Al-Masjid an-Nabawi
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Al-Masjid an-Nabawi is the Prophet Muhammad’s mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia, and one of the holiest and most visited sites in Islam.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic holy site
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mosque ⓘ religious building ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Jannat al-Baqi cemetery ⓘ |
| administratedBy |
General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques
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surface form:
Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs
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| alsoKnownAs |
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi
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surface form:
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi al-Sharif
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ
surface form:
Mosque of the Prophet
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet's Mosque
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| architecturalStyle | Islamic architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hijrah of Prophet Muhammad
ⓘ
early Muslim community in Medina ⓘ |
| builtInHijriYear | 1 AH ⓘ |
| burialPlaceOf |
Caliph Abu Bakr
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surface form:
Abu Bakr
Muhammad ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
Umar ibn al-Khattab ⓘ |
| city | Medina ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 622 ⓘ |
| contains |
Green Dome
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Al-Masjid an-Nabawi self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Mihrab of the Prophet
Rawdah ash-Sharifah ⓘ
surface form:
Minbar of the Prophet
Rawdah ash-Sharifah ⓘ Medina ⓘ
surface form:
Riyad al-Jannah
ablution facilities ⓘ courtyards ⓘ large prayer halls ⓘ library ⓘ multiple minarets ⓘ retractable umbrellas ⓘ women's prayer areas ⓘ |
| country | Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Muhammad
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surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
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| expandedBy |
Abbasid Caliphate
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surface form:
Abbasid caliphs
Umar ibn al-Khattab ⓘ
surface form:
Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab
Caliph Uthman ibn Affan ⓘ Ottoman sultan ⓘ
surface form:
Ottoman sultans
Saudi kings ⓘ Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
surface form:
Umayyad caliphs
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| flooring | marble and other stone materials ⓘ |
| founder |
Muhammad
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surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
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| governedBy | Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques ⓘ |
| greenDomeBuilt | 13th century ⓘ |
| hasCourtyardUmbrellas | large retractable shade umbrellas in courtyards ⓘ |
| hasDome | Green Dome ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
center for Islamic learning
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place of Friday congregational prayer ⓘ place of Ramadan worship ⓘ place of daily prayers ⓘ place of i'tikaf ⓘ |
| hasMinarets | 10 or more minarets after modern expansions ⓘ |
| hasSeparateEntrances | multiple gates and entrances ⓘ |
| importanceForHajj | commonly visited by pilgrims performing Hajj ⓘ |
| importanceForUmrah | commonly visited by pilgrims performing Umrah ⓘ |
| lighting | extensive artificial lighting system ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Al Madinah Province
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Medina ⓘ Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| maintenance | continuous cleaning and maintenance services ⓘ |
| majorExpansionPeriod |
20th century
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21st century ⓘ |
| near |
Masjid al-Qiblatayn
ⓘ
Mount Uhud ⓘ Quba Mosque ⓘ |
| originalStructureMaterial |
mud bricks
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palm leaves ⓘ palm trunks ⓘ |
| pilgrimageStatus | major destination for Islamic pilgrimage ⓘ |
| prayerDirection | faces Kaaba in Mecca ⓘ |
| rankAmongMosques | second after Masjid al-Haram ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| security | guarded by Saudi security forces ⓘ |
| significanceInIslam |
one of the Three Holy Mosques
ⓘ
second holiest mosque in Islam ⓘ |
| visitorCount | millions of visitors annually ⓘ |
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Two Holy Mosques
this entity surface form:
Prophet's Mosque
this entity surface form:
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi al-Sharif
this entity surface form:
Mosque of the Prophet
this entity surface form:
Mihrab of the Prophet
General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques
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Al-Masjid an-Nabawi
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Al-Masjid an-Nabawi in Medina
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Al-Masjid an-Nabawi is part of tentative heritage context
this entity surface form:
Masjid an-Nabawi
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Prophet's Mosque
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the Prophet's Mosque
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Mihrab of the Prophet in Al-Masjid an-Nabawi
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Prophet Muhammad's burial chamber
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Prophet’s Mosque
this entity surface form:
Masjid an-Nabawi
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Ar-Rawdah an-Nabawiyyah
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Ziyarat to the Prophet’s Mosque
this entity surface form:
Masjid al-Nabawi
this entity surface form:
Masjid an-Nabawi (Prophet's Mosque)
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Umayyad Mosque in Medina (expansion of the Prophet’s Mosque)
this entity surface form:
Prophet's Mosque
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Prophet's Mosque in Medina
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in the Prophet's Mosque in Medina
this entity surface form:
the Prophet's Mosque