Mughrabi Quarter
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The Mughrabi Quarter was a historic Moroccan and North African Muslim neighborhood in Jerusalem’s Old City that was demolished after 1967 to create the Western Wall Plaza.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mughrabi Quarter canonical | 1 |
| Mughrabi Quarter (former) | 1 |
| Mughrabi Quarter area (historical) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1277604 — 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: Mughrabi Quarter Context triple: [Western Wall Plaza, previouslyOccupiedBy, Mughrabi Quarter]
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A.
Habous Quarter
Habous Quarter is a historic district in Casablanca known for its blend of traditional Moroccan and French colonial architecture, bustling souks, and cultural landmarks.
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B.
Muslim Quarter
The Muslim Quarter is the largest and most populous of the four traditional quarters in Jerusalem’s Old City, known for its bustling markets, historic Islamic sites, and predominantly Muslim residents.
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C.
Mellah of Fez
The Mellah of Fez is the historic Jewish quarter of Fez, Morocco, known for its distinctive architecture, synagogues, and role as a center of Jewish life and trade.
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D.
Casbah
Casbah is the historic fortified old quarter of Algiers, known for its narrow winding streets, traditional houses, and significant cultural and architectural heritage.
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E.
Khan el-Khalili
Khan el-Khalili is a historic bazaar and souq in Cairo renowned for its bustling markets, traditional crafts, and vibrant atmosphere.
- 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: Mughrabi Quarter Target entity description: The Mughrabi Quarter was a historic Moroccan and North African Muslim neighborhood in Jerusalem’s Old City that was demolished after 1967 to create the Western Wall Plaza.
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A.
Habous Quarter
Habous Quarter is a historic district in Casablanca known for its blend of traditional Moroccan and French colonial architecture, bustling souks, and cultural landmarks.
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B.
Muslim Quarter
The Muslim Quarter is the largest and most populous of the four traditional quarters in Jerusalem’s Old City, known for its bustling markets, historic Islamic sites, and predominantly Muslim residents.
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C.
Mellah of Fez
The Mellah of Fez is the historic Jewish quarter of Fez, Morocco, known for its distinctive architecture, synagogues, and role as a center of Jewish life and trade.
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D.
Casbah
Casbah is the historic fortified old quarter of Algiers, known for its narrow winding streets, traditional houses, and significant cultural and architectural heritage.
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E.
Khan el-Khalili
Khan el-Khalili is a historic bazaar and souq in Cairo renowned for its bustling markets, traditional crafts, and vibrant atmosphere.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
demolished neighborhood
ⓘ
historic neighborhood ⓘ urban quarter ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Temple Mount
ⓘ
surface form:
Haram al-Sharif
Temple Mount ⓘ Western Wall ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Islamic waqf endowments
ⓘ
Jerusalem Islamic Waqf ⓘ
surface form:
Moroccan waqf in Jerusalem
|
| causeOfDemolition |
creation of open public plaza
ⓘ
expansion of Jewish prayer area at Western Wall ⓘ |
| contains |
Islamic religious buildings
ⓘ
Mughrabi Gate access route ⓘ residential houses ⓘ waqf properties ⓘ |
| country |
Mandatory Palestine
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| currentSiteUsedAs | Western Wall Plaza ⓘ |
| demolishedBy |
Israel
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Israel
|
| demolishedFor | Western Wall Plaza ⓘ |
| demolitionAfterEvent | Six-Day War ⓘ |
| demolitionConsequence |
creation of large open prayer plaza
ⓘ
displacement of residents ⓘ |
| demolitionDate | 1967-06 ⓘ |
| demolitionType | urban clearance ⓘ |
| ethnicCommunity |
Arabs
ⓘ
surface form:
Maghrebi Muslims
Moroccan Muslims ⓘ North African Muslims ⓘ |
| function |
religious quarter
ⓘ
residential neighborhood ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
Moroccan Islamic tradition
ⓘ
North African Islamic tradition ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | lost urban fabric ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
British Mandate period
ⓘ
Ottoman period ⓘ |
| languageOfCommunity |
Arabic
ⓘ
Maghrebi Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jerusalem
ⓘ
walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ
surface form:
Old City (Jerusalem) walls
Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
surface form:
Old City of Jerusalem
|
| namedAfter | al-Magharibah (people of the Maghreb) ⓘ |
| notableAccess | approach to Mughrabi Gate of Haram al-Sharif ⓘ |
| partOf | Muslim presence in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliationOfResidents | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| status | demolished ⓘ |
| timeOfMajorChange | post-1967 period ⓘ |
| urbanContext |
near Armenian Quarter
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near Jewish Quarter ⓘ within Muslim-majority area of Old City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mughrabi Quarter Description of subject: The Mughrabi Quarter was a historic Moroccan and North African Muslim neighborhood in Jerusalem’s Old City that was demolished after 1967 to create the Western Wall Plaza.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mughrabi Quarter area (historical)
this entity surface form:
Mughrabi Quarter (former)