Hooghly Imambara
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Hooghly Imambara is a historic 19th-century Shia Muslim congregation hall and mosque complex on the banks of the Hooghly River in West Bengal, India, renowned for its grand architecture, clock tower, and religious significance.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hooghly Imambara canonical | 1 |
| Imambara of Hooghly | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7016152 — 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: Hooghly Imambara Context triple: [Bandel, nearbyLandmark, Hooghly Imambara]
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A.
Najafgarh
Najafgarh is a suburban locality in the southwest part of Delhi, India, known for its dense residential areas, markets, and as the hometown of cricketer Virender Sehwag.
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B.
Diamond Harbour
Diamond Harbour is a town in eastern India situated along the Hooghly River, known as a gateway to the Bay of Bengal and a popular regional tourist and trading hub.
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C.
Garden Reach, Calcutta
Garden Reach, Calcutta is a riverside neighborhood in Kolkata, India, historically notable as the exiled residence of Awadh’s last Nawab, Wajid Ali Shah.
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D.
Farakka
Farakka is a town in West Bengal, India, best known for the Farakka Barrage that diverts Ganges waters toward the Hooghly River.
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E.
Kamarpukur
Kamarpukur is a village in West Bengal, India, best known as the birthplace of the mystic saint Ramakrishna and closely associated with his spiritual consort Sarada Devi.
- 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: Hooghly Imambara Target entity description: Hooghly Imambara is a historic 19th-century Shia Muslim congregation hall and mosque complex on the banks of the Hooghly River in West Bengal, India, renowned for its grand architecture, clock tower, and religious significance.
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A.
Najafgarh
Najafgarh is a suburban locality in the southwest part of Delhi, India, known for its dense residential areas, markets, and as the hometown of cricketer Virender Sehwag.
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B.
Diamond Harbour
Diamond Harbour is a town in eastern India situated along the Hooghly River, known as a gateway to the Bay of Bengal and a popular regional tourist and trading hub.
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C.
Garden Reach, Calcutta
Garden Reach, Calcutta is a riverside neighborhood in Kolkata, India, historically notable as the exiled residence of Awadh’s last Nawab, Wajid Ali Shah.
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D.
Farakka
Farakka is a town in West Bengal, India, best known for the Farakka Barrage that diverts Ganges waters toward the Hooghly River.
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E.
Kamarpukur
Kamarpukur is a village in West Bengal, India, best known as the birthplace of the mystic saint Ramakrishna and closely associated with his spiritual consort Sarada Devi.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (91)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imambara
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mosque complex ⓘ religious building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Indo-Islamic architecture
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Islamic architecture ⓘ |
| category |
19th-century mosques
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Imambaras in India ⓘ Mosques in West Bengal ⓘ Shia Islam in India ⓘ Tourist attractions in Hooghly district ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1861 ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1841 ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| denomination | Shia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Haji Mohammad Mohsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Islamic geometric patterns
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arched doorways ⓘ arched windows ⓘ decorative calligraphy ⓘ grand architecture ⓘ high ceilings ⓘ large courtyard ⓘ long corridors ⓘ marble work ⓘ ornate stucco work ⓘ panoramic view from top ⓘ riverfront view ⓘ spiral staircase in clock tower ⓘ stone flooring ⓘ symmetrical layout ⓘ tall clock tower ⓘ |
| hasPart |
ablution area
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arched corridor ⓘ arched entrance ⓘ balcony ⓘ bell tower clock mechanism ⓘ calligraphy panels ⓘ central dome ⓘ chandeliers ⓘ clock tower ⓘ colonnade ⓘ courtyard ⓘ courtyard tank ⓘ gateway ⓘ grave of Haji Mohammad Mohsin ⓘ lanterns ⓘ large bells ⓘ library ⓘ madrasah ⓘ marble tablets ⓘ mihrab ⓘ minarets ⓘ minbar ⓘ mosque ⓘ pond ⓘ portico ⓘ prayer hall ⓘ qibla wall ⓘ residential quarters ⓘ roof terrace ⓘ staircase ⓘ stone inscriptions ⓘ tomb ⓘ verandah ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
historical monument
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tourist attraction ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hooghly district
NERFINISHED
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West Bengal ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Hooghly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Kolkata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Hooghly River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | local trust ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Haji Mohammad Mohsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Bandel
NERFINISHED
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Bandel Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Hooghly Imambara Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Shia Islam ⓘ |
| significance |
example of 19th-century Islamic architecture in Bengal
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important Shia religious center in West Bengal ⓘ major landmark on the Hooghly River ⓘ |
| tourism | popular tourist destination in Hooghly district ⓘ |
| transport |
accessible from Kolkata by rail
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accessible from Kolkata by road ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Muharram observances
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congregational prayers ⓘ majlis ⓘ mourning ceremonies ⓘ religious gatherings ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hooghly Imambara Description of subject: Hooghly Imambara is a historic 19th-century Shia Muslim congregation hall and mosque complex on the banks of the Hooghly River in West Bengal, India, renowned for its grand architecture, clock tower, and religious significance.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Imambara of Hooghly