Dome of the Rock
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The Dome of the Rock is an iconic Islamic shrine in Jerusalem, renowned for its golden dome and religious significance as one of the oldest surviving examples of Islamic architecture.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dome of the Rock canonical | 30 |
| Dome of the Rock platform | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T341492 — 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: Dome of the Rock Context triple: [Umayyad Caliphate, significantCulturalSite, Dome of the Rock]
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A.
Al-Aqsa Mosque
Al-Aqsa Mosque is one of Islam’s holiest sites, a historic congregational mosque in Jerusalem revered for its religious significance and its location within the sacred compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif.
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B.
Temple Mount
Temple Mount is a hilltop in Jerusalem revered as one of the holiest sites in Judaism, traditionally regarded as the location of the First and Second Temples.
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C.
Quba Mosque
Quba Mosque is an important early Islamic mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia, revered as the first mosque built by the Prophet Muhammad.
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D.
Kaaba
The Kaaba is a cube-shaped building at the center of Islam’s most important mosque in Mecca and the focal point of Muslim prayer and pilgrimage.
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E.
Milad Tower
Milad Tower is a prominent multi-purpose telecommunications and observation tower in Tehran, Iran, and one of the tallest towers in the world.
- 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: Dome of the Rock Target entity description: The Dome of the Rock is an iconic Islamic shrine in Jerusalem, renowned for its golden dome and religious significance as one of the oldest surviving examples of Islamic architecture.
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A.
Al-Aqsa Mosque
Al-Aqsa Mosque is one of Islam’s holiest sites, a historic congregational mosque in Jerusalem revered for its religious significance and its location within the sacred compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif.
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B.
Temple Mount
Temple Mount is a hilltop in Jerusalem revered as one of the holiest sites in Judaism, traditionally regarded as the location of the First and Second Temples.
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C.
Quba Mosque
Quba Mosque is an important early Islamic mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia, revered as the first mosque built by the Prophet Muhammad.
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D.
Kaaba
The Kaaba is a cube-shaped building at the center of Islam’s most important mosque in Mecca and the focal point of Muslim prayer and pilgrimage.
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E.
Milad Tower
Milad Tower is a prominent multi-purpose telecommunications and observation tower in Tehran, Iran, and one of the tallest towers in the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic architectural monument
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Islamic shrine ⓘ religious building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Islamic architecture
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Umayyad architecture ⓘ |
| builtBy | Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| centralRockName | Foundation Stone ⓘ |
| completedIn | late 7th century CE ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 691 CE ⓘ |
| constructionStart | c. 685 CE ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| domeDiameter | approximately 20 meters ⓘ |
| domeShape | octagonal base with circular dome ⓘ |
| hasDecoration |
Quranic inscriptions
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glass mosaics ⓘ marble revetments ⓘ |
| hasDome | golden dome ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
inner ambulatory
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outer ambulatory ⓘ rock outcrop at center ⓘ |
| hasRestoration |
dome regilded in the 20th century
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exterior tiles replaced in the 20th century ⓘ major restoration in the 16th century under Suleiman the Magnificent ⓘ |
| height | approximately 20 meters (dome above drum) ⓘ |
| inscriptionsLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
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surface form:
Old City of Jerusalem
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| locatedOn |
Temple Mount
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surface form:
Haram al-Sharif
Temple Mount ⓘ |
| location | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| material |
gilded aluminum (dome covering)
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marble ⓘ mosaics ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| nearbyStructure |
Al-Aqsa Mosque
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Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ Western Wall ⓘ |
| patron |
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
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surface form:
Caliph Abd al-Malik
|
| planType | octagonal ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
associated with Prophet Muhammad's Night Journey and Ascension (Isra and Mi'raj)
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built over the Foundation Stone revered in Jewish and Islamic tradition ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| roofType | double-shell dome ⓘ |
| significance | one of the oldest surviving works of Islamic architecture ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Islamic heritage
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Jerusalem ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | major pilgrimage and tourist site ⓘ |
| underAdministrationOf |
Jerusalem Islamic Waqf
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surface form:
Islamic Waqf
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| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteType | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | part of Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls World Heritage Site ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dome of the Rock Description of subject: The Dome of the Rock is an iconic Islamic shrine in Jerusalem, renowned for its golden dome and religious significance as one of the oldest surviving examples of Islamic architecture.
Referenced by (31)
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this entity surface form:
Dome of the Rock platform