Shrine of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir
E776575
The Shrine of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir is the holiest Yazidi pilgrimage site, housing the tomb of the faith’s central saint and serving as the spiritual heart of Yazidism.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shrine of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir canonical | 1 |
| Yazidi shrines | 1 |
| sanctuary of Sheikh Adi | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9065388 — 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: Shrine of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir Context triple: [Lalish, hasTemple, Shrine of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir]
-
A.
Shrine of Muslim ibn Aqil
The Shrine of Muslim ibn Aqil is an important Shia Islamic holy site and mausoleum in Kufa, Iraq, dedicated to the cousin and envoy of Imam Husayn.
-
B.
Shrine of Abbas ibn Ali
The Shrine of Abbas ibn Ali is a major Shia Islamic holy site and pilgrimage destination in Karbala, Iraq, dedicated to Abbas ibn Ali, the half-brother of Husayn ibn Ali and standard-bearer at the Battle of Karbala.
-
C.
Yaarab Shrine
Yaarab Shrine is a fraternal organization of Shriners based in Atlanta, Georgia, known for its philanthropic work and distinctive Middle Eastern–themed temple building.
-
D.
Shrine of Bahauddin Zakariya
The Shrine of Bahauddin Zakariya is a prominent 13th-century Sufi mausoleum and pilgrimage site in Multan, Pakistan, renowned for its distinctive architecture and religious significance.
-
E.
Shrine of Uch Sharif
The Shrine of Uch Sharif is a historic Sufi pilgrimage complex renowned for its distinctive Islamic funerary architecture and richly decorated tombs in Uch, Pakistan.
- 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: Shrine of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir Target entity description: The Shrine of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir is the holiest Yazidi pilgrimage site, housing the tomb of the faith’s central saint and serving as the spiritual heart of Yazidism.
-
A.
Shrine of Muslim ibn Aqil
The Shrine of Muslim ibn Aqil is an important Shia Islamic holy site and mausoleum in Kufa, Iraq, dedicated to the cousin and envoy of Imam Husayn.
-
B.
Shrine of Abbas ibn Ali
The Shrine of Abbas ibn Ali is a major Shia Islamic holy site and pilgrimage destination in Karbala, Iraq, dedicated to Abbas ibn Ali, the half-brother of Husayn ibn Ali and standard-bearer at the Battle of Karbala.
-
C.
Yaarab Shrine
Yaarab Shrine is a fraternal organization of Shriners based in Atlanta, Georgia, known for its philanthropic work and distinctive Middle Eastern–themed temple building.
-
D.
Shrine of Bahauddin Zakariya
The Shrine of Bahauddin Zakariya is a prominent 13th-century Sufi mausoleum and pilgrimage site in Multan, Pakistan, renowned for its distinctive architecture and religious significance.
-
E.
Shrine of Uch Sharif
The Shrine of Uch Sharif is a historic Sufi pilgrimage complex renowned for its distinctive Islamic funerary architecture and richly decorated tombs in Uch, Pakistan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Yazidi holy site
ⓘ
pilgrimage site ⓘ religious shrine ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | traditional Yazidi architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Yazidi community
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yazidi saints ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
site of transmission of Yazidi religious tradition
ⓘ
symbol of Yazidi identity ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
center of Yazidi religious authority
ⓘ
spiritual heart of Yazidism ⓘ |
| hasPart |
conical spires
ⓘ
courtyards ⓘ prayer halls ⓘ tomb chamber of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
lighting of lamps
ⓘ
offering of vows ⓘ processions within the shrine complex ⓘ |
| hasTombOf | Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important Yazidi cultural heritage site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lalish
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nineveh Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Dohuk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pilgrimageSeason |
annual Feast of the Assembly
ⓘ
autumn ⓘ |
| protectionStatus | vulnerable religious minority heritage site in Iraq ⓘ |
| region | Kurdistan Region of Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Yazidism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousRole |
place of initiation for some Yazidi religious ranks
ⓘ
site of major Yazidi communal gatherings ⓘ |
| significance |
holiest Yazidi pilgrimage site
ⓘ
principal sanctuary of the Yazidis ⓘ spiritual center of Yazidism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Yazidi religious rituals
ⓘ
annual Yazidi festivals ⓘ religious pilgrimage ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Yazidi pilgrims
ⓘ
religious scholars of Yazidism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Shrine of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir Description of subject: The Shrine of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir is the holiest Yazidi pilgrimage site, housing the tomb of the faith’s central saint and serving as the spiritual heart of Yazidism.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
sanctuary of Sheikh Adi
this entity surface form:
Yazidi shrines