Bab al-Jadid
E393697
Bab al-Jadid is the Arabic name for the New Gate, one of the historic entrances to Jerusalem’s Old City.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bab al-Jadid canonical | 1 |
| Bab al-Khalil | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3787830 — 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: Bab al-Jadid Context triple: [New Gate, hasNameInArabic, Bab al-Jadid]
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A.
Bab al-Hadid
Bab al-Hadid is a historic gate of the Citadel of Damascus, serving as one of the fortified entrances to the ancient stronghold in Syria’s capital.
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B.
Bab al-Asbat
Bab al-Asbat, also known as the Lions' Gate, is one of the historic entrances to Jerusalem’s Old City, notable for its carved lion reliefs and proximity to key religious sites.
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C.
Bab al-Rahma
Bab al-Rahma is an ancient, sealed eastern gate of Jerusalem’s Old City walls overlooking the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif, historically significant in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions.
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Bab al-Qattanin
Bab al-Qattanin is a historic Mamluk-era gate in Jerusalem’s Old City that serves as the main western entrance to the al-Aqsa Mosque compound, leading into the traditional Cotton Market.
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Bab al-Kalabsha
Bab al-Kalabsha is the original Nubian site in southern Egypt where the ancient Temple of Kalabsha once stood before being relocated due to the construction of the Aswan High Dam.
- 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: Bab al-Jadid Target entity description: Bab al-Jadid is the Arabic name for the New Gate, one of the historic entrances to Jerusalem’s Old City.
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A.
Bab al-Hadid
Bab al-Hadid is a historic gate of the Citadel of Damascus, serving as one of the fortified entrances to the ancient stronghold in Syria’s capital.
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B.
Bab al-Asbat
Bab al-Asbat, also known as the Lions' Gate, is one of the historic entrances to Jerusalem’s Old City, notable for its carved lion reliefs and proximity to key religious sites.
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C.
Bab al-Rahma
Bab al-Rahma is an ancient, sealed eastern gate of Jerusalem’s Old City walls overlooking the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif, historically significant in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions.
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D.
Bab al-Qattanin
Bab al-Qattanin is a historic Mamluk-era gate in Jerusalem’s Old City that serves as the main western entrance to the al-Aqsa Mosque compound, leading into the traditional Cotton Market.
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E.
Bab al-Kalabsha
Bab al-Kalabsha is the original Nubian site in southern Egypt where the ancient Temple of Kalabsha once stood before being relocated due to the construction of the Aswan High Dam.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural structure
ⓘ
city gate ⓘ historic site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Christian Quarter ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | New Gate ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Old City of Jerusalem
ⓘ
West Jerusalem ⓘ |
| constructedBy | Ottoman authorities ⓘ |
| constructedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| constructedUnder | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| givesAccessTo | Christian Quarter ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | protected historic monument ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
city entrance
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pedestrian passage ⓘ vehicular passage ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ Hebrew ⓘ |
| hasTourismType |
cultural tourism
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religious tourism ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Old City walls
ⓘ
modern Jerusalem ⓘ |
| heritageSiteOf | Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls ⓘ |
| isAccessPointFor | Christian pilgrimage routes in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| isOneOf | gates of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
historical studies of Jerusalem
ⓘ
tourist guides to Jerusalem ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jerusalem
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Jerusalem District ⓘ Levant ⓘ
linked to:
Levant region
Middle East ⓘ State of Palestine ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| nameInArabic | باب الجديد ⓘ |
| near |
Christian institutions in Jerusalem
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New Gate Street ⓘ Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center ⓘ |
| numberOfMainGatesInSystem | 8 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Old City of Jerusalem
ⓘ
Walls of Jerusalem ⓘ |
| relativePosition | northwestern side of the Old City walls ⓘ |
| usedBy |
local residents
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pilgrims ⓘ tourists ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bab al-Jadid Description of subject: Bab al-Jadid is the Arabic name for the New Gate, one of the historic entrances to Jerusalem’s Old City.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Bab al-Jadid