Bab al-Kaaba
E47843
Bab al-Kaaba is the sacred door of the Kaaba in Mecca, serving as the ornate, gold-plated entrance to Islam’s holiest shrine.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bab al-Kaaba canonical | 2 |
| Kaaba door | 2 |
| Door of the Kaaba | 1 |
| door of the Kaaba | 1 |
| حَجَبَة الكعبة | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T341090 — 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-Kaaba Context triple: [Kaaba, hasComponent, Bab al-Kaaba]
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A.
King Abdulaziz Gate
King Abdulaziz Gate is one of the main entrances to the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, serving as a prominent access point for pilgrims entering the Grand Mosque.
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B.
Kaaba
The Kaaba is a cube-shaped building at the center of Islam’s most important mosque in Mecca and the focal point of Muslim prayer and pilgrimage.
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C.
King Fahd Gate
King Fahd Gate is one of the main grand entrances to the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, serving as a prominent access point for pilgrims entering the Holy Mosque.
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D.
Masjid al-Haram
Masjid al-Haram is the Grand Mosque in Mecca that surrounds the Kaaba and serves as the holiest site in Islam and the focal point of the Hajj pilgrimage.
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E.
Cave of Hira
The Cave of Hira is a small mountain cave near Mecca revered in Islam as the site where the Prophet Muhammad received his first revelation from the Angel Gabriel.
- 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-Kaaba Target entity description: Bab al-Kaaba is the sacred door of the Kaaba in Mecca, serving as the ornate, gold-plated entrance to Islam’s holiest shrine.
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A.
King Abdulaziz Gate
King Abdulaziz Gate is one of the main entrances to the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, serving as a prominent access point for pilgrims entering the Grand Mosque.
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B.
Kaaba
The Kaaba is a cube-shaped building at the center of Islam’s most important mosque in Mecca and the focal point of Muslim prayer and pilgrimage.
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C.
King Fahd Gate
King Fahd Gate is one of the main grand entrances to the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, serving as a prominent access point for pilgrims entering the Holy Mosque.
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D.
Masjid al-Haram
Masjid al-Haram is the Grand Mosque in Mecca that surrounds the Kaaba and serves as the holiest site in Islam and the focal point of the Hajj pilgrimage.
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E.
Cave of Hira
The Cave of Hira is a small mountain cave near Mecca revered in Islam as the site where the Prophet Muhammad received his first revelation from the Angel Gabriel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic architectural element
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door ⓘ religious artifact ⓘ |
| accessControl | kept locked ⓘ |
| accessMethod | reached by movable staircase ⓘ |
| accessRestriction | entry through door restricted to authorized persons ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Door of the Kaaba
ⓘ
linked to:
Bab al-Kaaba
|
| associatedWith |
Black Stone
ⓘ
Hajj ⓘ Kaaba ⓘ Masjid al-Haram ⓘ Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
linked to:
Muhammad
Umrah ⓘ |
| color | gold ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Saudi monarchy
ⓘ
linked to:
Government of Saudi Arabia
|
| culturalSignificance | important symbol in Islamic art and architecture ⓘ |
| currentDesignPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| decorativeStyle |
Arabesque ornamentation
ⓘ
Islamic calligraphy ⓘ
linked to:
Islamic art
|
| elevation | raised above ground level ⓘ |
| facingStructure |
Mataf area of Masjid al-Haram
ⓘ
linked to:
Mataf area
|
| function | entrance to the Kaaba ⓘ |
| guardedBy |
Saudi authorities
ⓘ
linked to:
Saudi Ministry of Interior
|
| heritageStatus | part of Islam’s holiest shrine ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| keyCustodians | Bani Shaiba family ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Makkah Province
ⓘ
Masjid al-Haram ⓘ Mecca ⓘ Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| location | Kaaba ⓘ |
| material |
gold-plated metal
ⓘ
wood core ⓘ |
| name | Bab al-Kaaba ⓘ |
| orientation | eastern wall of the Kaaba ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kaaba structure
ⓘ
sacred precinct of Masjid al-Haram ⓘ
linked to:
Masjid al-Haram
|
| pilgrimageContext | central landmark during Hajj rituals ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| ritualUse |
opened on special religious occasions
ⓘ
used for ceremonial cleaning of the Kaaba interior ⓘ |
| significance | sacred door of the Kaaba ⓘ |
| symbolism |
represents entrance to the holiest site in Islam
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symbol of honor and sanctity in Islam ⓘ |
| visibility | visible to pilgrims performing tawaf ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bab al-Kaaba Description of subject: Bab al-Kaaba is the sacred door of the Kaaba in Mecca, serving as the ornate, gold-plated entrance to Islam’s holiest shrine.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Bab al-Kaaba
linked to: Bab al-Kaaba
linked to: Bab al-Kaaba
subject linked to:
guardians of the Kaaba
linked to: Bab al-Kaaba