Ibn Tulun Mosque
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The Ibn Tulun Mosque is one of Cairo’s oldest and largest surviving mosques, renowned for its expansive courtyard, distinctive spiral minaret, and well-preserved Abbasid-era architecture.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mosque of Ibn Tulun | 10 |
| Ibn Tulun Mosque canonical | 1 |
| Mosque of Ibn Tulun in Fustat | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5672534 — 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: Ibn Tulun Mosque Context triple: [Islamic Cairo, hasPart, Ibn Tulun Mosque]
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A.
Mahmoudiya Mosque
Mahmoudiya Mosque is the largest and one of the most historically significant mosques in the old city of Jaffa, known for its Ottoman-era architecture and central role in the city's religious life.
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B.
El-Chodr Mosque
El-Chodr Mosque is a historic Islamic place of worship located in the city of Lod, Israel.
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C.
Al-Kazimiyya Mosque
Al-Kazimiyya Mosque is a major Shia Islamic shrine and mosque in the Kadhimiya district of Baghdad, Iraq, housing the tombs of the seventh and ninth Shia Imams and serving as an important religious and pilgrimage site.
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D.
Kufa Mosque
Kufa Mosque is one of the oldest and most significant mosques in Islam, located in Kufa, Iraq, and revered particularly in Shia tradition.
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E.
Mansouri Great Mosque
The Mansouri Great Mosque is a historic and prominent medieval mosque in the old city of Tripoli, Lebanon, known for its Mamluk-era architecture and central religious role.
- 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: Ibn Tulun Mosque Target entity description: The Ibn Tulun Mosque is one of Cairo’s oldest and largest surviving mosques, renowned for its expansive courtyard, distinctive spiral minaret, and well-preserved Abbasid-era architecture.
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A.
Mahmoudiya Mosque
Mahmoudiya Mosque is the largest and one of the most historically significant mosques in the old city of Jaffa, known for its Ottoman-era architecture and central role in the city's religious life.
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B.
El-Chodr Mosque
El-Chodr Mosque is a historic Islamic place of worship located in the city of Lod, Israel.
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C.
Al-Kazimiyya Mosque
Al-Kazimiyya Mosque is a major Shia Islamic shrine and mosque in the Kadhimiya district of Baghdad, Iraq, housing the tombs of the seventh and ninth Shia Imams and serving as an important religious and pilgrimage site.
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D.
Kufa Mosque
Kufa Mosque is one of the oldest and most significant mosques in Islam, located in Kufa, Iraq, and revered particularly in Shia tradition.
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E.
Mansouri Great Mosque
The Mansouri Great Mosque is a historic and prominent medieval mosque in the old city of Tripoli, Lebanon, known for its Mamluk-era architecture and central religious role.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic religious site
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mosque ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Abbasid architecture
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Islamic architecture ⓘ |
| area | approximately 2.5 hectares ⓘ |
| builtDuring | Tulunid dynasty ⓘ |
| builtFor | Ahmad ibn Tulun ⓘ |
| centuryOfCompletion | 9th century ⓘ |
| city | Cairo ⓘ |
| completionDate | 879 ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 879 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 876 ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| countryCapital | Cairo ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| distinction |
oldest mosque in Cairo surviving largely in its original form
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one of the largest mosques in Cairo ⓘ one of the oldest surviving mosques in Cairo ⓘ |
| floorPlan | hypostyle mosque ⓘ |
| founder | Ahmad ibn Tulun ⓘ |
| governorate | Cairo Governorate ⓘ |
| hasMinaretType | spiral minaret ⓘ |
| hasPart |
ablution fountain
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arcaded riwaqs ⓘ courtyard ⓘ covered prayer hall ⓘ mihrab ⓘ minbar ⓘ outer ziyada ⓘ spiral minaret ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | well-preserved historic monument ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Great Mosque of Samarra ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cairo
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Egypt ⓘ Sayyida Zaynab district ⓘ |
| material |
brick
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stucco ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ahmad ibn Tulun ⓘ |
| near |
Citadel of Cairo
ⓘ
linked to:
Cairo Citadel
|
| notableFeature |
carved stucco decoration
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expansive open courtyard ⓘ large surrounding enclosure (ziyada) ⓘ spiral external staircase minaret ⓘ uniform brick piers and arches ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| period | Abbasid period ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Friday prayer
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congregational prayer ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ibn Tulun Mosque Description of subject: The Ibn Tulun Mosque is one of Cairo’s oldest and largest surviving mosques, renowned for its expansive courtyard, distinctive spiral minaret, and well-preserved Abbasid-era architecture.
Referenced by (12)
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historic Cairo
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Tulunid dynasty in Egypt
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