Great Mosque of Diyarbakır
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The Great Mosque of Diyarbakır is one of the oldest and most significant Islamic religious complexes in Anatolia, renowned for its distinctive black basalt architecture and historical importance as a major center of worship and learning.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Diyarbakır Ulu Camii | 1 |
| Great Mosque of Diyarbakır canonical | 1 |
| Great Mosque of Diyarbakır (Ulu Cami) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3276577 — 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 Diyarbakır Context triple: [Diyarbakır, hasPart, Great Mosque of Diyarbakır]
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A.
Kocatepe Mosque
Kocatepe Mosque is a grand, modern Ottoman-style mosque and one of the most prominent religious and architectural landmarks in Ankara, Turkey.
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B.
Great Mosque of Aleppo
The Great Mosque of Aleppo is one of Syria’s oldest and most significant Islamic monuments, renowned for its historic Umayyad-era origins and once-iconic minaret before suffering severe damage in the Syrian civil war.
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C.
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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D.
Zeyrek Mosque
Zeyrek Mosque is a historic former Byzantine church complex in Istanbul, notable for its medieval architecture and significance within the city’s UNESCO-listed heritage area.
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E.
Dolmabahce Mosque
Dolmabahce Mosque is an ornate 19th-century Ottoman imperial mosque in Istanbul, notable for its baroque-influenced architecture and prominent location on the Bosphorus near Dolmabahce Palace.
- 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 Diyarbakır Target entity description: The Great Mosque of Diyarbakır is one of the oldest and most significant Islamic religious complexes in Anatolia, renowned for its distinctive black basalt architecture and historical importance as a major center of worship and learning.
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A.
Kocatepe Mosque
Kocatepe Mosque is a grand, modern Ottoman-style mosque and one of the most prominent religious and architectural landmarks in Ankara, Turkey.
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B.
Great Mosque of Aleppo
The Great Mosque of Aleppo is one of Syria’s oldest and most significant Islamic monuments, renowned for its historic Umayyad-era origins and once-iconic minaret before suffering severe damage in the Syrian civil war.
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C.
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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D.
Zeyrek Mosque
Zeyrek Mosque is a historic former Byzantine church complex in Istanbul, notable for its medieval architecture and significance within the city’s UNESCO-listed heritage area.
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E.
Dolmabahce Mosque
Dolmabahce Mosque is an ornate 19th-century Ottoman imperial mosque in Istanbul, notable for its baroque-influenced architecture and prominent location on the Bosphorus near Dolmabahce Palace.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic building
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mosque ⓘ religious complex ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Great Mosque of Diyarbakır
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surface form:
Diyarbakır Ulu Camii
Ulu Cami ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Islamic architecture
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Seljuk architecture ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Kurdish region of Turkey ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| facedEvent |
earthquake damage
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fires ⓘ |
| foundedAs | mosque complex ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
arcaded galleries
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inscription bands ⓘ multi-period construction phases ⓘ rectangular courtyard ⓘ stone relief decoration ⓘ |
| hasPart |
courtyard
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fountain ⓘ madrasas ⓘ minaret ⓘ porticos ⓘ prayer hall ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic mosque complex ⓘ |
| inception | 11th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Great Mosque of Damascus
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surface form:
Umayyad Mosque of Damascus
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| locatedIn |
Anatolia
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Diyarbakır ⓘ Diyarbakır Province ⓘ historic walled city of Diyarbakır ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
basalt
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black basalt stone ⓘ |
| near | Diyarbakır city walls ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combination of mosque and madrasa functions
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distinctive black-and-white stonework ⓘ long continuous use as a mosque ⓘ |
| rebuiltIn | 12th century ⓘ |
| region |
Southeastern Anatolia Region
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surface form:
Southeastern Anatolia
|
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| significance |
major center of Islamic learning
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major center of worship ⓘ one of the oldest mosques in Anatolia ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Friday prayers
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Quranic studies ⓘ community gatherings ⓘ daily prayers ⓘ religious education ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Great Mosque of Diyarbakır Description of subject: The Great Mosque of Diyarbakır is one of the oldest and most significant Islamic religious complexes in Anatolia, renowned for its distinctive black basalt architecture and historical importance as a major center of worship and learning.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Great Mosque of Diyarbakır (Ulu Cami)
this entity surface form:
Diyarbakır Ulu Camii