Islamic West
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The Islamic West refers to the western regions of the Islamic world, particularly North Africa and al-Andalus, known for their distinctive cultural, religious, and artistic traditions within Islamic civilization.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Islamic West canonical | 2 |
| Islamic North Africa | 1 |
| Islamic West (al-Maghrib al-Islāmī) | 1 |
| Islamic West Africa | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Islamic West Context triple: [Maghribi script, geographicOrigin, Islamic West]
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Islamic world
The Islamic world refers to the global community of Muslim-majority societies and cultures shaped historically and religiously by Islam, spanning regions from North Africa and the Middle East to parts of Asia and beyond.
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B.
Islam
Islam is a major monotheistic Abrahamic religion centered on the belief in one God (Allah) and the prophethood of Muhammad, whose teachings are recorded in the Quran.
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C.
Islamic Cairo
Islamic Cairo is the historic heart of Egypt’s capital, renowned for its dense concentration of medieval mosques, madrasas, and Islamic architecture that earned it the nickname “City of a Thousand Minarets.”
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D.
Islamic architecture
Islamic architecture is a rich architectural tradition of the Islamic world characterized by features such as domes, minarets, courtyards, intricate geometric and arabesque decoration, and calligraphy, seen in mosques, madrasas, palaces, and other structures across the Middle East, North Africa, and beyond.
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E.
Sunni Islam
Sunni Islam is the largest branch of Islam, characterized by its emphasis on the Sunnah (traditions) of the Prophet Muhammad and recognition of the first four caliphs as his rightful successors.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Islamic West Target entity description: The Islamic West refers to the western regions of the Islamic world, particularly North Africa and al-Andalus, known for their distinctive cultural, religious, and artistic traditions within Islamic civilization.
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A.
Islamic world
The Islamic world refers to the global community of Muslim-majority societies and cultures shaped historically and religiously by Islam, spanning regions from North Africa and the Middle East to parts of Asia and beyond.
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B.
Islam
Islam is a major monotheistic Abrahamic religion centered on the belief in one God (Allah) and the prophethood of Muhammad, whose teachings are recorded in the Quran.
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C.
Islamic Cairo
Islamic Cairo is the historic heart of Egypt’s capital, renowned for its dense concentration of medieval mosques, madrasas, and Islamic architecture that earned it the nickname “City of a Thousand Minarets.”
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D.
Islamic architecture
Islamic architecture is a rich architectural tradition of the Islamic world characterized by features such as domes, minarets, courtyards, intricate geometric and arabesque decoration, and calligraphy, seen in mosques, madrasas, palaces, and other structures across the Middle East, North Africa, and beyond.
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E.
Sunni Islam
Sunni Islam is the largest branch of Islam, characterized by its emphasis on the Sunnah (traditions) of the Prophet Muhammad and recognition of the first four caliphs as his rightful successors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (99)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural region
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ religious region ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Western Islamic lands
ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ
surface form:
al-Maghrib al-Islami
|
| contrastedWith |
Islamic East
ⓘ
Mashriq ⓘ |
| culturalFeature |
Andalusian architecture
ⓘ
surface form:
Andalusian architectural style
Andalusian music traditions ⓘ Maliki jurists of al-Andalus ⓘ
surface form:
Maliki legal culture
Sufi brotherhoods ⓘ courtyard gardens ⓘ distinctive Maghribi script ⓘ horseshoe arches in architecture ⓘ muqarnas decoration ⓘ zellij tilework ⓘ |
| dominantMadhhab |
Maliki school
ⓘ
surface form:
Maliki school of law
|
| floruitCentury |
10th century
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11th century ⓘ 12th century ⓘ 13th century ⓘ 14th century ⓘ 15th century ⓘ 8th century ⓘ 9th century ⓘ |
| geographicalPosition |
Atlantic façade of the Islamic world
ⓘ
western Mediterranean ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Algeria
ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ
surface form:
Ifriqiya
Islamic Spain ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic Iberia
Libya ⓘ North Africa ⓘ
surface form:
Maghreb
Morocco ⓘ North Africa ⓘ Tunisia ⓘ Andalusia ⓘ
surface form:
al-Andalus
|
| historicalLanguage |
Andalusian Arabic
ⓘ
surface form:
Andalusi Arabic
Classical Arabic ⓘ Hebrew ⓘ Latin ⓘ Mozarabic language ⓘ
surface form:
Mozarabic
|
| historicalProcess |
Arabization of Berber populations
ⓘ
Islamization of North Africa ⓘ Reconquista ⓘ
surface form:
Reconquista in Iberia
expulsion of Muslims from Iberia ⓘ |
| intellectualTradition |
astronomy
ⓘ
jurisprudence ⓘ mathematics ⓘ medicine ⓘ mysticism ⓘ philosophy ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
blend of Arab, Berber, and Iberian cultures
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distinctive regional Islamic art ⓘ frontier interactions with Christian Europe ⓘ transmission of classical knowledge to Europe ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
ⓘ
Berber languages ⓘ Romance languages in al-Andalus ⓘ |
| legacy |
influence on European scholasticism
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influence on Iberian and Mediterranean architecture ⓘ surviving Maliki legal traditions in North Africa ⓘ |
| majorCity |
Ceuta
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Córdoba ⓘ Fez ⓘ Granada ⓘ Kairouan ⓘ Marrakesh ⓘ Seville ⓘ Tlemcen ⓘ Toledo ⓘ Tunis ⓘ |
| majorDynasty |
Aghlabid dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Aghlabids
Almohad dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Almohads
Almoravid dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Almoravids
Hafsid dynasty ⓘ Idrisid dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Idrisids
Marinid dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Marinids
Nasrid dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Nasrids of Granada
Umayyad caliphs of Córdoba ⓘ
surface form:
Umayyads of Córdoba
Zirid dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Zirids
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| notableInstitution |
Royal Alcázar of Seville
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surface form:
Alcázar of Seville
Alhambra ⓘ
surface form:
Alhambra palace complex
Great Mosque of Córdoba ⓘ Great Mosque of Kairouan ⓘ
surface form:
Kairouan Great Mosque
Al-Qarawiyyin University ⓘ
surface form:
University of al-Qarawiyyin
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| notableScholar |
Ibn Hazm
ⓘ
Ibn Khaldun ⓘ Averroes ⓘ
surface form:
Ibn Rushd
Ibn Tufayl ⓘ Ibn Arabi ⓘ
surface form:
Ibn al-Arabi
Al-Baqillani ⓘ
surface form:
al-Baqillani
al-Qurtubi ⓘ Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Musa al-Shatibi ⓘ
surface form:
al-Shatibi
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| partOf | Islamic world ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousMinority |
Christianity
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surface form:
Christians
Jews ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early Islamic period to early modern period ⓘ |
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Subject: Islamic West Description of subject: The Islamic West refers to the western regions of the Islamic world, particularly North Africa and al-Andalus, known for their distinctive cultural, religious, and artistic traditions within Islamic civilization.
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