Great Mosque of Medan
E122012
The Great Mosque of Medan is a prominent historic Islamic mosque in Medan, Indonesia, renowned for its grand architecture and status as one of the city’s most important religious and cultural landmarks.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Mosque of Medan canonical | 2 |
| Masjid Raya Medan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1063353 — 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: Great Mosque of Medan Context triple: [Medan, hasLandmark, Great Mosque of Medan]
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A.
Arba'a Rukun Mosque
Arba'a Rukun Mosque is one of the oldest and most historically significant Islamic mosques in Mogadishu, Somalia, renowned for its medieval architecture and cultural heritage.
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B.
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.
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C.
Al Rifa'i Mosque
Al Rifa'i Mosque is a grand 19th–20th century royal mosque in Cairo, Egypt, known for housing the tombs of Egyptian royals and notable Middle Eastern leaders.
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D.
Kano Central Mosque
Kano Central Mosque is the principal congregational mosque and a major Islamic religious and cultural landmark in the historic city of Kano, Nigeria.
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E.
King Abdullah I Mosque
King Abdullah I Mosque is a prominent blue-domed Islamic place of worship in Amman, Jordan, known for its striking modern architecture and national religious significance.
- 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: Great Mosque of Medan Target entity description: The Great Mosque of Medan is a prominent historic Islamic mosque in Medan, Indonesia, renowned for its grand architecture and status as one of the city’s most important religious and cultural landmarks.
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A.
Arba'a Rukun Mosque
Arba'a Rukun Mosque is one of the oldest and most historically significant Islamic mosques in Mogadishu, Somalia, renowned for its medieval architecture and cultural heritage.
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B.
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.
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C.
Al Rifa'i Mosque
Al Rifa'i Mosque is a grand 19th–20th century royal mosque in Cairo, Egypt, known for housing the tombs of Egyptian royals and notable Middle Eastern leaders.
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D.
Kano Central Mosque
Kano Central Mosque is the principal congregational mosque and a major Islamic religious and cultural landmark in the historic city of Kano, Nigeria.
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E.
King Abdullah I Mosque
King Abdullah I Mosque is a prominent blue-domed Islamic place of worship in Amman, Jordan, known for its striking modern architecture and national religious significance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural heritage site
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historic building ⓘ mosque ⓘ |
| architect | Dingemans ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Indo-Saracenic architecture
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Moorish Revival architecture ⓘ Ottoman architecture ⓘ |
| builder | Sultanate of Deli ⓘ |
| builtDuringReignOf | Sultan Ma'mun Al Rashid Perkasa Alam ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1909 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1906 ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| era | Dutch colonial period in Indonesia ⓘ |
| floorCount | 1 ⓘ |
| function |
center for community religious activities
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venue for major Islamic festivals ⓘ |
| hasDome | true ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Islamic geometric ornamentation
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calligraphic decoration ⓘ four smaller domes ⓘ large central dome ⓘ mihrab ⓘ minbar ⓘ octagonal main prayer hall ⓘ ornate interior decoration ⓘ veranda surrounding main prayer hall ⓘ |
| hasMinaret | true ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | cultural landmark of Medan ⓘ |
| inception | 1909 ⓘ |
| localName |
Masjid Raya Al Mashun
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Great Mosque of Medan self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Masjid Raya Medan
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| locatedIn | Medan ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | North Sumatra ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
marble
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stained glass ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Al Mashun ⓘ |
| numberOfMinarets | 1 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1909 ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| significance |
one of the most important cultural landmarks in Medan
ⓘ
one of the most important religious landmarks in Medan ⓘ symbol of Medan city ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| use |
place of worship
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Great Mosque of Medan Description of subject: The Great Mosque of Medan is a prominent historic Islamic mosque in Medan, Indonesia, renowned for its grand architecture and status as one of the city’s most important religious and cultural landmarks.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Masjid Raya Medan