Cotton Merchants' Gate
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Cotton Merchants' Gate is a historic entrance on the western side of Jerusalem’s Temple Mount (Haram al-Sharif), traditionally associated with the nearby cotton market and used by worshippers and visitors to access the sacred compound.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cotton Merchants’ Gate | 2 |
| Gate of the Cotton Merchants | 2 |
| Bab al-Rahma (Gate of Mercy) | 1 |
| Bab al-Rahma Gate | 1 |
| Cotton Merchants' Gate canonical | 1 |
| Market of the Cotton Merchants | 1 |
| Mughrabi Gate | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T546277 — 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: Cotton Merchants' Gate Context triple: [Noble Sanctuary, accessViaGate, Cotton Merchants' Gate]
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A.
Hampoort city gate
Hampoort city gate is a historic town gate in Grave, Netherlands, notable as a remnant of the city’s former fortifications.
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B.
Lahori Gate
Lahori Gate is the main western entrance of Delhi's historic Red Fort complex, notable for its imposing Mughal architecture and ceremonial significance.
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C.
Meridian Gate
Meridian Gate is the grand main entrance to Beijing’s Forbidden City, known for its imposing central tower and historical role in imperial ceremonies.
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D.
Ioannovsky Gate
Ioannovsky Gate is a historic main entrance to the Peter and Paul Fortress in Saint Petersburg, notable for its early 18th-century architecture and symbolic role in the city's defensive complex.
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E.
West Glorious Gate
West Glorious Gate is a principal western entrance to Beijing’s historic Forbidden City, serving as one of the complex’s key ceremonial gateways.
- 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: Cotton Merchants' Gate Target entity description: Cotton Merchants' Gate is a historic entrance on the western side of Jerusalem’s Temple Mount (Haram al-Sharif), traditionally associated with the nearby cotton market and used by worshippers and visitors to access the sacred compound.
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A.
Hampoort city gate
Hampoort city gate is a historic town gate in Grave, Netherlands, notable as a remnant of the city’s former fortifications.
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B.
Lahori Gate
Lahori Gate is the main western entrance of Delhi's historic Red Fort complex, notable for its imposing Mughal architecture and ceremonial significance.
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C.
Meridian Gate
Meridian Gate is the grand main entrance to Beijing’s Forbidden City, known for its imposing central tower and historical role in imperial ceremonies.
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D.
Ioannovsky Gate
Ioannovsky Gate is a historic main entrance to the Peter and Paul Fortress in Saint Petersburg, notable for its early 18th-century architecture and symbolic role in the city's defensive complex.
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E.
West Glorious Gate
West Glorious Gate is a principal western entrance to Beijing’s historic Forbidden City, serving as one of the complex’s key ceremonial gateways.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural structure
ⓘ
gate ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| accessRestriction | entry subject to religious and security regulations ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Cotton Market ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Mamluk architecture in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition | Islamic sacred topography of Jerusalem ⓘ |
| builtDuring |
Mamluk Sultanate
ⓘ
surface form:
Mamluk period
|
| connectsTo |
Cotton Market
ⓘ
Temple Mount ⓘ
surface form:
Haram al-Sharif courtyard
|
| country | State of Palestine ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Islamic Jerusalem ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Bab al-Qattanin
ⓘ
surface form:
Bab al-Qattanin Gate
Cotton Merchants' Gate ⓘ
surface form:
Gate of the Cotton Merchants
|
| hasArchitecturalStyle | Islamic architecture ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
arched passageway
ⓘ
decorative stonework ⓘ inscriptions ⓘ |
| hasFunction | entrance gate ⓘ |
| hasMaterial | stone ⓘ |
| hasNameInArabic | Bab al-Qattanin ⓘ |
| hasNameInArabicScript | باب القطانين ⓘ |
| hasNameInHebrew | שער מוכרי הכותנה ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| isAccessPointFor |
Al-Aqsa Mosque
ⓘ
surface form:
Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque
daily prayers at Haram al-Sharif ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Temple Mount
ⓘ
surface form:
Haram al-Sharif
Jerusalem ⓘ Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
surface form:
Old City of Jerusalem
State of Palestine ⓘ Temple Mount ⓘ |
| namedAfter | cotton market ⓘ |
| near |
Chain Gate
ⓘ
Iron Gate ⓘ Western Wall Plaza ⓘ |
| orientation | west-facing entrance to Haram al-Sharif ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Temple Mount
ⓘ
surface form:
Dome of the Rock plaza
|
| partOf | western wall of Haram al-Sharif enclosure ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | access point to Islamic holy site ⓘ |
| sideOfComplex | western side of Temple Mount ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite |
Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
ⓘ
surface form:
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls
|
| urbanRole | link between commercial souq and sacred precinct ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Muslim worshippers
ⓘ
visitors ⓘ |
| usedFor | access to Temple Mount ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cotton Merchants' Gate Description of subject: Cotton Merchants' Gate is a historic entrance on the western side of Jerusalem’s Temple Mount (Haram al-Sharif), traditionally associated with the nearby cotton market and used by worshippers and visitors to access the sacred compound.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mughrabi Gate
this entity surface form:
Bab al-Rahma Gate
this entity surface form:
Bab al-Rahma (Gate of Mercy)
this entity surface form:
Gate of the Cotton Merchants
this entity surface form:
Gate of the Cotton Merchants
this entity surface form:
Cotton Merchants’ Gate
this entity surface form:
Market of the Cotton Merchants
this entity surface form:
Cotton Merchants’ Gate