Nebi Musa

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Nebi Musa is a historic Islamic religious site and pilgrimage destination near Jericho in the West Bank, traditionally associated with the tomb of the Prophet Moses.

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Label Occurrences
Nebi Musa canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic religious site ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
pilgrimage site ⓘ
architecturalFeature domed shrine ⓘ
large central courtyard ⓘ
minaret ⓘ
multiple small domes ⓘ
architecturalStyle Mamluk architecture ⓘ
Ottoman architecture ⓘ
associatedWithEvent Nebi Musa festival ⓘ
associatedWithFigure Hajj Amin al-Husseini ⓘ
Ottoman authorities ⓘ
Salah ad-Din ⓘ
linked to: Saladin

al-Malik al-ʿAdil ⓘ
country State of Palestine ⓘ
distanceFromJerusalem approximately 20 km east ⓘ
hasArabicName Nabi Musa ⓘ
hasCustodians local Muslim religious authorities ⓘ
hasFunction commemoration of Prophet Moses ⓘ
regional pilgrimage focus ⓘ
hasGenderSegregationTraditionally yes ⓘ
hasRitual collective prayers at the shrine ⓘ
processions from Jerusalem to Nebi Musa ⓘ
hasStructureType courtyard complex ⓘ
hostel ⓘ
mausoleum ⓘ
mosque ⓘ
shrine ⓘ
heritageSignificance important Islamic heritage site in Palestine ⓘ
historicalPeriodOfMajorDevelopment Ayyubid period ⓘ
linked to: Ayyubid dynasty

Mamluk period ⓘ
linked to: Mamluk Sultanate
historicalPeriodOfRenovation Ottoman period ⓘ
locatedIn West Bank ⓘ
locatedNear Jericho ⓘ
meaningOfName Prophet Moses ⓘ
nearbyBorder Jordan–West Bank border ⓘ
nearbyCity Jerusalem ⓘ
nearbyGeographicalFeature Dead Sea region ⓘ
Judean Desert ⓘ
overlooks Jordan Valley ⓘ
pilgrimageSeason around Easter (spring) in local tradition ⓘ
politicalContext located in Israeli-occupied Palestinian territory ⓘ
region Jericho Governorate ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
traditionallyAssociatedWith Moses ⓘ
traditionHolds site of the tomb of Prophet Moses ⓘ
usedAs Sufi retreat ⓘ
hostel for pilgrims ⓘ
religious gathering place ⓘ

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

1920 Nebi Musa riots → location → Nebi Musa ⓘ