Al-Sukkariyya
E532064
Al-Sukkariyya is the third novel in Naguib Mahfouz’s celebrated Cairo Trilogy, depicting the later lives and generational shifts within the Abd al-Jawad family in early 20th-century Cairo.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Al-Sukkariyya canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5579911 — 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: Al-Sukkariyya Context triple: [Bayn al-Qasrayn, followedBy, Al-Sukkariyya]
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A.
Al Sufouh
Al Sufouh is a coastal district in Dubai known for its mix of residential communities, business hubs, and proximity to major landmarks such as Dubai Marina and Palm Jumeirah.
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B.
Al-Quway'iyah
Al-Quway'iyah is a town in central Saudi Arabia that serves as an important local center within the Riyadh region.
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C.
Al-Jathiyah
Al-Jathiyah is the 45th chapter (surah) of the Qur’an, known for its emphasis on divine signs in creation and the scene of humanity kneeling on the Day of Judgment.
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D.
Al Khurmah
Al Khurmah is a town in western Saudi Arabia situated within the Makkah Province.
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E.
Al-Hinakiya
Al-Hinakiya is a town in western Saudi Arabia situated within the administrative boundaries of Al Madinah Province.
- 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: Al-Sukkariyya Target entity description: Al-Sukkariyya is the third novel in Naguib Mahfouz’s celebrated Cairo Trilogy, depicting the later lives and generational shifts within the Abd al-Jawad family in early 20th-century Cairo.
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A.
Al Sufouh
Al Sufouh is a coastal district in Dubai known for its mix of residential communities, business hubs, and proximity to major landmarks such as Dubai Marina and Palm Jumeirah.
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B.
Al-Quway'iyah
Al-Quway'iyah is a town in central Saudi Arabia that serves as an important local center within the Riyadh region.
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C.
Al-Jathiyah
Al-Jathiyah is the 45th chapter (surah) of the Qur’an, known for its emphasis on divine signs in creation and the scene of humanity kneeling on the Day of Judgment.
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D.
Al Khurmah
Al Khurmah is a town in western Saudi Arabia situated within the Makkah Province.
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E.
Al-Hinakiya
Al-Hinakiya is a town in western Saudi Arabia situated within the administrative boundaries of Al Madinah Province.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Sugar Street ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Nobel Prize in Literature awarded to Naguib Mahfouz ⓘ |
| author | Naguib Mahfouz ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
clash between tradition and modernity
ⓘ
family dynamics ⓘ individual freedom ⓘ religion and morality ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Egypt ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Arabic literature
ⓘ
Egyptian culture ⓘ |
| depicts |
generational conflict
ⓘ
modernization of Cairo ⓘ political awakening ⓘ social change in Egypt ⓘ |
| featuresFamily |
Abd al-Jawad family
ⓘ
linked to:
al-Jawad family
|
| follows | Palace of Desire ⓘ |
| genre |
family saga
ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Aisha Abd al-Jawad
ⓘ
Kamal Abd al-Jawad ⓘ Khadija Abd al-Jawad ⓘ
linked to:
Khadija
Yasin Abd al-Jawad ⓘ al-Sayyid Ahmad Abd al-Jawad ⓘ various grandchildren of Abd al-Jawad family ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasStructure | chronological narrative ⓘ |
| hasTitleInArabicScript | السكرية ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Egyptian political and social transformations of the early 1900s ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Egyptian realism ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | key component of The Cairo Trilogy, a landmark of Arabic literature ⓘ |
| mainSetting | Cairo ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed depiction of Cairo’s social life
ⓘ
integration of personal and political history ⓘ portrayal of multi-generational Egyptian family ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| partOf | The Cairo Trilogy ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorCareer | part of Naguib Mahfouz’s major early works ⓘ |
| precedes | none ⓘ |
| publicationContext | written in mid-20th-century Egypt ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Palace Walk
ⓘ
Palace of Desire ⓘ |
| seriesOrdinal | 3 ⓘ |
| settingDetail | a street in Cairo symbolizing changing Egyptian society ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Al-Sukkariyya Description of subject: Al-Sukkariyya is the third novel in Naguib Mahfouz’s celebrated Cairo Trilogy, depicting the later lives and generational shifts within the Abd al-Jawad family in early 20th-century Cairo.
Referenced by (2)
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