Great Mosque of Sousse
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The Great Mosque of Sousse is a historic fortified mosque in the Tunisian coastal city of Sousse, renowned for its early Islamic architecture and defensive design.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Great Mosque of Sousse canonical | 4 |
| الجامع الكبير بسوسة | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5968242 — 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 Sousse Context triple: [Sousse, hasLandmark, Great Mosque of Sousse]
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A.
Great Mosque of Sfax
The Great Mosque of Sfax is a historic congregational mosque in the Tunisian city of Sfax, renowned for its early Islamic architecture and central role in the city’s religious and urban life.
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B.
Great Mosque of Tunis
The Great Mosque of Tunis, or Al-Zaytuna Mosque, is a historic and influential Islamic religious and educational center in the heart of Tunis, renowned for its ancient origins and role in North African scholarship.
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C.
Great Mosque of Mahdia
The Great Mosque of Mahdia is a historic Fatimid-era congregational mosque in the coastal Tunisian city of Mahdia, renowned for its fortress-like architecture and significance in early Islamic North African history.
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D.
Great Mosque of Kairouan
The Great Mosque of Kairouan is one of the oldest and most important mosques in the Islamic world, renowned as a major center of early Islamic scholarship and architecture in North Africa.
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E.
Djamaa el Kebir
Djamaa el Kebir is one of the oldest and most significant mosques in Algiers, renowned for its historic architecture and central role in the city’s Islamic heritage.
- 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 Sousse Target entity description: The Great Mosque of Sousse is a historic fortified mosque in the Tunisian coastal city of Sousse, renowned for its early Islamic architecture and defensive design.
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A.
Great Mosque of Sfax
The Great Mosque of Sfax is a historic congregational mosque in the Tunisian city of Sfax, renowned for its early Islamic architecture and central role in the city’s religious and urban life.
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B.
Great Mosque of Tunis
The Great Mosque of Tunis, or Al-Zaytuna Mosque, is a historic and influential Islamic religious and educational center in the heart of Tunis, renowned for its ancient origins and role in North African scholarship.
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C.
Great Mosque of Mahdia
The Great Mosque of Mahdia is a historic Fatimid-era congregational mosque in the coastal Tunisian city of Mahdia, renowned for its fortress-like architecture and significance in early Islamic North African history.
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D.
Great Mosque of Kairouan
The Great Mosque of Kairouan is one of the oldest and most important mosques in the Islamic world, renowned as a major center of early Islamic scholarship and architecture in North Africa.
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E.
Djamaa el Kebir
Djamaa el Kebir is one of the oldest and most significant mosques in Algiers, renowned for its historic architecture and central role in the city’s Islamic heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortified mosque
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mosque ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Aghlabid architecture
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early Islamic architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Medina of Sousse fortifications
ⓘ
linked to:
Kasbah of Sousse
|
| builtFor | congregational prayer ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Tunisia ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Aghlabid Ifriqiya
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linked to:
Aghlabid dynasty
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| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| era | early Islamic period ⓘ |
| function | Friday mosque ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Tunisian heritage authorities
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linked to:
National Heritage Institute of Tunisia
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| hasAccess | multiple fortified entrances ⓘ |
| hasCourtyardType | open courtyard ⓘ |
| hasDefensiveFunction | yes ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
arcaded porticoes
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battlements ⓘ corner towers ⓘ courtyard ⓘ fortified walls ⓘ hypostyle prayer hall ⓘ mihrab ⓘ minbar ⓘ stone construction ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | qibla wall facing Mecca ⓘ |
| hasPrayerHallType | hypostyle ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Medina of Sousse
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Sousse ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
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stone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defensive design
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early Islamic architecture ⓘ role in coastal defense of Sousse ⓘ |
| partOf |
Medina of Sousse UNESCO World Heritage Site
ⓘ
linked to:
Medina of Sousse
|
| region | Sousse Governorate ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| tourism | popular visitor attraction in Sousse ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteCategory | cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1988 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Friday prayers
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daily prayers ⓘ religious festivals ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Great Mosque of Sousse Description of subject: The Great Mosque of Sousse is a historic fortified mosque in the Tunisian coastal city of Sousse, renowned for its early Islamic architecture and defensive design.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.