Qur'an Gate
E302737
Qur'an Gate is a historic ceremonial gateway at the northeastern entrance of Shiraz, Iran, traditionally regarded as a blessed passage for travelers.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Qur'an Gate canonical | 2 |
| Qur'an Gate, Shiraz | 1 |
| Qur’an Gate (Shiraz) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2839415 — 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: Qur'an Gate Context triple: [Shiraz, Iran, hasLandmark, Qur'an Gate]
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A.
Diriyah Gate
Diriyah Gate is a major heritage-focused mega-development on the outskirts of Riyadh that aims to transform the historic birthplace of the Saudi state into a global cultural, tourism, and lifestyle destination.
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B.
King Abdulaziz Gate
King Abdulaziz Gate is one of the main entrances to the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, serving as a prominent access point for pilgrims entering the Grand Mosque.
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C.
Rumi Darwaza
Rumi Darwaza is an iconic 18th-century Mughal-style gateway in Lucknow, India, renowned for its grand scale and intricate architectural detailing.
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D.
Bab al-Kaaba
Bab al-Kaaba is the sacred door of the Kaaba in Mecca, serving as the ornate, gold-plated entrance to Islam’s holiest shrine.
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E.
Mosque of the Three Doors
The Mosque of the Three Doors is a small 9th-century mosque in Kairouan, Tunisia, renowned for its distinctive triple-arched façade and one of the oldest sculpted stone inscriptions in 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: Qur'an Gate Target entity description: Qur'an Gate is a historic ceremonial gateway at the northeastern entrance of Shiraz, Iran, traditionally regarded as a blessed passage for travelers.
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A.
Diriyah Gate
Diriyah Gate is a major heritage-focused mega-development on the outskirts of Riyadh that aims to transform the historic birthplace of the Saudi state into a global cultural, tourism, and lifestyle destination.
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B.
King Abdulaziz Gate
King Abdulaziz Gate is one of the main entrances to the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, serving as a prominent access point for pilgrims entering the Grand Mosque.
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C.
Rumi Darwaza
Rumi Darwaza is an iconic 18th-century Mughal-style gateway in Lucknow, India, renowned for its grand scale and intricate architectural detailing.
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D.
Bab al-Kaaba
Bab al-Kaaba is the sacred door of the Kaaba in Mecca, serving as the ornate, gold-plated entrance to Islam’s holiest shrine.
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E.
Mosque of the Three Doors
The Mosque of the Three Doors is a small 9th-century mosque in Kairouan, Tunisia, renowned for its distinctive triple-arched façade and one of the oldest sculpted stone inscriptions in Islamic architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic gate
ⓘ
monument ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| accessRoute | northeastern road into Shiraz ⓘ |
| associatedBelief | passing under the gate with Qur'an brings blessing ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Quran
ⓘ
surface form:
Qur'an
|
| category |
Buildings and structures in Shiraz
ⓘ
Gates in Iran ⓘ Monuments and memorials in Iran ⓘ |
| coordinateRegion | southwestern Iran ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | regarded as a blessed passage for travelers ⓘ |
| function |
ceremonial entrance
ⓘ
city gate ⓘ |
| hasRole | landmark of Shiraz ⓘ |
| hasType |
ceremonial gate
ⓘ
city gate ⓘ |
| hasVisitorType |
international tourists
ⓘ
local visitors ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic monument of Shiraz ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
photographs of Shiraz landmarks
ⓘ
tourist guides about Shiraz ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Persian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fars Province
ⓘ
Iran ⓘ Shiraz, Iran ⓘ
surface form:
Shiraz
northeastern entrance of Shiraz ⓘ |
| material |
masonry
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| name | Qur'an Gate self-link ⓘ |
| nativeName | Darvazeh-ye Qur'an ⓘ |
| notableFor |
location at entrance of Shiraz
ⓘ
religious and cultural symbolism ⓘ |
| partOf | urban fabric of Shiraz ⓘ |
| region |
Fars Province
ⓘ
surface form:
Fars
|
| religiousAssociation | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousObjectReferenced |
Quran
ⓘ
surface form:
Qur'an
|
| significance | ceremonial gateway to Shiraz ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
entrance to Shiraz
ⓘ
protection and blessing for travelers ⓘ |
| tourism | popular tourist attraction in Shiraz ⓘ |
| urbanContext | entrance corridor to Shiraz from the northeast ⓘ |
| usedBy |
pilgrims
ⓘ
travelers entering Shiraz ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Qur'an Gate Description of subject: Qur'an Gate is a historic ceremonial gateway at the northeastern entrance of Shiraz, Iran, traditionally regarded as a blessed passage for travelers.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Qur'an Gate, Shiraz
this entity surface form:
Qur’an Gate (Shiraz)