Kalyan Minaret
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Kalyan Minaret is a towering 12th-century brick minaret in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, renowned as an iconic symbol of the city’s Islamic architecture and Silk Road heritage.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kalyan Minaret canonical | 6 |
| Great Minaret | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2885595 — 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: Kalyan Minaret Context triple: [Bukhara, contains, Kalyan Minaret]
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A.
Malwiya Minaret
Malwiya Minaret is the famous spiraling, cone-shaped minaret of the Great Mosque of Samarra in Iraq, renowned as an iconic example of early Islamic architecture.
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B.
Minaret of Qaytbay
The Minaret of Qaytbay is a richly ornamented late Mamluk-era minaret added by Sultan al-Ashraf Qaytbay to the Umayyad (Great) Mosque of Damascus, noted for its elegant stonework and historical significance in Islamic architecture.
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C.
Minaret of the Bride
The Minaret of the Bride is the oldest and most prominent minaret of the Great Mosque of Damascus, notable for its early Islamic architectural style and historical significance in the city’s skyline.
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D.
Yivli Minaret Mosque
Yivli Minaret Mosque is a historic Seljuk-era mosque in Antalya, Turkey, renowned for its fluted brick minaret that has become a symbol of the city.
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E.
Milad Tower
Milad Tower is a prominent multi-purpose telecommunications and observation tower in Tehran, Iran, and one of the tallest towers in the world.
- 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: Kalyan Minaret Target entity description: Kalyan Minaret is a towering 12th-century brick minaret in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, renowned as an iconic symbol of the city’s Islamic architecture and Silk Road heritage.
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A.
Malwiya Minaret
Malwiya Minaret is the famous spiraling, cone-shaped minaret of the Great Mosque of Samarra in Iraq, renowned as an iconic example of early Islamic architecture.
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B.
Minaret of Qaytbay
The Minaret of Qaytbay is a richly ornamented late Mamluk-era minaret added by Sultan al-Ashraf Qaytbay to the Umayyad (Great) Mosque of Damascus, noted for its elegant stonework and historical significance in Islamic architecture.
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C.
Minaret of the Bride
The Minaret of the Bride is the oldest and most prominent minaret of the Great Mosque of Damascus, notable for its early Islamic architectural style and historical significance in the city’s skyline.
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D.
Yivli Minaret Mosque
Yivli Minaret Mosque is a historic Seljuk-era mosque in Antalya, Turkey, renowned for its fluted brick minaret that has become a symbol of the city.
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E.
Milad Tower
Milad Tower is a prominent multi-purpose telecommunications and observation tower in Tehran, Iran, and one of the tallest towers in the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural monument
ⓘ
minaret ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Kalyan Mosque
ⓘ
Mir-i-Arab Madrasa ⓘ
surface form:
Mir-i Arab Madrasa
|
| architecturalStyle | Islamic architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Silk Road routes
ⓘ
surface form:
Silk Road caravan trade routes
|
| builtBy | Arslan Khan ⓘ |
| citySymbolOf |
Bukhara, Uzbekistan
ⓘ
surface form:
Bukhara
|
| constructionStart | 1127 ⓘ |
| country | Uzbekistan ⓘ |
| decorativeFeature |
geometric patterns
ⓘ
inscription bands ⓘ ornamental brickwork ⓘ |
| diameterAtBase | about 9 metres ⓘ |
| era |
Karakhanid era
ⓘ
surface form:
Qarakhanid period
|
| function |
call to prayer
ⓘ
city landmark ⓘ |
| hasPart |
circular gallery
ⓘ
lantern ⓘ spiral staircase ⓘ |
| height |
about 45.6 metres
ⓘ
about 47 metres ⓘ |
| heritageContext |
Silk Road routes
ⓘ
surface form:
Silk Road
|
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| inception | 12th century ⓘ |
| localName |
Kalon Minora
ⓘ
Minorai Kalon ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bukhara, Uzbekistan
ⓘ
surface form:
Bukhara
Bukhara Region ⓘ Uzbekistan ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Po-i-Kalyan complex ⓘ |
| materialUsed | baked brick ⓘ |
| notableFor |
intricate brick decoration
ⓘ
prominent skyline silhouette ⓘ survival through Mongol invasion ⓘ |
| numberOfSteps | about 104 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bukhara, Uzbekistan
ⓘ
surface form:
Historic Centre of Bukhara
|
| region | Central Asia ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Islam ⓘ |
| shape | cylindrical tower ⓘ |
| tourism | major attraction for visitors to Bukhara ⓘ |
| translationOfName |
Kalyan Minaret
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Great Minaret
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| UNESCOSiteInscriptionYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite |
Bukhara, Uzbekistan
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surface form:
Historic Centre of Bukhara
|
| viewpointFor | panoramic views of Bukhara ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kalyan Minaret Description of subject: Kalyan Minaret is a towering 12th-century brick minaret in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, renowned as an iconic symbol of the city’s Islamic architecture and Silk Road heritage.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bukhara
this entity surface form:
Great Minaret