Islamic Center of Washington
E122658
The Islamic Center of Washington is a prominent mosque and Islamic cultural center in Washington, D.C., serving as a religious, educational, and diplomatic hub for the Muslim community and visiting dignitaries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Islamic Center of Washington canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1024482 — 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: Islamic Center of Washington Context triple: [Massachusetts Avenue NW, hasLandmark, Islamic Center of Washington]
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A.
Muslim Mosque, Inc.
Muslim Mosque, Inc. was a religious organization founded by Malcolm X in 1964 after his break with the Nation of Islam, serving as a vehicle for his evolving Islamic beliefs and civil rights activism.
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B.
Abdelhamid Ben Badis Mosque
The Abdelhamid Ben Badis Mosque is a prominent modern Islamic place of worship and architectural landmark in the Algerian coastal city of Oran.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Birmingham Central Mosque
Birmingham Central Mosque is one of the largest and most prominent mosques in the United Kingdom, serving as a key religious and community center for Muslims in Birmingham.
- 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: Islamic Center of Washington Target entity description: The Islamic Center of Washington is a prominent mosque and Islamic cultural center in Washington, D.C., serving as a religious, educational, and diplomatic hub for the Muslim community and visiting dignitaries.
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A.
Muslim Mosque, Inc.
Muslim Mosque, Inc. was a religious organization founded by Malcolm X in 1964 after his break with the Nation of Islam, serving as a vehicle for his evolving Islamic beliefs and civil rights activism.
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B.
Abdelhamid Ben Badis Mosque
The Abdelhamid Ben Badis Mosque is a prominent modern Islamic place of worship and architectural landmark in the Algerian coastal city of Oran.
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C.
Shriners’ Yaarab Temple mosque
Shriners’ Yaarab Temple mosque was a Moorish Revival-style fraternal temple in Atlanta that originally served as the ceremonial home of the Yaarab Shrine before its auditorium became the Fox Theatre.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic cultural center
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mosque ⓘ religious building ⓘ |
| affiliation | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Islamic architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Islamic cultural centers in the United States
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Mosques in Washington, D.C. ⓘ Religious organizations based in Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| function |
Islamic cultural center
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diplomatic hub ⓘ educational center ⓘ place of worship ⓘ |
| hasDome | true ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
classrooms
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library ⓘ meeting rooms ⓘ offices ⓘ prayer hall ⓘ |
| hasMinaret | true ⓘ |
| hasType | nonprofit religious organization ⓘ |
| languageOfServices |
Arabic
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English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northwest Washington, D.C.
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Embassy Row
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Massachusetts Avenue NW ⓘ |
| notableFor |
prominent mosque in Washington, D.C.
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role in U.S.–Muslim world relations ⓘ |
| openTo |
diplomatic community
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general public ⓘ |
| regionServed | Washington metropolitan area ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| servesCommunity |
Muslim community in Washington, D.C.
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visiting Muslim dignitaries ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Eid prayers
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Friday congregational prayers ⓘ Ramadan activities ⓘ cultural events ⓘ daily prayers ⓘ diplomatic receptions ⓘ educational programs ⓘ interfaith dialogue ⓘ |
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: Islamic Center of Washington Description of subject: The Islamic Center of Washington is a prominent mosque and Islamic cultural center in Washington, D.C., serving as a religious, educational, and diplomatic hub for the Muslim community and visiting dignitaries.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.