Jannat al-Baqi cemetery

E40059

Islamic holy site burial ground cemetery

Jannat al-Baqi cemetery is a historic Islamic burial ground in Medina, Saudi Arabia, revered as the resting place of many of the Prophet Muhammad’s family members, companions, and early Muslim figures.

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All labels observed (21)

Label	Occurrences
Jannat al-Baqi	11
Al-Baqi Cemetery	10
Jannat al-Baqi cemetery canonical	8
Al-Baqi cemetery	4
Al-Baqi	2
al-Baqi Cemetery	2
al-Baqi cemetery	2
Al-Baqi Cemetery (Medina)	1
Al-Baqi Cemetery (per traditional reports)	1
Al-Baqi Cemetery in Medina	1
Al-Baqi Cemetery, Medina	1
Al-Baqi al-Gharqad	1
Bab al-Baqi	1
Jannat al-Baqi cemetery in Medina	1
Region of al-Baqi‘ cemetery (per traditional reports)	1
al-Baqi Cemetery (traditional attribution)	1
al-Baqi Cemetery, Medina	1
al-Baqi al-Gharqad	1
al-Baqi cemetery (traditional attribution)	1
al-Baqi cemetery in Medina	1
tomb of Umar ibn al-Khattab	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T312120 — 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: Jannat al-Baqi cemetery
Context triple: [Al-Masjid an-Nabawi, adjacentTo, Jannat al-Baqi cemetery]

A. Bab al-Rahma Cemetery
Bab al-Rahma Cemetery is an historic Islamic burial ground located along the eastern wall of Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, facing the Mount of Olives.
B. El Sayeda Nafisa Cemetery, Cairo
El Sayeda Nafisa Cemetery in Cairo is a historic Islamic burial ground that serves as the final resting place of numerous notable Egyptians, including the acclaimed actor Omar Sharif.
C. Tomb of Maimonides
The Tomb of Maimonides is a revered Jewish pilgrimage site and burial place of the medieval philosopher and legal scholar Moses Maimonides, located in the city of Tiberias in Israel.
D. Saqqara necropolis
Saqqara necropolis is an ancient Egyptian burial ground near Memphis, best known for the Step Pyramid of Djoser and its extensive complex of tombs and monuments spanning several dynasties.
E. Dahshur necropolis
The Dahshur necropolis is an ancient Egyptian burial site south of Cairo, best known for its early pyramids—including the Bent and Red Pyramids—that mark key stages in the development of pyramid architecture.
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: Jannat al-Baqi cemetery
Target entity description: Jannat al-Baqi cemetery is a historic Islamic burial ground in Medina, Saudi Arabia, revered as the resting place of many of the Prophet Muhammad’s family members, companions, and early Muslim figures.

A. Bab al-Rahma Cemetery
Bab al-Rahma Cemetery is an historic Islamic burial ground located along the eastern wall of Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, facing the Mount of Olives.
B. El Sayeda Nafisa Cemetery, Cairo
El Sayeda Nafisa Cemetery in Cairo is a historic Islamic burial ground that serves as the final resting place of numerous notable Egyptians, including the acclaimed actor Omar Sharif.
C. Tomb of Maimonides
The Tomb of Maimonides is a revered Jewish pilgrimage site and burial place of the medieval philosopher and legal scholar Moses Maimonides, located in the city of Tiberias in Israel.
D. Saqqara necropolis
Saqqara necropolis is an ancient Egyptian burial ground near Memphis, best known for the Step Pyramid of Djoser and its extensive complex of tombs and monuments spanning several dynasties.
E. Dahshur necropolis
The Dahshur necropolis is an ancient Egyptian burial site south of Cairo, best known for its early pyramids—including the Bent and Red Pyramids—that mark key stages in the development of pyramid architecture.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Islamic holy site ⓘ burial ground ⓘ cemetery ⓘ
access	restricted visiting hours for pilgrims ⓘ
adjacentTo	eastern side of Prophet's Mosque ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Al-Baqi ⓘ linked to: Jannat al-Baqi cemetery Baqi al-Gharqad ⓘ Jannat al-Baqi ⓘ linked to: Jannat al-Baqi cemetery
associatedWith	Ahl al-Bayt ⓘ Prophet Muhammad ⓘ linked to: Muhammad Sahaba ⓘ
burialPlaceOf	Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib ⓘ linked to: al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib Al-Hasan ibn Ali ⓘ linked to: Hasan ibn Ali Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin ⓘ Fatimah bint Asad ⓘ Ibrahim ibn Muhammad ⓘ Ja'far al-Sadiq ⓘ Muhammad al-Baqir ⓘ Uthman ibn Affan ⓘ linked to: Caliph Uthman ibn Affan many companions of Prophet Muhammad ⓘ wives of Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
burialPolicy	continues to be used as an active cemetery for residents of Medina ⓘ
city	Medina ⓘ
controlledBy	Saudi authorities ⓘ linked to: Government of Saudi Arabia
controversy	demolition of shrines and domes caused dispute among Muslims ⓘ
country	Saudi Arabia ⓘ
demolishedBy	Saudi Wahhabi authorities ⓘ linked to: Wahhabism
demolitionYearApprox	1925 ⓘ
denominationAssociation	Shia Islam ⓘ Sunni Islam ⓘ
era	early Islamic period ⓘ
establishedInCentury	7th century ⓘ
etymology	name means Garden of al-Baqi in Arabic ⓘ
governedBy	regulations of the Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs ⓘ
hasFeature	simple unmarked graves in modern period ⓘ
heritageStatus	important pilgrimage site for Muslims ⓘ
historicalEvent	historic mausoleums and structures were demolished in the 20th century ⓘ
languageOfName	Arabic ⓘ
locatedIn	Al Madinah Province ⓘ Hejaz ⓘ Medina ⓘ
locatedNear	Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ
pilgrimagePractice	Muslims recite prayers for the deceased there ⓘ
religion	Islam ⓘ
significance	resting place of early Muslim figures ⓘ resting place of many companions of Prophet Muhammad ⓘ resting place of many family members of Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
visitedBy	Hajj pilgrims ⓘ Umrah pilgrims ⓘ

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Referenced by (53)

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

Al-Masjid an-Nabawi → adjacentTo → Jannat al-Baqi cemetery ⓘ

Uthman ibn Affan → burialPlace → Jannat al-Baqi ⓘ

subject linked to: Caliph Uthman ibn Affan