Larabanga Mosque heritage site
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Larabanga Mosque heritage site is a historic 15th-century mud-and-stick mosque in northern Ghana, renowned as one of West Africa’s oldest Islamic places of worship and a significant cultural and architectural landmark.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Larabanga Ancient Mosque | 1 |
| Larabanga Mosque | 1 |
| Larabanga Mosque heritage site canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Larabanga Mosque heritage site Context triple: [Ghana Museums and Monuments Board, supervises, Larabanga Mosque heritage site]
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A.
Dakar Grand Mosque
The Dakar Grand Mosque is one of Senegal’s most important Islamic religious sites, known for its striking minaret and prominent location in the capital city.
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B.
Hassan Mosque complex
The Hassan Mosque complex is an unfinished 12th-century monumental mosque site in Rabat, Morocco, centered around the iconic Hassan Tower and intended to be one of the largest mosques in the world.
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C.
Old Towns of Djenné
The Old Towns of Djenné are a historic urban ensemble in Mali renowned for their distinctive Sudano-Sahelian mud-brick architecture and long-standing role as a center of trans-Saharan trade and Islamic scholarship.
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D.
Kano Central Mosque
Kano Central Mosque is the principal congregational mosque and a major Islamic religious and cultural landmark in the historic city of Kano, Nigeria.
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E.
Sule Pagoda
Sule Pagoda is a historic Buddhist stupa and prominent religious and cultural landmark located in the heart of downtown Yangon, Myanmar.
- 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: Larabanga Mosque heritage site Target entity description: Larabanga Mosque heritage site is a historic 15th-century mud-and-stick mosque in northern Ghana, renowned as one of West Africa’s oldest Islamic places of worship and a significant cultural and architectural landmark.
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A.
Dakar Grand Mosque
The Dakar Grand Mosque is one of Senegal’s most important Islamic religious sites, known for its striking minaret and prominent location in the capital city.
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B.
Hassan Mosque complex
The Hassan Mosque complex is an unfinished 12th-century monumental mosque site in Rabat, Morocco, centered around the iconic Hassan Tower and intended to be one of the largest mosques in the world.
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C.
Old Towns of Djenné
The Old Towns of Djenné are a historic urban ensemble in Mali renowned for their distinctive Sudano-Sahelian mud-brick architecture and long-standing role as a center of trans-Saharan trade and Islamic scholarship.
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D.
Kano Central Mosque
Kano Central Mosque is the principal congregational mosque and a major Islamic religious and cultural landmark in the historic city of Kano, Nigeria.
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E.
Sule Pagoda
Sule Pagoda is a historic Buddhist stupa and prominent religious and cultural landmark located in the heart of downtown Yangon, Myanmar.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Islamic religious site
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heritage site ⓘ historic building ⓘ mosque ⓘ |
| accessPolicy | interior access for non-Muslims is restricted or limited ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Sudano-Sahelian architecture ⓘ |
| builderTradition | founded by Islamic trader Ayuba or Abu al-Hasan ⓘ |
| category |
Sudano-Sahelian mosques in West Africa
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historic mosque in Ghana ⓘ |
| color | whitewashed exterior with dark timber elements ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Ghana ⓘ |
| culturalImportance |
key attraction for cultural tourism in Ghana
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symbol of early Islam in northern Ghana ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| estimatedConstructionCentury | 15th century ⓘ |
| estimatedConstructionDate | circa 1421 ⓘ |
| governedBy | local mosque committee of Larabanga ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
buttresses
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conical minaret ⓘ pyramid-shaped mihrab tower ⓘ timber support beams ⓘ wooden stakes projecting from walls ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Ghanaian national monument ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected heritage site of Ghana ⓘ |
| localLegend | associated with a mystic stone that returned when moved ⓘ |
| localName |
Larabanga Mosque heritage site
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Larabanga Ancient Mosque
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| locatedIn |
Larabanga Mystic Stone
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surface form:
Larabanga
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| locatedInArea | near Mole National Park ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Northern Region of Ghana
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surface form:
Northern Region, Ghana
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| materialUsed |
mud
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sticks ⓘ timber ⓘ whitewashed plaster ⓘ |
| nearbyAttraction | Mole National Park ⓘ |
| orientation | mihrab facing Mecca ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| restoration | subject to conservation and restoration projects ⓘ |
| roofType | flat earthen roof supported by timber ⓘ |
| significance |
important pilgrimage site for Muslims in Ghana
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one of the oldest Islamic places of worship in Ghana ⓘ one of the oldest mosques in West Africa ⓘ |
| threat |
erosion and weathering of mud structure
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structural damage from heavy rains ⓘ |
| tourismImpact | source of income for Larabanga community ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Friday congregational prayers
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Islamic festivals ⓘ daily prayers ⓘ |
| wallType | thick load-bearing mud walls ⓘ |
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Subject: Larabanga Mosque heritage site Description of subject: Larabanga Mosque heritage site is a historic 15th-century mud-and-stick mosque in northern Ghana, renowned as one of West Africa’s oldest Islamic places of worship and a significant cultural and architectural landmark.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Larabanga Mosque
Larabanga Mosque heritage site
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Larabanga Mosque heritage site
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Larabanga Ancient Mosque