Ulu Cami (Great Mosque of Erzurum)

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Seljuk-era monument congregational mosque historic building mosque

Ulu Cami, or the Great Mosque of Erzurum, is a historic Seljuk-era congregational mosque in eastern Turkey known for its large prayer hall and distinctive stone architecture.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Erzurum Ulu Cami	1
Erzurum Ulu Camii	1
Great Mosque of Erzurum	1
Ulu Cami (Great Mosque of Erzurum) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3104348 — 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: Ulu Cami (Great Mosque of Erzurum)
Context triple: [Erzurum, hasLandmark, Ulu Cami (Great Mosque of Erzurum)]

A. Ulu Cami (Great Mosque of Bursa)
Ulu Cami (Great Mosque of Bursa) is a landmark early Ottoman congregational mosque in Bursa, Turkey, renowned for its multiple domes, extensive calligraphic decoration, and historical significance as a major center of Islamic worship.
B. Kocatepe Mosque
Kocatepe Mosque is a grand, modern Ottoman-style mosque and one of the most prominent religious and architectural landmarks in Ankara, Turkey.
C. Konak Yali Mosque
Konak Yali Mosque is a small, historic Ottoman-era mosque located in Izmir’s central Konak Square, known for its elegant architecture and prominent position near the city’s iconic clock tower.
D. Zeyrek Mosque
Zeyrek Mosque is a historic former Byzantine church complex in Istanbul, notable for its medieval architecture and significance within the city’s UNESCO-listed heritage area.
E. Qolşärif Mosque
Qolşärif Mosque is a prominent historic and reconstructed Islamic mosque in Kazan, Russia, regarded as a key religious and cultural symbol of the Tatar people.
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: Ulu Cami (Great Mosque of Erzurum)
Target entity description: Ulu Cami, or the Great Mosque of Erzurum, is a historic Seljuk-era congregational mosque in eastern Turkey known for its large prayer hall and distinctive stone architecture.

A. Ulu Cami (Great Mosque of Bursa)
Ulu Cami (Great Mosque of Bursa) is a landmark early Ottoman congregational mosque in Bursa, Turkey, renowned for its multiple domes, extensive calligraphic decoration, and historical significance as a major center of Islamic worship.
B. Kocatepe Mosque
Kocatepe Mosque is a grand, modern Ottoman-style mosque and one of the most prominent religious and architectural landmarks in Ankara, Turkey.
C. Konak Yali Mosque
Konak Yali Mosque is a small, historic Ottoman-era mosque located in Izmir’s central Konak Square, known for its elegant architecture and prominent position near the city’s iconic clock tower.
D. Zeyrek Mosque
Zeyrek Mosque is a historic former Byzantine church complex in Istanbul, notable for its medieval architecture and significance within the city’s UNESCO-listed heritage area.
E. Qolşärif Mosque
Qolşärif Mosque is a prominent historic and reconstructed Islamic mosque in Kazan, Russia, regarded as a key religious and cultural symbol of the Tatar people.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Seljuk-era monument ⓘ congregational mosque ⓘ historic building ⓘ mosque ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Islamic architecture ⓘ Seljuk architecture ⓘ
category	Historic mosques in Turkey ⓘ Mosques in Erzurum ⓘ Seljuk mosques in Turkey ⓘ
country	Turkey ⓘ
denomination	Sunni Islam ⓘ
era	Seljuk period ⓘ
function	main congregational mosque of Erzurum in Seljuk era ⓘ
hasEnglishName	Ulu Cami (Great Mosque of Erzurum) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Great Mosque of Erzurum
hasFeature	Seljuk decorative motifs ⓘ buttresses ⓘ courtyard ⓘ domed bays ⓘ large prayer hall ⓘ mihrab ⓘ minbar ⓘ multiple aisles ⓘ rectangular plan ⓘ stone columns ⓘ stone vaults ⓘ thick stone walls ⓘ
hasLocalName	Ulu Cami (Great Mosque of Erzurum) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Erzurum Ulu Camii
hasSpace	entrance portal ⓘ prayer hall ⓘ
hasTurkishName	Ulu Cami (Great Mosque of Erzurum) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Erzurum Ulu Cami
heritageStatus	important Islamic monument in Erzurum ⓘ significant example of Seljuk mosque architecture in Turkey ⓘ
locatedIn	Asia ⓘ Eastern Anatolia ⓘ surface form: Eastern Anatolia Region Erzurum ⓘ Erzurum Province ⓘ
locatedInOldCity	historic center of Erzurum ⓘ
materialUsed	stone ⓘ
notableFor	distinctive stone architecture ⓘ historic significance for Erzurum ⓘ spacious interior ⓘ
orientation	qibla wall facing Mecca ⓘ
regionOfStyle	Seljuk Sultanate of Rum ⓘ surface form: Anatolian Seljuk
religion	Islam ⓘ
usedFor	Friday prayers ⓘ daily prayers ⓘ religious gatherings ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Erzurum, Turkey → hasLandmark → Ulu Cami (Great Mosque of Erzurum) ⓘ

subject surface form: Erzurum

Ulu Cami (Great Mosque of Erzurum) → hasLocalName → Ulu Cami (Great Mosque of Erzurum) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Erzurum Ulu Camii

Ulu Cami (Great Mosque of Erzurum) → hasEnglishName → Ulu Cami (Great Mosque of Erzurum) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Mosque of Erzurum

Ulu Cami (Great Mosque of Erzurum) → hasTurkishName → Ulu Cami (Great Mosque of Erzurum) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Erzurum Ulu Cami

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