Great Mosque of Tunis
E397543
The Great Mosque of Tunis, or Al-Zaytuna Mosque, is a historic and influential Islamic religious and educational center in the heart of Tunis, renowned for its ancient origins and role in North African scholarship.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Mosque of Tunis canonical | 1 |
| Zaytuna Mosque in Tunis | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3898880 — 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: Great Mosque of Tunis Context triple: [Al-Zaytuna Mosque, alsoKnownAs, Great Mosque of Tunis]
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A.
Great Mosque of Kairouan
The Great Mosque of Kairouan is one of the oldest and most important mosques in the Islamic world, renowned as a major center of early Islamic scholarship and architecture in North Africa.
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B.
Great Mosque of Tripoli
The Great Mosque of Tripoli is a prominent medieval Islamic mosque in the old city of Tripoli, Lebanon, known for its Mamluk-era architecture and historical significance.
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C.
Ketchaoua Mosque
Ketchaoua Mosque is a historic Ottoman-era mosque in Algiers, Algeria, renowned for its distinctive blend of Islamic and Moorish architectural styles and its prominent location at the foot of the Casbah.
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D.
Djamaa el Kebir
Djamaa el Kebir is one of the oldest and most significant mosques in Algiers, renowned for its historic architecture and central role in the city’s Islamic heritage.
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E.
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.
- 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: Great Mosque of Tunis Target entity description: The Great Mosque of Tunis, or Al-Zaytuna Mosque, is a historic and influential Islamic religious and educational center in the heart of Tunis, renowned for its ancient origins and role in North African scholarship.
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A.
Great Mosque of Kairouan
The Great Mosque of Kairouan is one of the oldest and most important mosques in the Islamic world, renowned as a major center of early Islamic scholarship and architecture in North Africa.
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B.
Great Mosque of Tripoli
The Great Mosque of Tripoli is a prominent medieval Islamic mosque in the old city of Tripoli, Lebanon, known for its Mamluk-era architecture and historical significance.
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C.
Ketchaoua Mosque
Ketchaoua Mosque is a historic Ottoman-era mosque in Algiers, Algeria, renowned for its distinctive blend of Islamic and Moorish architectural styles and its prominent location at the foot of the Casbah.
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D.
Djamaa el Kebir
Djamaa el Kebir is one of the oldest and most significant mosques in Algiers, renowned for its historic architecture and central role in the city’s Islamic heritage.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Friday mosque
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historic monument ⓘ mosque ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ university mosque ⓘ |
| affiliation |
University of Ez-Zitouna
ⓘ
linked to:
الجامع الزيتونة
|
| architecturalStyle |
Aghlabid architecture
ⓘ
Hafsid architecture ⓘ Islamic architecture ⓘ |
| country | Tunisia ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| floorCount | 1 ⓘ |
| hasCourtyards | 1 ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
major religious landmark of Tunis
ⓘ
symbol of Islamic learning in Tunisia ⓘ |
| hasDome | yes ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
arcaded courtyard
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large hypostyle prayer hall ⓘ library ⓘ madrasas nearby ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
center of Islamic scholarship
ⓘ
educational institution ⓘ place of worship ⓘ |
| hasMinarets | 1 ⓘ |
| hasName |
Al-Zaytuna Mosque
ⓘ
Jāmiʿ al-Zaytūna ⓘ
linked to:
الجامع الزيتونة
Mosquée Zitouna ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage (as part of Medina of Tunis) ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Medina of Tunis UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ancient origins
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historic architecture ⓘ role in North African scholarship ⓘ traditional Islamic teaching ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Medina of Tunis
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North Africa ⓘ Tunis Governorate ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Tunis ⓘ |
| material |
brick
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plaster ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence |
Maghreb
ⓘ
linked to:
North Africa
North Africa ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| rite | Maliki ⓘ |
| role | origin of Ez-Zitouna University ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1979 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Friday prayers
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Islamic jurisprudence teaching ⓘ Quranic studies ⓘ religious education ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Great Mosque of Tunis Description of subject: The Great Mosque of Tunis, or Al-Zaytuna Mosque, is a historic and influential Islamic religious and educational center in the heart of Tunis, renowned for its ancient origins and role in North African scholarship.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Great Mosque of Tunis