Great Mosque of Sfax
E557034
The Great Mosque of Sfax is a historic congregational mosque in the Tunisian city of Sfax, renowned for its early Islamic architecture and central role in the city’s religious and urban life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Great Mosque of Sfax canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5927608 — 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 Sfax Context triple: [Sfax, hasPart, Great Mosque of Sfax]
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A.
Great Mosque of Tunis
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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B.
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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C.
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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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.
Sidi Yahia Mosque
Sidi Yahia Mosque is a historic 15th-century Islamic mosque and center of learning in Timbuktu, Mali, renowned for its earthen Sahelian architecture and scholarly heritage.
- 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 Sfax Target entity description: The Great Mosque of Sfax is a historic congregational mosque in the Tunisian city of Sfax, renowned for its early Islamic architecture and central role in the city’s religious and urban life.
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A.
Great Mosque of Tunis
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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B.
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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C.
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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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.
Sidi Yahia Mosque
Sidi Yahia Mosque is a historic 15th-century Islamic mosque and center of learning in Timbuktu, Mali, renowned for its earthen Sahelian architecture and scholarly heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
congregational mosque
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mosque ⓘ religious building ⓘ |
| affiliation | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Aghlabid architecture
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early Islamic architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Aghlabid architecture
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Buildings and structures in Sfax ⓘ Medina of Sfax ⓘ Mosques in Tunisia ⓘ |
| country | Tunisia ⓘ |
| floorPlan | hypostyle ⓘ |
| function |
community gathering place
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place of worship ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
arcades on columns
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fortified appearance ⓘ rectangular courtyard ⓘ stone minaret ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | qibla wall facing Mecca ⓘ |
| hasPart |
arcaded portico
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courtyard ⓘ mihrab ⓘ minaret ⓘ minbar ⓘ prayer hall ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic monument of Tunisia ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Medina of Sfax
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North Africa ⓘ Sfax ⓘ Sfax Governorate ⓘ |
| locatedInOldCity | yes ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
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stone ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
Friday prayers
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daily prayers ⓘ |
| region |
Maghreb
ⓘ
linked to:
North Africa
|
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| roleInCity |
central element of medina layout
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focus of religious life in Sfax ⓘ important urban landmark ⓘ |
| significance |
main Friday mosque of Sfax
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religious center of Sfax ⓘ urban landmark of Sfax ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Islamic festivals
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communal prayer ⓘ religious education ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Great Mosque of Sfax Description of subject: The Great Mosque of Sfax is a historic congregational mosque in the Tunisian city of Sfax, renowned for its early Islamic architecture and central role in the city’s religious and urban life.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.