al-Askari Mosque
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Al-Askari Mosque is a major Shia Islamic shrine and pilgrimage site in Samarra, Iraq, renowned as the burial place of the tenth and eleventh Shia Imams and as a symbol of Shia heritage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| al-Askari Mosque canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7860474 — 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: al-Askari Mosque Context triple: [Ali al-Hadi, associatedWith, al-Askari Mosque]
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A.
Al-Ashrafiya Mosque
Al-Ashrafiya Mosque is a historic Islamic mosque and madrasa in Taiz, Yemen, renowned for its intricate architecture and richly decorated interior.
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B.
Al-Asmari Mosque
Al-Asmari Mosque is a historic Islamic place of worship and notable religious landmark located in the Libyan city of Zliten.
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C.
Al-Aqmar Mosque
Al-Aqmar Mosque is a 12th-century Fatimid mosque in Cairo renowned for its richly decorated stone façade and innovative architectural design.
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D.
Al-Qibli Mosque
Al-Qibli Mosque is the main congregational prayer hall within the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem, revered as one of Islam’s holiest sites.
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E.
Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque
Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque is one of the earliest and most significant Indo-Islamic mosques in India, built in the late 12th century within Delhi’s Qutb complex using materials from demolished Hindu and Jain temples.
- 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: al-Askari Mosque Target entity description: Al-Askari Mosque is a major Shia Islamic shrine and pilgrimage site in Samarra, Iraq, renowned as the burial place of the tenth and eleventh Shia Imams and as a symbol of Shia heritage.
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A.
Al-Ashrafiya Mosque
Al-Ashrafiya Mosque is a historic Islamic mosque and madrasa in Taiz, Yemen, renowned for its intricate architecture and richly decorated interior.
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B.
Al-Asmari Mosque
Al-Asmari Mosque is a historic Islamic place of worship and notable religious landmark located in the Libyan city of Zliten.
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C.
Al-Aqmar Mosque
Al-Aqmar Mosque is a 12th-century Fatimid mosque in Cairo renowned for its richly decorated stone façade and innovative architectural design.
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D.
Al-Qibli Mosque
Al-Qibli Mosque is the main congregational prayer hall within the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem, revered as one of Islam’s holiest sites.
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E.
Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque
Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque is one of the earliest and most significant Indo-Islamic mosques in India, built in the late 12th century within Delhi’s Qutb complex using materials from demolished Hindu and Jain temples.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shia shrine
ⓘ
mosque ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Islamic architecture
ⓘ
Shia shrine architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Shia pilgrimage
ⓘ
Twelver Shia Islam ⓘ
linked to:
Twelver Shia
|
| builtBy | Buyid dynasty ⓘ |
| burialPlaceOf |
Ali al-Hadi
ⓘ
Hakimah bint Muhammad al-Jawad ⓘ Hasan al-Askari ⓘ Narjis ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 944 ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| denomination | Shia Islam ⓘ |
| governedBy | Iraqi Shia religious authorities ⓘ |
| hasDome | golden dome ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
courtyard
ⓘ
shrine chamber ⓘ ziyarat facilities ⓘ |
| hasMinaret | twin minarets ⓘ |
| hasRestoration |
post-2006 reconstruction of dome
ⓘ
post-2007 reconstruction of minarets ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important religious heritage site in Iraq ⓘ |
| linkedToBelief |
birthplace traditions of Muhammad al-Mahdi
ⓘ
occultation of the twelfth Imam ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Salah al-Din Governorate
ⓘ
linked to:
Salah ad Din Governorate
Samarra ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Tigris River
ⓘ
linked to:
Tigris
|
| material | gold-plated tiles on dome ⓘ |
| near |
Great Mosque of Samarra
ⓘ
Samarra archaeological city ⓘ
linked to:
Samarra
|
| notableEvent |
2006 bombing of golden dome
ⓘ
2007 bombing of minarets ⓘ |
| pilgrimageType | ziyarat ⓘ |
| rebuiltBy |
Iraqi government
ⓘ
linked to:
Government of Iraq
Ottoman Empire ⓘ Safavid dynasty ⓘ
linked to:
Safavid Empire
|
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| significance | one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Shia heritage
ⓘ
Shia identity in Iraq ⓘ |
| targetOf | sectarian violence in Iraq ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Shia Muslims from Iran
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Shia Muslims from Iraq ⓘ Shia Muslims from South Asia ⓘ Shia Muslims from around the world ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: al-Askari Mosque Description of subject: Al-Askari Mosque is a major Shia Islamic shrine and pilgrimage site in Samarra, Iraq, renowned as the burial place of the tenth and eleventh Shia Imams and as a symbol of Shia heritage.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
al-Askari Shrine in Samarra