Zitouna Mosque
E403861
Zitouna Mosque is a historic and influential Islamic place of worship and learning in Tunis, Tunisia, renowned as one of the oldest universities in the Muslim world.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zitouna Mosque canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3898879 — 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: Zitouna Mosque Context triple: [Al-Zaytuna Mosque, alsoKnownAs, Zitouna Mosque]
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A.
Gurgi Mosque
Gurgi Mosque is a historic Ottoman-era mosque in Tripoli, Libya, renowned for its intricate architecture and central role in the city’s religious and cultural life.
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B.
Aziziye Mosque
Aziziye Mosque is an Ottoman-era mosque in Konya, Turkey, noted for its distinctive baroque-influenced architecture and richly decorated interior.
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C.
Koursoum Mosque
Koursoum Mosque is a 16th-century Ottoman mosque in Trikala, Greece, notable for its well-preserved architecture and historical significance as a key Islamic monument in the region.
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D.
Al-Jazzar Mosque
Al-Jazzar Mosque is a prominent Ottoman-era mosque in the coastal city of Acre, Israel, renowned for its grand architecture and historical significance as one of the largest and most important mosques in the country.
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E.
Abu Dulaf Mosque
Abu Dulaf Mosque is a historic 9th-century Abbasid mosque near Samarra in Iraq, noted for its vast rectangular plan and distinctive spiral minaret.
- 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: Zitouna Mosque Target entity description: Zitouna Mosque is a historic and influential Islamic place of worship and learning in Tunis, Tunisia, renowned as one of the oldest universities in the Muslim world.
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A.
Gurgi Mosque
Gurgi Mosque is a historic Ottoman-era mosque in Tripoli, Libya, renowned for its intricate architecture and central role in the city’s religious and cultural life.
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B.
Aziziye Mosque
Aziziye Mosque is an Ottoman-era mosque in Konya, Turkey, noted for its distinctive baroque-influenced architecture and richly decorated interior.
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C.
Koursoum Mosque
Koursoum Mosque is a 16th-century Ottoman mosque in Trikala, Greece, notable for its well-preserved architecture and historical significance as a key Islamic monument in the region.
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D.
Al-Jazzar Mosque
Al-Jazzar Mosque is a prominent Ottoman-era mosque in the coastal city of Acre, Israel, renowned for its grand architecture and historical significance as one of the largest and most important mosques in the country.
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E.
Abu Dulaf Mosque
Abu Dulaf Mosque is a historic 9th-century Abbasid mosque near Samarra in Iraq, noted for its vast rectangular plan and distinctive spiral minaret.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic educational institution
ⓘ
mosque ⓘ university ⓘ |
| affiliation |
الجامع الزيتونة
ⓘ
surface form:
University of Ez-Zitouna
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Al-Zaytuna Mosque
ⓘ
الجامع الزيتونة ⓘ
surface form:
Jāmiʿ al-Zaytūna
|
| approximateCompletionDate | 732 ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Aghlabid architecture
ⓘ
Hafsid architecture ⓘ Islamic architecture ⓘ Ottoman architecture ⓘ |
| contains | historic manuscripts ⓘ |
| country | Tunisia ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| educationalRoleSince | at least 9th century ⓘ |
| foundedAs | mosque ⓘ |
| founder |
Ubayd Allah ibn al-Habhab
ⓘ
Umayyad authorities in Ifriqiya ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 8th century ⓘ |
| governingBody | Tunisian religious authorities ⓘ |
| hasCourtyard | yes ⓘ |
| hasLibrary | yes ⓘ |
| hasMinaret | yes ⓘ |
| hasPrayerHall | yes ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Medina of Tunis UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| influenced |
Islamic education in the Maghreb
ⓘ
religious institutions in Tunisia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the oldest universities in the Muslim world
ⓘ
influence on North African intellectual life ⓘ religious scholarship ⓘ role in Arabic literature ⓘ role in Islamic jurisprudence ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Medina of Tunis
ⓘ
Tunis ⓘ |
| mainBuildingMaterial |
brick
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stone ⓘ |
| nativeName |
الجامع الزيتونة
ⓘ
surface form:
جامع الزيتونة
|
| nativeNameLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| numberOfMinarets | 1 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| region | Tunis Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| servedAs |
major center of Maliki jurisprudence
ⓘ
training center for ulama ⓘ |
| significance | symbol of religious and intellectual life in Tunisia ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1979 ⓘ |
| usedAs |
center of Islamic learning
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place of worship ⓘ university ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Zitouna Mosque Description of subject: Zitouna Mosque is a historic and influential Islamic place of worship and learning in Tunis, Tunisia, renowned as one of the oldest universities in the Muslim world.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.