Al-Zaytuna Mosque
E90437
Al-Zaytuna Mosque is a historic and prominent Islamic place of worship in Tunis, renowned as one of the oldest mosques and centers of learning in North Africa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Al-Zaytuna Mosque canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T656639 — 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: Al-Zaytuna Mosque Context triple: [Tunis, hasLandmark, Al-Zaytuna Mosque]
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A.
Great Mosque of Damascus
The Great Mosque of Damascus is one of the oldest and most important monumental mosques in the world, renowned for its early Islamic architecture and continuous religious significance since the Umayyad era.
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B.
Al-Azhar Mosque
Al-Azhar Mosque is one of the oldest and most influential Islamic religious and educational institutions in the world, renowned as a historic center of Sunni scholarship.
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C.
Quba Mosque
Quba Mosque is an important early Islamic mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia, revered as the first mosque built by the Prophet Muhammad.
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D.
Masjid al-Qiblatayn
Masjid al-Qiblatayn is a historic mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia, traditionally revered as the site where the direction of Muslim prayer (qibla) was changed from Jerusalem to Mecca.
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E.
Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque
The Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque is a prominent blue-domed Sunni mosque and landmark in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, known for its Ottoman-inspired architecture and central role in the city’s religious and civic life.
- 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: Al-Zaytuna Mosque Target entity description: Al-Zaytuna Mosque is a historic and prominent Islamic place of worship in Tunis, renowned as one of the oldest mosques and centers of learning in North Africa.
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A.
Great Mosque of Damascus
The Great Mosque of Damascus is one of the oldest and most important monumental mosques in the world, renowned for its early Islamic architecture and continuous religious significance since the Umayyad era.
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B.
Al-Azhar Mosque
Al-Azhar Mosque is one of the oldest and most influential Islamic religious and educational institutions in the world, renowned as a historic center of Sunni scholarship.
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C.
Quba Mosque
Quba Mosque is an important early Islamic mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia, revered as the first mosque built by the Prophet Muhammad.
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D.
Masjid al-Qiblatayn
Masjid al-Qiblatayn is a historic mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia, traditionally revered as the site where the direction of Muslim prayer (qibla) was changed from Jerusalem to Mecca.
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E.
Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque
The Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque is a prominent blue-domed Sunni mosque and landmark in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, known for its Ottoman-inspired architecture and central role in the city’s religious and civic life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic place of worship
ⓘ
center of Islamic learning ⓘ historic monument ⓘ mosque ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Great Mosque of Tunis
ⓘ
Zitouna Mosque ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Aghlabid architecture
ⓘ
Islamic architecture ⓘ Ottoman architecture ⓘ |
| associatedInstitution |
الجامع الزيتونة
ⓘ
surface form:
University of Ez-Zitouna
|
| cityCenterRole |
historical urban core of Tunis
ⓘ
spiritual center of Tunis ⓘ |
| country | Tunisia ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| founded | 8th century ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Ubayd Allah ibn al-Habhab ⓘ |
| function |
Friday mosque
ⓘ
educational institution ⓘ |
| governingBody | Tunisian religious authorities ⓘ |
| hasCourtyard | yes ⓘ |
| hasLibrary | yes ⓘ |
| hasMinaret | yes ⓘ |
| hasPrayerHall | yes ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Medina of Tunis UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| importance |
one of the most important centers of learning in the Islamic West
ⓘ
one of the oldest mosques in North Africa ⓘ |
| initialConstructionPeriod |
Umayyad Caliphate
ⓘ
surface form:
Umayyad period
|
| locatedIn |
Medina of Tunis
ⓘ
Tunis ⓘ |
| mainRite |
Maliki school
ⓘ
surface form:
Maliki school of Sunni Islam
|
| majorReconstructionPeriod |
Aghlabid dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Aghlabid period
Hafsid dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Hafsid period
Ottoman period ⓘ |
| nativeName | الجامع الزيتونة ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
ancient columns reused from Roman and Byzantine sites
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arcaded courtyard ⓘ large hypostyle prayer hall ⓘ square minaret ⓘ |
| numberOfMinarets | 1 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageOfInstructionHistorically | Arabic ⓘ |
| region | North Africa ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| role | major center of Islamic scholarship in the Maghreb ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite | Medina of Tunis ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteInscriptionYear | 1979 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Al-Zaytuna Mosque Description of subject: Al-Zaytuna Mosque is a historic and prominent Islamic place of worship in Tunis, renowned as one of the oldest mosques and centers of learning in North Africa.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.