Dung Gate of Jerusalem
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The Dung Gate of Jerusalem is one of the historic entrances in the Old City walls, located near the Western Wall and serving as a main access point to the Jewish Quarter.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dung Gate of Jerusalem canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3787771 — 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: Dung Gate of Jerusalem Context triple: [Dung Gate, alsoKnownAs, Dung Gate of Jerusalem]
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A.
Zion Gate
Zion Gate is one of the historic entrances in the walls of Jerusalem’s Old City, notable for its strategic location near Mount Zion and its visible battle scars from 20th-century conflicts.
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B.
Damascus Gate
Damascus Gate is one of the main historic entrances to Jerusalem’s Old City, notable for its monumental Ottoman-era architecture and bustling surrounding marketplace.
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C.
Herod's Gate
Herod's Gate is one of the historic entrances in the walls of Jerusalem’s Old City, providing access to the Muslim Quarter and serving as a significant religious and cultural landmark.
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D.
Jaffa Gate
Jaffa Gate is one of the main historic entrances to Jerusalem’s Old City, serving as a key access point and landmark on the western side of the ancient walls.
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E.
Eastern Wall of the Old City of Jerusalem
The Eastern Wall of the Old City of Jerusalem is the historic fortification line facing the Mount of Olives, notable for enclosing the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif and containing several ancient gates and archaeological remains.
- 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: Dung Gate of Jerusalem Target entity description: The Dung Gate of Jerusalem is one of the historic entrances in the Old City walls, located near the Western Wall and serving as a main access point to the Jewish Quarter.
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A.
Zion Gate
Zion Gate is one of the historic entrances in the walls of Jerusalem’s Old City, notable for its strategic location near Mount Zion and its visible battle scars from 20th-century conflicts.
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B.
Damascus Gate
Damascus Gate is one of the main historic entrances to Jerusalem’s Old City, notable for its monumental Ottoman-era architecture and bustling surrounding marketplace.
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C.
Herod's Gate
Herod's Gate is one of the historic entrances in the walls of Jerusalem’s Old City, providing access to the Muslim Quarter and serving as a significant religious and cultural landmark.
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D.
Jaffa Gate
Jaffa Gate is one of the main historic entrances to Jerusalem’s Old City, serving as a key access point and landmark on the western side of the ancient walls.
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E.
Eastern Wall of the Old City of Jerusalem
The Eastern Wall of the Old City of Jerusalem is the historic fortification line facing the Mount of Olives, notable for enclosing the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif and containing several ancient gates and archaeological remains.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city gate
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historic site ⓘ |
| accesses |
Jewish Quarter parking areas
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Western Wall Plaza ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Armenian Quarter
ⓘ
Jewish Quarter of the Old City ⓘ
surface form:
Jewish Quarter
Silwan ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeriod |
20th century renovations
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Ottoman period ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Highway 60, Israel
ⓘ
surface form:
Highway 60 (Jerusalem)
Ma'ale HaShalom Street ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | WGS84 ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Dung Gate of Jerusalem
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Sha'ar Ha'ashpot ⓘ |
| hasApproximateCoordinates | 31.775°N 35.234°E ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
modern widened opening
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stone arch ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage |
Arabic: باب المغاربة (Bab al-Maghariba)
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Hebrew: שער האשפות ⓘ |
| hasNearbySite |
City of David archaeological area
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surface form:
City of David archaeological site
Mughrabi Quarter remains ⓘ Ophel archaeological area ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site: Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls ⓘ |
| historicalFunction | exit point for refuse from the city ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jerusalem
ⓘ
Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
surface form:
Old City of Jerusalem
|
| locatedInContestedTerritory | East Jerusalem ⓘ |
| material | Jerusalem stone ⓘ |
| near |
Mughrabi Gate
ⓘ
Temple Mount ⓘ Western Wall ⓘ |
| orientation | southern gate of the Old City ⓘ |
| partOf |
Old City walls
ⓘ
Walls of Jerusalem ⓘ |
| region | Jerusalem District ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | gateway for Jewish worshippers to the Western Wall ⓘ |
| securityFeature |
metal detectors
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police checkpoint ⓘ |
| servesAs |
entrance to the Old City of Jerusalem
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main access point to the Jewish Quarter ⓘ |
| tourismSignificance | major entrance for tourists visiting the Western Wall ⓘ |
| underControlOf | Jerusalem Municipality ⓘ |
| usedFor |
pedestrian access to the Western Wall Plaza
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vehicular access to the Old City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dung Gate of Jerusalem Description of subject: The Dung Gate of Jerusalem is one of the historic entrances in the Old City walls, located near the Western Wall and serving as a main access point to the Jewish Quarter.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Dung Gate