Madrasa of Salé
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The Madrasa of Salé is a historic Islamic college and architectural monument in the Moroccan city of Salé, renowned for its traditional madrasa design and religious scholarship.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Madrasa of Salé canonical | 1 |
| Marinid Madrasa of Salé | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11379558 — 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: Madrasa of Salé Context triple: [Medina of Salé, hasReligiousBuilding, Madrasa of Salé]
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Attarine Madrasa (Fes)
Attarine Madrasa (Fes) is a richly decorated 14th-century Islamic college in Fez, Morocco, renowned for its exquisite Marinid architecture and intricate zellij, stucco, and woodwork.
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Sahrij Madrasa (Fes)
Sahrij Madrasa in Fes is a 14th-century Islamic college renowned for its intricate Marinid architecture, ornate stucco and woodwork, and central courtyard with a large reflecting pool.
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C.
Madrasah of Granada
The Madrasah of Granada was a medieval Islamic college in Granada, Spain, serving as an important center of higher learning during the Nasrid period.
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Medersa Bou Inania of Meknes
Medersa Bou Inania of Meknes is a historic 14th-century Islamic college in Meknes, Morocco, renowned for its intricate Marinid architecture and finely carved wood and stucco decoration.
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Diwan of Salé
The Diwan of Salé was the governing council or administrative body that managed political, financial, and judicial affairs in the Republic of Salé, a 17th-century corsair city-state on the Atlantic coast of Morocco.
- 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: Madrasa of Salé Target entity description: The Madrasa of Salé is a historic Islamic college and architectural monument in the Moroccan city of Salé, renowned for its traditional madrasa design and religious scholarship.
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A.
Attarine Madrasa (Fes)
Attarine Madrasa (Fes) is a richly decorated 14th-century Islamic college in Fez, Morocco, renowned for its exquisite Marinid architecture and intricate zellij, stucco, and woodwork.
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B.
Sahrij Madrasa (Fes)
Sahrij Madrasa in Fes is a 14th-century Islamic college renowned for its intricate Marinid architecture, ornate stucco and woodwork, and central courtyard with a large reflecting pool.
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C.
Madrasah of Granada
The Madrasah of Granada was a medieval Islamic college in Granada, Spain, serving as an important center of higher learning during the Nasrid period.
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D.
Medersa Bou Inania of Meknes
Medersa Bou Inania of Meknes is a historic 14th-century Islamic college in Meknes, Morocco, renowned for its intricate Marinid architecture and finely carved wood and stucco decoration.
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E.
Diwan of Salé
The Diwan of Salé was the governing council or administrative body that managed political, financial, and judicial affairs in the Republic of Salé, a 17th-century corsair city-state on the Atlantic coast of Morocco.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic college
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historic monument ⓘ madrasa ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Islamic architecture
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Marinid architecture ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition | North African madrasa tradition ⓘ |
| city | Salé ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Morocco ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Moroccan Islamic culture ⓘ |
| era |
Marinid period
ⓘ
linked to:
Marinid dynasty
|
| floorCount | 2 ⓘ |
| function |
housing students
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teaching Islamic law ⓘ teaching Quranic studies ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Arabic calligraphy
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geometric tile patterns ⓘ muqarnas decoration ⓘ richly decorated courtyard walls ⓘ |
| hasPart |
central courtyard
ⓘ
fountain ⓘ prayer hall ⓘ student cells ⓘ upper-floor galleries ⓘ |
| heritage | Moroccan architectural heritage ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic site of Salé ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ornate decoration
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religious scholarship ⓘ traditional madrasa design ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
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Salé ⓘ northwestern Morocco ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Great Mosque of Salé ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
carved wood
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stucco decoration ⓘ zellij tilework ⓘ |
| region |
Maghreb
ⓘ
linked to:
North Africa
|
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| usedFor |
religious education
ⓘ
training scholars ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Madrasa of Salé Description of subject: The Madrasa of Salé is a historic Islamic college and architectural monument in the Moroccan city of Salé, renowned for its traditional madrasa design and religious scholarship.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Madrasa of Salé