Baháʼí World Centre
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The Baháʼí World Centre is the spiritual and administrative heart of the Baháʼí Faith, located in Haifa and Acre in Israel and encompassing its holiest shrines and governing institutions.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3186765 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Baháʼí World Centre Context triple: [Baháʼí Gardens, maintainedBy, Baháʼí World Centre]
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Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh
The Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh is the holiest site in the Bahá'í Faith, serving as the resting place of its founder near Acre in present-day Israel.
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B.
Ibrahimi Mosque
The Ibrahimi Mosque is a major Islamic holy site in the Old City of Hebron, revered as the traditional burial place of the patriarchs and matriarchs of Abrahamic faiths.
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Baháʼí Gardens
The Baháʼí Gardens are a terraced, meticulously landscaped garden complex surrounding the Shrine of the Báb on Mount Carmel, serving as a major pilgrimage site and iconic symbol of the Baháʼí Faith.
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Palace of Peace and Reconciliation
The Palace of Peace and Reconciliation is a pyramid-shaped cultural and conference center in Astana, Kazakhstan, designed by architect Norman Foster to host interfaith and international dialogue.
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Quba Mosque
Quba Mosque is an important early Islamic mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia, revered as the first mosque built by the Prophet Muhammad.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Baháʼí World Centre Target entity description: The Baháʼí World Centre is the spiritual and administrative heart of the Baháʼí Faith, located in Haifa and Acre in Israel and encompassing its holiest shrines and governing institutions.
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A.
Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh
The Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh is the holiest site in the Bahá'í Faith, serving as the resting place of its founder near Acre in present-day Israel.
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B.
Ibrahimi Mosque
The Ibrahimi Mosque is a major Islamic holy site in the Old City of Hebron, revered as the traditional burial place of the patriarchs and matriarchs of Abrahamic faiths.
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C.
Baháʼí Gardens
The Baháʼí Gardens are a terraced, meticulously landscaped garden complex surrounding the Shrine of the Báb on Mount Carmel, serving as a major pilgrimage site and iconic symbol of the Baháʼí Faith.
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D.
Palace of Peace and Reconciliation
The Palace of Peace and Reconciliation is a pyramid-shaped cultural and conference center in Astana, Kazakhstan, designed by architect Norman Foster to host interfaith and international dialogue.
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E.
Quba Mosque
Quba Mosque is an important early Islamic mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia, revered as the first mosque built by the Prophet Muhammad.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baháʼí holy place
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religious administrative centre ⓘ |
| administrativeCenterOf |
Baha'i Faith
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surface form:
Baháʼí Faith
|
| architecturalStyle | formal gardens ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bahá'u'lláh
ⓘ
surface form:
Baháʼuʼlláh
Shoghi Effendi ⓘ ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá ⓘ
surface form:
`Abduʼl‑Bahá
|
| category |
Baha'i Faith
ⓘ
surface form:
Baháʼí Faith
Religious buildings and structures in Haifa ⓘ World Heritage Sites in Israel ⓘ World centres of religions ⓘ |
| containsSeatOf | Universal House of Justice ⓘ |
| country |
Israel
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surface form:
State of Israel
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| governedBy | Universal House of Justice ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
coordination of global Baháʼí activities
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direction of international Baháʼí teaching plans ⓘ maintenance of Baháʼí holy places ⓘ preservation of Baháʼí sacred texts and relics ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite |
https://news.bahai.org
ⓘ
https://www.bwc.org ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Mount Carmel
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surface form:
Arc on Mount Carmel
Baháʼí World Centre self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Baháʼí World Centre buildings on Mount Carmel
Baháʼí gardens in Acre ⓘ Baháʼí Gardens ⓘ
surface form:
Baháʼí gardens in Haifa
Centre for the Study of the Texts ⓘ International Baháʼí Archives ⓘ International Teaching Centre building ⓘ
surface form:
International Teaching Centre Building
Mansion of Bahjí complex ⓘ
surface form:
Mansion of Bahjí
Seat of the Universal House of Justice ⓘ Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh ⓘ
surface form:
Shrine of Baháʼuʼlláh
Shrine of the Báb ⓘ Shrine of the Báb ⓘ
surface form:
Terraces of the Shrine of the Báb
|
| languageOfAdministration | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Acre
ⓘ
Haifa ⓘ Israel ⓘ |
| near | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| overseenBy |
Bahá'í administration
ⓘ
surface form:
Baháʼí World Centre administration
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| pilgrimageSiteFor |
Baha'i Faith
ⓘ
surface form:
Baháʼís
|
| recognizedBy | UNESCO ⓘ |
| region |
Northern District, Israel
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern District of Israel
|
| religion |
Baha'i Faith
ⓘ
surface form:
Baháʼí Faith
|
| significance |
holiest places of the Baháʼí Faith
ⓘ
site of the Baháʼí Faith’s world governing institutions ⓘ |
| spiritualCenterOf |
Baha'i Faith
ⓘ
surface form:
Baháʼí Faith
|
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteComponent |
Bahá'í Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee
ⓘ
surface form:
Baháʼí Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee
|
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 2008 ⓘ |
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Subject: Baháʼí World Centre Description of subject: The Baháʼí World Centre is the spiritual and administrative heart of the Baháʼí Faith, located in Haifa and Acre in Israel and encompassing its holiest shrines and governing institutions.
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