Vakil Mosque
E306148
Vakil Mosque is an 18th-century Islamic mosque in Shiraz, Iran, renowned for its elegant Persian architecture, intricate tilework, and impressive prayer hall with spiral columns.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Vakil Mosque canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2839418 — 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: Vakil Mosque Context triple: [Shiraz, Iran, hasLandmark, Vakil Mosque]
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A.
Nasir al-Mulk Mosque
Nasir al-Mulk Mosque is a famous 19th-century Persian mosque renowned for its stunning stained-glass windows and vibrant, colorful interior.
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B.
Alaeddin Mosque
Alaeddin Mosque is a historic Seljuk-era congregational mosque in Konya, Turkey, renowned for its architectural significance and role as a former royal mosque and burial place of Seljuk sultans.
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C.
Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque
The Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque is a prominent blue-domed Sunni mosque and landmark in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, known for its Ottoman-inspired architecture and central role in the city’s religious and civic life.
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D.
Kul Sharif Mosque
Kul Sharif Mosque is a prominent and historically significant Islamic mosque and cultural symbol located within the Kazan Kremlin in Russia.
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E.
Abu Dulaf Mosque
Abu Dulaf Mosque is a historic 9th-century Abbasid mosque near Samarra in Iraq, noted for its vast rectangular plan and distinctive spiral minaret.
- 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: Vakil Mosque Target entity description: Vakil Mosque is an 18th-century Islamic mosque in Shiraz, Iran, renowned for its elegant Persian architecture, intricate tilework, and impressive prayer hall with spiral columns.
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A.
Nasir al-Mulk Mosque
Nasir al-Mulk Mosque is a famous 19th-century Persian mosque renowned for its stunning stained-glass windows and vibrant, colorful interior.
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B.
Alaeddin Mosque
Alaeddin Mosque is a historic Seljuk-era congregational mosque in Konya, Turkey, renowned for its architectural significance and role as a former royal mosque and burial place of Seljuk sultans.
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C.
Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque
The Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque is a prominent blue-domed Sunni mosque and landmark in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, known for its Ottoman-inspired architecture and central role in the city’s religious and civic life.
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D.
Kul Sharif Mosque
Kul Sharif Mosque is a prominent and historically significant Islamic mosque and cultural symbol located within the Kazan Kremlin in Russia.
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E.
Abu Dulaf Mosque
Abu Dulaf Mosque is a historic 9th-century Abbasid mosque near Samarra in Iraq, noted for its vast rectangular plan and distinctive spiral minaret.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic religious building
ⓘ
mosque ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Islamic architecture
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Persian architecture ⓘ |
| builder | Karim Khan Zand ⓘ |
| builtInCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| cityCenterLocation | yes ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1773 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1751 ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | important monument of Zand era ⓘ |
| denomination | Shia Islam ⓘ |
| flooring | stone ⓘ |
| hasCourtyardType | open courtyard ⓘ |
| hasDomeCount | 1 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
courtyard
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intricate tilework ⓘ large prayer hall ⓘ mihrab ⓘ minbar ⓘ muqarnas decoration ⓘ spiral stone columns ⓘ two iwans ⓘ |
| hasMinaretCount | 2 ⓘ |
| heritage | Zand dynasty architecture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fars Province
ⓘ
Iran ⓘ Shiraz, Iran ⓘ
surface form:
Shiraz
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| locatedNear |
Vakil Bath
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Vakil Bazaar ⓘ |
| material |
brick
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glazed tiles ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Karim Khan Zand
ⓘ
surface form:
Vakil ol-Roaya (Karim Khan Zand’s title)
|
| notableFor |
colorful tilework
ⓘ
elegant Persian architecture ⓘ spiral columns in prayer hall ⓘ stone minbar ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| patron | Karim Khan Zand ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | place of worship ⓘ |
| region | southern Iran ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| roofType | vaulted roof ⓘ |
| tourismSignificance | major attraction in 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
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Input
Subject: Vakil Mosque Description of subject: Vakil Mosque is an 18th-century Islamic mosque in Shiraz, Iran, renowned for its elegant Persian architecture, intricate tilework, and impressive prayer hall with spiral columns.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.