Qasr al-Bint
E385736
Qasr al-Bint is one of Petra’s most important and best-preserved free-standing temples, believed to have been a principal place of worship for the Nabataeans.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Qasr al-Bint canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3758165 — 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: Qasr al-Bint Context triple: [Nabataean city of Petra, hasNotableStructure, Qasr al-Bint]
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A.
Qasr al-Mshatta
Qasr al-Mshatta is an unfinished 8th-century Umayyad desert palace in present-day Jordan, renowned for its richly carved stone façade, parts of which are now displayed in Berlin’s Pergamon Museum.
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B.
Dibba Al-Hisn
Dibba Al-Hisn is a small coastal town and exclave of the Emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, located on the Gulf of Oman near the border with Oman.
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C.
Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi
Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi is an early 8th-century Umayyad desert palace complex in present-day Syria, notable for its fortified architecture and role as a rural administrative and hunting estate.
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D.
Al Auja Palace
Al Auja Palace is a prominent royal residence in Saudi Arabia associated with the ruling House of Saud and used for official and ceremonial functions.
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E.
Tell es-Sultan
Tell es-Sultan is the ancient archaeological mound identified with early Jericho, renowned as one of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements 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: Qasr al-Bint Target entity description: Qasr al-Bint is one of Petra’s most important and best-preserved free-standing temples, believed to have been a principal place of worship for the Nabataeans.
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A.
Qasr al-Mshatta
Qasr al-Mshatta is an unfinished 8th-century Umayyad desert palace in present-day Jordan, renowned for its richly carved stone façade, parts of which are now displayed in Berlin’s Pergamon Museum.
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B.
Dibba Al-Hisn
Dibba Al-Hisn is a small coastal town and exclave of the Emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, located on the Gulf of Oman near the border with Oman.
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C.
Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi
Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi is an early 8th-century Umayyad desert palace complex in present-day Syria, notable for its fortified architecture and role as a rural administrative and hunting estate.
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D.
Al Auja Palace
Al Auja Palace is a prominent royal residence in Saudi Arabia associated with the ruling House of Saud and used for official and ceremonial functions.
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E.
Tell es-Sultan
Tell es-Sultan is the ancient archaeological mound identified with early Jericho, renowned as one of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements in the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nabataean temple
ⓘ
ancient temple ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| access | monumental stairway ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Hellenistic architecture
ⓘ
Nabataean architecture ⓘ Roman architecture ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| country | Jordan ⓘ |
| culture |
Nabataean
ⓘ
surface form:
Nabataean civilization
|
| dedicatedTo |
Dushara
ⓘ
Nabataean deities ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | approximately 840 metres ⓘ |
| floorCount | two ⓘ |
| function |
principal place of worship in Petra
ⓘ
religious ceremonies ⓘ |
| hasPart |
altar
ⓘ
cella ⓘ colonnade ⓘ courtyard ⓘ podium ⓘ staircase ⓘ |
| height | approximately 23 metres ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inception | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| length | approximately 23 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jordan
ⓘ
Ma’an Governorate ⓘ
surface form:
Ma'an Governorate
Petra ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Colonnaded Street
ⓘ
surface form:
Colonnaded Street of Petra
Petra ⓘ
surface form:
Great Temple of Petra
Wadi Musa ⓘ |
| managedBy | Department of Antiquities of Jordan ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
ashlar masonry
ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Palace of the Pharaoh’s Daughter ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Wadi Musa ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
best-preserved free-standing temple in Petra
ⓘ
one of the few free-standing temples in Petra ⓘ |
| partOf |
Petra
ⓘ
surface form:
Petra Archaeological Park
Petra ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site Petra
|
| region | southern Jordan ⓘ |
| religion | Nabataean religion ⓘ |
| shape | nearly square ground plan ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
conservation and restoration in 20th century
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damaged by earthquakes in antiquity ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| width | approximately 23 metres ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Qasr al-Bint Description of subject: Qasr al-Bint is one of Petra’s most important and best-preserved free-standing temples, believed to have been a principal place of worship for the Nabataeans.
Referenced by (3)
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