Al-Masjid an-Nabawi

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Islamic holy site mosque religious building tourist attraction

Al-Masjid an-Nabawi is the Prophet Muhammad’s mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia, and one of the holiest and most visited sites in Islam.

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Label	Occurrences
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi canonical	60
Masjid an-Nabawi	7
Prophet's Mosque	7
المسجد النبوي	6
Prophet's Mosque in Medina	4
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi in Medina	3
Prophet’s Mosque	3
Rawdah area of Al-Masjid an-Nabawi	2
the Prophet's Mosque	2
the Prophet’s Mosque	2
Al-Masjid al-Nabawi	1
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi (Medina)	1
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi (original structure)	1
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi al-Sharif	1
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi is part of tentative heritage context	1
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi main prayer hall	1
Al‑Masjid an‑Nabawi in Medina	1
Ar-Rawdah an-Nabawiyyah	1
Masjid al-Nabawi	1
Masjid al-Nabawi (Medina)	1
Masjid an-Nabawi (Prophet's Mosque)	1
Masjid an-Nabawi (Prophet’s Mosque) in Medina	1
Mihrab of the Prophet	1
Mihrab of the Prophet in Al-Masjid an-Nabawi	1
Mosque of the Prophet	1
Mosque of the Prophet in Medina	1
Prophet Muhammad's burial chamber	1
Prophet Muhammad’s Mosque in Medina	1
Prophet's Mosque sanctuary area	1
Prophet’s Mosque in Medina	1
Prophet’s Mosque sanctuary	1
Two Holy Mosques	1
Umayyad Mosque in Medina (expansion of the Prophet’s Mosque)	1
Ziyarat to the Prophet’s Mosque	1
in the Prophet's Mosque in Medina	1
mosque of Medina	1
the Green Dome of Al-Masjid an-Nabawi	1
the Prophet's Mosque sanctuary	1
the original area of the Prophet’s Mosque	1
tomb of Prophet Muhammad	1
الحرم النبوي	1
المسجد النبوي القديم	1
بيت للنبي محمد	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T66913 — 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-Masjid an-Nabawi
Context triple: [Islam, sacredSite, Al-Masjid an-Nabawi]

A. 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.
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.
C. Temple Mount
Temple Mount is a hilltop in Jerusalem revered as one of the holiest sites in Judaism, traditionally regarded as the location of the First and Second Temples.
D. Mecca
Mecca is the holiest city in Islam, located in present-day Saudi Arabia and home to the Kaaba, toward which Muslims around the world face in prayer and to which they undertake the Hajj pilgrimage.
E. Muhammad
Muhammad is the 7th-century Arab religious, political, and social leader regarded by Muslims as the final prophet and messenger of God in Islam.
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-Masjid an-Nabawi
Target entity description: Al-Masjid an-Nabawi is the Prophet Muhammad’s mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia, and one of the holiest and most visited sites in Islam.

A. 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.
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.
C. Temple Mount
Temple Mount is a hilltop in Jerusalem revered as one of the holiest sites in Judaism, traditionally regarded as the location of the First and Second Temples.
D. Mecca
Mecca is the holiest city in Islam, located in present-day Saudi Arabia and home to the Kaaba, toward which Muslims around the world face in prayer and to which they undertake the Hajj pilgrimage.
E. Muhammad
Muhammad is the 7th-century Arab religious, political, and social leader regarded by Muslims as the final prophet and messenger of God in Islam.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (74)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Islamic holy site ⓘ mosque ⓘ religious building ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
adjacentTo	Jannat al-Baqi cemetery ⓘ
administratedBy	Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs ⓘ linked to: General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques
alsoKnownAs	Al-Masjid an-Nabawi al-Sharif ⓘ linked to: Al-Masjid an-Nabawi Mosque of the Prophet ⓘ linked to: Al-Masjid an-Nabawi Prophet's Mosque ⓘ linked to: Al-Masjid an-Nabawi
architecturalStyle	Islamic architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	Hijrah of Prophet Muhammad ⓘ early Muslim community in Medina ⓘ
builtInHijriYear	1 AH ⓘ
burialPlaceOf	Abu Bakr ⓘ linked to: Caliph Abu Bakr Prophet Muhammad ⓘ linked to: Muhammad Umar ibn al-Khattab ⓘ
city	Medina ⓘ
constructionStart	622 ⓘ
contains	Green Dome ⓘ Mihrab of the Prophet ⓘ linked to: Al-Masjid an-Nabawi Minbar of the Prophet ⓘ linked to: Rawdah ash-Sharifah Rawdah ash-Sharifah ⓘ Riyad al-Jannah ⓘ linked to: Medina ablution facilities ⓘ courtyards ⓘ large prayer halls ⓘ library ⓘ multiple minarets ⓘ retractable umbrellas ⓘ women's prayer areas ⓘ
country	Saudi Arabia ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Prophet Muhammad ⓘ linked to: Muhammad
expandedBy	Abbasid caliphs ⓘ linked to: Abbasid Caliphate Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab ⓘ linked to: Umar ibn al-Khattab Caliph Uthman ibn Affan ⓘ Ottoman sultans ⓘ linked to: Ottoman sultan Saudi kings ⓘ Umayyad caliphs ⓘ linked to: Umayyad Caliphate
flooring	marble and other stone materials ⓘ
founder	Prophet Muhammad ⓘ linked to: Muhammad
governedBy	Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques ⓘ
greenDomeBuilt	13th century ⓘ
hasCourtyardUmbrellas	large retractable shade umbrellas in courtyards ⓘ
hasDome	Green Dome ⓘ
hasFunction	center for Islamic learning ⓘ place of Friday congregational prayer ⓘ place of Ramadan worship ⓘ place of daily prayers ⓘ place of i'tikaf ⓘ
hasMinarets	10 or more minarets after modern expansions ⓘ
hasSeparateEntrances	multiple gates and entrances ⓘ
importanceForHajj	commonly visited by pilgrims performing Hajj ⓘ
importanceForUmrah	commonly visited by pilgrims performing Umrah ⓘ
lighting	extensive artificial lighting system ⓘ
locatedIn	Al Madinah Province ⓘ Medina ⓘ Saudi Arabia ⓘ
maintenance	continuous cleaning and maintenance services ⓘ
majorExpansionPeriod	20th century ⓘ 21st century ⓘ
near	Masjid al-Qiblatayn ⓘ Mount Uhud ⓘ Quba Mosque ⓘ
originalStructureMaterial	mud bricks ⓘ palm leaves ⓘ palm trunks ⓘ
pilgrimageStatus	major destination for Islamic pilgrimage ⓘ
prayerDirection	faces Kaaba in Mecca ⓘ
rankAmongMosques	second after Masjid al-Haram ⓘ
religion	Islam ⓘ
security	guarded by Saudi security forces ⓘ
significanceInIslam	one of the Three Holy Mosques ⓘ second holiest mosque in Islam ⓘ
visitorCount	millions of visitors annually ⓘ

