataean royal family ⓘ linked to: Nabataean kingdom
elevation	approximately 800 meters above sea level ⓘ
façadeHeight	approximately 39.1 meters ⓘ
façadeWidth	approximately 25 meters ⓘ
featuredIn	film "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" ⓘ linked to: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade various documentaries about Petra ⓘ
hasFeature	Corinthian columns ⓘ linked to: Corinthian order broken pediment ⓘ central tholos ⓘ friezes and relief sculptures ⓘ portico ⓘ rock-cut interior chambers ⓘ two-story façade ⓘ urn crowning the tholos ⓘ
hasLegend	urn on top contains hidden treasure ⓘ
hasUse	ceremonial monument ⓘ royal tomb ⓘ
heritageSiteOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site Petra ⓘ linked to: Petra
inscriptionStatus	no major surviving inscriptions on façade ⓘ
languageOfName	Arabic ⓘ
locatedIn	Jordan ⓘ Ma'an Governorate ⓘ linked to: Ma’an Governorate Petra ⓘ
material	rose-red sandstone ⓘ sandstone ⓘ
namedAfter	Arabic word "khazneh" meaning "treasury" ⓘ
near	entrance of Petra ⓘ
partOf	Petra Archaeological Park ⓘ linked to: Petra
probableConstructionDate	reign of Aretas IV Philopatris ⓘ
religion	Nabataean religion ⓘ
symbolOf	Jordanian national heritage ⓘ Petra ⓘ
tourismImportance	one of the most visited sites in Jordan ⓘ
UNESCOListingYear	1985 (as part of Petra) ⓘ

How these facts were elicited