Shrine of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir

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Yazidi holy site pilgrimage site religious shrine

The Shrine of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir is the holiest Yazidi pilgrimage site, housing the tomb of the faith’s central saint and serving as the spiritual heart of Yazidism.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Shrine of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir canonical	1
Yazidi shrines	1
sanctuary of Sheikh Adi	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9065388 — 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: Shrine of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir
Context triple: [Lalish, hasTemple, Shrine of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir]

A. Shrine of Muslim ibn Aqil
The Shrine of Muslim ibn Aqil is an important Shia Islamic holy site and mausoleum in Kufa, Iraq, dedicated to the cousin and envoy of Imam Husayn.
B. Shrine of Abbas ibn Ali
The Shrine of Abbas ibn Ali is a major Shia Islamic holy site and pilgrimage destination in Karbala, Iraq, dedicated to Abbas ibn Ali, the half-brother of Husayn ibn Ali and standard-bearer at the Battle of Karbala.
C. Yaarab Shrine
Yaarab Shrine is a fraternal organization of Shriners based in Atlanta, Georgia, known for its philanthropic work and distinctive Middle Eastern–themed temple building.
D. Shrine of Bahauddin Zakariya
The Shrine of Bahauddin Zakariya is a prominent 13th-century Sufi mausoleum and pilgrimage site in Multan, Pakistan, renowned for its distinctive architecture and religious significance.
E. Shrine of Uch Sharif
The Shrine of Uch Sharif is a historic Sufi pilgrimage complex renowned for its distinctive Islamic funerary architecture and richly decorated tombs in Uch, Pakistan.
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: Shrine of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir
Target entity description: The Shrine of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir is the holiest Yazidi pilgrimage site, housing the tomb of the faith’s central saint and serving as the spiritual heart of Yazidism.

A. Shrine of Muslim ibn Aqil
The Shrine of Muslim ibn Aqil is an important Shia Islamic holy site and mausoleum in Kufa, Iraq, dedicated to the cousin and envoy of Imam Husayn.
B. Shrine of Abbas ibn Ali
The Shrine of Abbas ibn Ali is a major Shia Islamic holy site and pilgrimage destination in Karbala, Iraq, dedicated to Abbas ibn Ali, the half-brother of Husayn ibn Ali and standard-bearer at the Battle of Karbala.
C. Yaarab Shrine
Yaarab Shrine is a fraternal organization of Shriners based in Atlanta, Georgia, known for its philanthropic work and distinctive Middle Eastern–themed temple building.
D. Shrine of Bahauddin Zakariya
The Shrine of Bahauddin Zakariya is a prominent 13th-century Sufi mausoleum and pilgrimage site in Multan, Pakistan, renowned for its distinctive architecture and religious significance.
E. Shrine of Uch Sharif
The Shrine of Uch Sharif is a historic Sufi pilgrimage complex renowned for its distinctive Islamic funerary architecture and richly decorated tombs in Uch, Pakistan.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Yazidi holy site ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ religious shrine ⓘ
architecturalStyle	traditional Yazidi architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	Yazidi community ⓘ linked to: Yazidis Yazidi saints ⓘ
country	Iraq ⓘ
culturalSignificance	site of transmission of Yazidi religious tradition ⓘ symbol of Yazidi identity ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir ⓘ
function	center of Yazidi religious authority ⓘ spiritual heart of Yazidism ⓘ
hasPart	conical spires ⓘ courtyards ⓘ prayer halls ⓘ tomb chamber of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir ⓘ linked to: tomb of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir
hasRitual	lighting of lamps ⓘ offering of vows ⓘ processions within the shrine complex ⓘ
hasTombOf	Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir ⓘ
heritageStatus	important Yazidi cultural heritage site ⓘ
locatedIn	Lalish ⓘ Nineveh Governorate ⓘ northern Iraq ⓘ
namedAfter	Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir ⓘ
nearbyCity	Dohuk ⓘ linked to: Duhok
pilgrimageSeason	annual Feast of the Assembly ⓘ autumn ⓘ
protectionStatus	vulnerable religious minority heritage site in Iraq ⓘ
region	Kurdistan Region of Iraq ⓘ linked to: Kurdistan
religion	Yazidism ⓘ
religiousRole	place of initiation for some Yazidi religious ranks ⓘ site of major Yazidi communal gatherings ⓘ
significance	holiest Yazidi pilgrimage site ⓘ principal sanctuary of the Yazidis ⓘ spiritual center of Yazidism ⓘ
usedFor	Yazidi religious rituals ⓘ annual Yazidi festivals ⓘ religious pilgrimage ⓘ
visitedBy	Yazidi pilgrims ⓘ religious scholars of Yazidism ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Lalish → hasTemple → Shrine of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir ⓘ

Lalish temple complex → hasShrine → sanctuary of Sheikh Adi ⓘ

linked to: Shrine of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir

Sheikh Shams → worshipSetting → Yazidi shrines ⓘ