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

Islam → sacredSite → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

Muhammad → restingPlace → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

Masjid al-Haram → partOf → Two Holy Mosques ⓘ

linked to: Al-Masjid an-Nabawi

Al-Masjid an-Nabawi → alsoKnownAs → Prophet's Mosque ⓘ

linked to: Al-Masjid an-Nabawi

Al-Masjid an-Nabawi → alsoKnownAs → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi al-Sharif ⓘ

linked to: Al-Masjid an-Nabawi

Al-Masjid an-Nabawi → alsoKnownAs → Mosque of the Prophet ⓘ

linked to: Al-Masjid an-Nabawi

Al-Masjid an-Nabawi → contains → Mihrab of the Prophet ⓘ

linked to: Al-Masjid an-Nabawi

Saudi Arabia → custodianOf → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

Islamic world → hasPilgrimageSite → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

Sunni Islam → holySanctuary → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques → responsibleFor → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques → administers → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques → maintains → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques → appliesToJurisdiction → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques → hasScope → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi in Medina ⓘ

linked to: Al-Masjid an-Nabawi

Medina → contains → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

Medina → contains → Prophet's Mosque ⓘ

linked to: Al-Masjid an-Nabawi

Medina → contains → tomb of Prophet Muhammad ⓘ

linked to: Al-Masjid an-Nabawi

Medina → hasMajorMosque → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

Medina → hasUNESCOStatus → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi is part of tentative heritage context ⓘ

linked to: Al-Masjid an-Nabawi

Al Madinah Province → containsReligiousSite → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

Umar ibn al-Khattab → burialPlace → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

Hijrah of Prophet Muhammad → keyLocation → Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

linked to: Al-Masjid an-Nabawi

Green Dome → locatedIn → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

Green Dome → partOf → Prophet's Mosque ⓘ

linked to: Al-Masjid an-Nabawi

Green Dome → partOf → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

Green Dome → isIconicFor → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

Green Dome → symbolOf → the Prophet's Mosque ⓘ

linked to: Al-Masjid an-Nabawi

Green Dome → near → Mihrab of the Prophet in Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

linked to: Al-Masjid an-Nabawi

Green Dome → locatedAbove → Prophet Muhammad's burial chamber ⓘ

linked to: Al-Masjid an-Nabawi

Rawdah ash-Sharifah → locatedIn → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

Rawdah ash-Sharifah → partOf → Prophet’s Mosque ⓘ

linked to: Al-Masjid an-Nabawi

Rawdah ash-Sharifah → partOf → Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

linked to: Al-Masjid an-Nabawi

Rawdah ash-Sharifah → alsoKnownAs → Ar-Rawdah an-Nabawiyyah ⓘ

linked to: Al-Masjid an-Nabawi

Rawdah ash-Sharifah → pilgrimageType → Ziyarat to the Prophet’s Mosque ⓘ

linked to: Al-Masjid an-Nabawi

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

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques → refersTo → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

Mount Uhud → nearbyMosque → Masjid al-Nabawi ⓘ

linked to: Al-Masjid an-Nabawi

Quba Mosque → locatedNear → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

Hejaz → containsIslamicSite → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

Masjid al-Qiblatayn → nearTo → Masjid an-Nabawi (Prophet's Mosque) ⓘ

linked to: Al-Masjid an-Nabawi

Al-Walid I → architecturalPatronage → Umayyad Mosque in Medina (expansion of the Prophet’s Mosque) ⓘ

linked to: Al-Masjid an-Nabawi

Western Saudi Arabia → includesHolySite → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

Western Saudi Arabia → includesHolySite → Prophet's Mosque ⓘ

linked to: Al-Masjid an-Nabawi

Abdullah ibn Abi Quhafa → burialPlace → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

Malik ibn Anas → associatedWith → Prophet's Mosque in Medina ⓘ

linked to: Al-Masjid an-Nabawi

Malik ibn Anas → taught → in the Prophet's Mosque in Medina ⓘ

linked to: Al-Masjid an-Nabawi

المدينة → تضم → المسجد النبوي ⓘ

linked to: Al-Masjid an-Nabawi

Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport → servesReligiousSite → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport → servesReligiousSite → the Prophet's Mosque ⓘ

linked to: Al-Masjid an-Nabawi

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