Djinguereber Mosque
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Djinguereber Mosque is a historic mud-built Islamic mosque in Timbuktu, Mali, renowned as a center of learning and a key monument of Sahelian architecture and the ancient trans-Saharan trade era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Djinguereber Mosque canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5515814 — 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: Djinguereber Mosque Context triple: [Timbuktu, hasReligiousInstitution, Djinguereber 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.
Fittja Mosque
Fittja Mosque is a prominent Islamic place of worship in the Fittja district of Botkyrka, Sweden, known for serving a large local Muslim community and featuring traditional mosque architecture.
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C.
Zitouna Mosque
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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D.
Tinmal Mosque
Tinmal Mosque is a 12th-century Almohad-era mosque in Morocco, renowned as one of the earliest and most important examples of Almohad religious architecture.
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E.
Qolşärif Mosque
Qolşärif Mosque is a prominent historic and reconstructed Islamic mosque in Kazan, Russia, regarded as a key religious and cultural symbol of the Tatar people.
- 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: Djinguereber Mosque Target entity description: Djinguereber Mosque is a historic mud-built Islamic mosque in Timbuktu, Mali, renowned as a center of learning and a key monument of Sahelian architecture and the ancient trans-Saharan trade era.
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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.
Fittja Mosque
Fittja Mosque is a prominent Islamic place of worship in the Fittja district of Botkyrka, Sweden, known for serving a large local Muslim community and featuring traditional mosque architecture.
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C.
Zitouna Mosque
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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D.
Tinmal Mosque
Tinmal Mosque is a 12th-century Almohad-era mosque in Morocco, renowned as one of the earliest and most important examples of Almohad religious architecture.
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E.
Qolşärif Mosque
Qolşärif Mosque is a prominent historic and reconstructed Islamic mosque in Kazan, Russia, regarded as a key religious and cultural symbol of the Tatar people.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic religious building
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Sahelian mud-brick architecture ⓘ World Heritage Site component ⓘ mosque ⓘ |
| architect | Abu Ishaq al-Sahili ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Sudano-Sahelian architecture
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linked to:
Hausa architecture
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| associatedWith |
Mali Empire
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Timbuktu as a center of Islamic learning ⓘ trans-Saharan trade ⓘ |
| builder | Abu Ishaq al-Sahili ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Mansa Musa ⓘ |
| completionDate | 14th century ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1327 ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Mali ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | Mali Empire ⓘ |
| function |
Friday mosque
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center of Islamic scholarship ⓘ place of worship ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
courtyard
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earthen minaret ⓘ flat earthen roof ⓘ large central prayer hall ⓘ mihrab ⓘ minbar ⓘ timber-reinforced walls ⓘ wooden toron beams projecting from walls ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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World Heritage Site in danger ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Sahara Desert region
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linked to:
Sahara Desert
Tombouctou Region ⓘ
linked to:
Timbuktu Region
|
| location | Timbuktu ⓘ |
| maintenancePractice | annual replastering with mud ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
adobe
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mud ⓘ stone ⓘ straw ⓘ wooden beams ⓘ |
| partOf |
Old Towns of Djenné, Timbuktu and other Sahelian cities cultural sphere
ⓘ
linked to:
Old Towns of Djenné
Timbuktu historic city ⓘ
linked to:
Timbuktu
Timbuktu mosque ensemble ⓘ
linked to:
Djinguereber Mosque in Timbuktu
|
| patron | Mansa Musa ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| significance |
key monument of Sahelian architecture
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landmark of trans-Saharan caravan trade era ⓘ symbol of Timbuktu’s golden age of learning ⓘ |
| threat |
climate-related erosion
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conflict-related damage risk ⓘ desertification ⓘ urban pressures ⓘ |
| togetherWith |
Sankore Mosque
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Sidi Yahia Mosque ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(ii)
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(iv) ⓘ (v) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageInDangerListingYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 119 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Friday congregational prayers
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Quranic teaching ⓘ religious education ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Djinguereber Mosque Description of subject: Djinguereber Mosque is a historic mud-built Islamic mosque in Timbuktu, Mali, renowned as a center of learning and a key monument of Sahelian architecture and the ancient trans-Saharan trade era.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.