Al-Andalus Mosque
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Al-Andalus Mosque is a historic and architecturally significant Islamic place of worship in Fez, Morocco, dating back to the early centuries of the city’s development.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Al-Andalus Mosque canonical | 1 |
| Andalusian Mosque | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2154637 — 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-Andalus Mosque Context triple: [Medina of Fez, hasLandmark, Al-Andalus Mosque]
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A.
Great Mosque of Córdoba
The Great Mosque of Córdoba is a renowned medieval Islamic mosque-turned-cathedral in Córdoba, Spain, celebrated for its striking horseshoe arches, hypostyle hall, and fusion of Islamic and Christian architectural styles.
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B.
Mosque of Cristo de la Luz
The Mosque of Cristo de la Luz is a well-preserved 10th-century former Islamic mosque in Toledo, Spain, renowned for its Mudéjar architecture and later Christian adaptations.
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C.
Alcázar of the Umayyads
The Alcázar of the Umayyads was a grand fortified palace complex in medieval Córdoba that served as the political and administrative center of the Umayyad Caliphate in al-Andalus.
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D.
Koutoubia Mosque
Koutoubia Mosque is a landmark 12th-century mosque in Marrakesh, Morocco, renowned for its towering minaret and classic Almohad architecture.
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E.
Hassan II Mosque
Hassan II Mosque is a monumental seaside mosque in Casablanca, Morocco, renowned for its towering minaret and intricate Islamic architecture.
- 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-Andalus Mosque Target entity description: Al-Andalus Mosque is a historic and architecturally significant Islamic place of worship in Fez, Morocco, dating back to the early centuries of the city’s development.
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A.
Great Mosque of Córdoba
The Great Mosque of Córdoba is a renowned medieval Islamic mosque-turned-cathedral in Córdoba, Spain, celebrated for its striking horseshoe arches, hypostyle hall, and fusion of Islamic and Christian architectural styles.
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B.
Mosque of Cristo de la Luz
The Mosque of Cristo de la Luz is a well-preserved 10th-century former Islamic mosque in Toledo, Spain, renowned for its Mudéjar architecture and later Christian adaptations.
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C.
Alcázar of the Umayyads
The Alcázar of the Umayyads was a grand fortified palace complex in medieval Córdoba that served as the political and administrative center of the Umayyad Caliphate in al-Andalus.
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D.
Koutoubia Mosque
Koutoubia Mosque is a landmark 12th-century mosque in Marrakesh, Morocco, renowned for its towering minaret and classic Almohad architecture.
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E.
Hassan II Mosque
Hassan II Mosque is a monumental seaside mosque in Casablanca, Morocco, renowned for its towering minaret and intricate Islamic architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic place of worship
ⓘ
historic building ⓘ mosque ⓘ religious building ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Medina of Fez
ⓘ
surface form:
Andalusiyyin quarter of Fez
|
| architecturalStyle |
Andalusian-Moroccan architecture
ⓘ
Moorish architecture ⓘ |
| country | Morocco ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| expandedBy | Almohad dynasty ⓘ |
| expandedInCentury |
10th century
ⓘ
12th century ⓘ |
| facedRiver | Oued Fes ⓘ |
| floorPlanType | hypostyle mosque ⓘ |
| foundedDuring | Idrisid dynasty ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 9th century ⓘ |
| foundedInYearApprox | 859 ⓘ |
| founder | Maryam bint Mohammed al-Fihri ⓘ |
| function |
Friday mosque
ⓘ
congregational mosque ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ablutions area
ⓘ
arcaded courtyard ⓘ carved wood decoration ⓘ courtyard ⓘ decorative stucco ⓘ fountain ⓘ mihrab ⓘ minaret ⓘ minbar ⓘ prayer hall ⓘ zellij tilework ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Medina of Fez UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fes el-Bali
ⓘ
Fez ⓘ Fès-Meknès region ⓘ
surface form:
Fez-Meknes region
Medina of Fez ⓘ
surface form:
medina of Fez
northern Morocco ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
plaster ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Andalusia
ⓘ
surface form:
Al-Andalus
|
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| renovatedBy | Marinid dynasty ⓘ |
| rite | Maliki ⓘ |
| roofType | tiled pitched roofs ⓘ |
| significance |
important religious center in the Andalus quarter of Fez
ⓘ
one of the main historic mosques of Fez ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1981 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Friday prayers
ⓘ
daily prayers ⓘ religious education ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Al-Andalus Mosque Description of subject: Al-Andalus Mosque is a historic and architecturally significant Islamic place of worship in Fez, Morocco, dating back to the early centuries of the city’s development.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Andalusian Mosque