Bab Mansour
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Bab Mansour is a monumental 18th-century city gate in Meknes, Morocco, renowned for its grand scale and intricate Islamic architectural decoration.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bab Mansour canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Bab Mansour Context triple: [Meknes, hasCityGate, Bab Mansour]
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Mustafa Abdul Jalil
Mustafa Abdul Jalil is a Libyan politician and former justice minister who became a leading figure of the opposition and head of the National Transitional Council during the 2011 uprising against Muammar Gaddafi.
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Abdallah Menou
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Abd al-Karim al-Jili
Abd al-Karim al-Jili was a prominent 14th–15th century Sufi mystic and philosopher best known for his metaphysical work "Al-Insan al-Kamil" ("The Perfect Man"), which elaborates on and systematizes Ibn Arabi’s doctrine of divine unity and human perfection.
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Awni Abd al-Hadi
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Musa al-Kadhim
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Bab Mansour Target entity description: Bab Mansour is a monumental 18th-century city gate in Meknes, Morocco, renowned for its grand scale and intricate Islamic architectural decoration.
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A.
Mustafa Abdul Jalil
Mustafa Abdul Jalil is a Libyan politician and former justice minister who became a leading figure of the opposition and head of the National Transitional Council during the 2011 uprising against Muammar Gaddafi.
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B.
Abdallah Menou
Abdallah Menou was a French general of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic eras who converted to Islam during the French campaign in Egypt and served as a key military and administrative figure there.
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C.
Abd al-Karim al-Jili
Abd al-Karim al-Jili was a prominent 14th–15th century Sufi mystic and philosopher best known for his metaphysical work "Al-Insan al-Kamil" ("The Perfect Man"), which elaborates on and systematizes Ibn Arabi’s doctrine of divine unity and human perfection.
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Awni Abd al-Hadi
Awni Abd al-Hadi was a prominent Palestinian Arab nationalist leader, lawyer, and politician who played a key role in early 20th-century anti-colonial and anti-Zionist movements in Palestine.
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E.
Musa al-Kadhim
Musa al-Kadhim was the seventh Shia Imam, revered as a key religious authority whose teachings significantly shaped Twelver Shia theology and law.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city gate
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monument ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Alaouite architecture
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Islamic architecture ⓘ Moroccan architecture ⓘ |
| builtUnderRuleOf | Sultan Moulay Ismail ⓘ |
| completedUnderRuleOf |
Sultan Abdallah of Morocco
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surface form:
Sultan Moulay Abdallah
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| completionApprox | 1732 ⓘ |
| constructionCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| constructionStartApprox | late 17th century ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
example of Alaouite imperial architecture
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symbol of Meknes ⓘ |
| faces | El Hedim Square ⓘ |
| hasAccess | pedestrian passageways ⓘ |
| hasDecorativeFeature |
calligraphic inscriptions
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carved stucco ⓘ engaged marble columns ⓘ horseshoe arch ⓘ polylobed arch motifs ⓘ zellij geometric patterns ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
ceremonial entrance
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defensive gate ⓘ |
| hasGateType | fortified gate ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | eastern side of imperial city complex ⓘ |
| hasOwner |
Morocco
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surface form:
Kingdom of Morocco
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| heritageContext |
Historic City of Meknes
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surface form:
historic city of Meknes
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| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage site Historic City of Meknes ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Meknes ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Morocco ⓘ |
| locatedInOldCity |
Meknes
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surface form:
Medina of Meknes
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| locatedInRegion | Fès-Meknès ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
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plaster ⓘ stone ⓘ wood ⓘ zellij tilework ⓘ |
| namedAfter | El-Mansour (architect or builder) ⓘ |
| near |
Meknes
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surface form:
Meknes medina souks
Royal Palace of Meknes ⓘ |
| notableFor |
grand scale
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intricate decoration ⓘ monumental archway ⓘ |
| partOf | historic fortifications of Meknes ⓘ |
| tourismRole | major tourist attraction in Meknes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonial processions
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city entrance control ⓘ |
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Subject: Bab Mansour Description of subject: Bab Mansour is a monumental 18th-century city gate in Meknes, Morocco, renowned for its grand scale and intricate Islamic architectural decoration.
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