Amr ibn al-As Mosque

E592815

Islamic religious building historic monument mosque

Amr ibn al-As Mosque is Egypt’s oldest mosque and a historically significant Islamic monument located in Cairo.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Mosque of Amr ibn al-As	4
Amr ibn al-As Mosque canonical	3
Mosque of ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ	2
Amr ibn al‑As Mosque	1
Masjid Amr ibn al-As	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5672599 — 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: Amr ibn al-As Mosque
Context triple: [Historic Cairo, hasPart, Amr ibn al-As Mosque]

A. Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque
Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque is a prominent Ottoman-era mosque in Homs, Syria, renowned for its twin minarets and as the traditional burial place of the famed Muslim general Khalid ibn al-Walid.
B. Abu Haggag Mosque
Abu Haggag Mosque is a historic Islamic place of worship in Luxor, Egypt, uniquely built atop and within the ancient Luxor Temple complex.
C. Al-Hakim Mosque
Al-Hakim Mosque is a historic Fatimid-era congregational mosque in Cairo, Egypt, renowned for its monumental architecture and status as one of the city's oldest surviving Islamic monuments.
D. Al-Mudhaffar Mosque
Al-Mudhaffar Mosque is a historic and architecturally significant Islamic mosque located in the city of Taiz, Yemen.
E. 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.
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: Amr ibn al-As Mosque
Target entity description: Amr ibn al-As Mosque is Egypt’s oldest mosque and a historically significant Islamic monument located in Cairo.

A. Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque
Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque is a prominent Ottoman-era mosque in Homs, Syria, renowned for its twin minarets and as the traditional burial place of the famed Muslim general Khalid ibn al-Walid.
B. Abu Haggag Mosque
Abu Haggag Mosque is a historic Islamic place of worship in Luxor, Egypt, uniquely built atop and within the ancient Luxor Temple complex.
C. Al-Hakim Mosque
Al-Hakim Mosque is a historic Fatimid-era congregational mosque in Cairo, Egypt, renowned for its monumental architecture and status as one of the city's oldest surviving Islamic monuments.
D. Al-Mudhaffar Mosque
Al-Mudhaffar Mosque is a historic and architecturally significant Islamic mosque located in the city of Taiz, Yemen.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Islamic religious building ⓘ historic monument ⓘ mosque ⓘ
architecturalStyle	early Islamic architecture ⓘ
architecturalType	hypostyle mosque ⓘ
cityDistrict	Misr al-Qadima (Old Cairo) ⓘ linked to: Coptic Cairo
commissionedBy	Amr ibn al-As ⓘ
constructionStart	641 ⓘ
continent	Africa ⓘ
country	Egypt ⓘ
denomination	Sunni Islam ⓘ
founder	Amr ibn al-As ⓘ Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ
governingDynastyAtFoundation	Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Jami al-Amr ⓘ Masjid Amr ibn al-As ⓘ linked to: Amr ibn al-As Mosque Mosque of Amr ibn al-As ⓘ linked to: Amr ibn al-As Mosque
hasCapacity	thousands of worshippers ⓘ
hasFeature	arcaded porticoes ⓘ central courtyard fountain ⓘ marble columns ⓘ mihrab ⓘ minarets ⓘ minbar ⓘ open courtyard ⓘ prayer hall ⓘ
heritageStatus	historic mosque of Cairo ⓘ
isOldestMosqueIn	Africa ⓘ Egypt ⓘ
locatedIn	Cairo ⓘ Fustat ⓘ Old Cairo ⓘ linked to: Coptic Cairo
namedAfter	Amr ibn al-As ⓘ
nearbyLandmark	Coptic Cairo ⓘ Roman fortress of Babylon ⓘ linked to: Babylon Fortress
originalFunction	governor’s congregational mosque ⓘ military camp mosque ⓘ place of worship ⓘ
religion	Islam ⓘ
significance	center of early Islamic administration in Egypt ⓘ first mosque built in Egypt ⓘ first mosque built on the African continent ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
underwentRenovation	19th century ⓘ 20th century ⓘ Abbasid period ⓘ Fatimid period ⓘ Mamluk period ⓘ Ottoman period ⓘ Umayyad period ⓘ linked to: Umayyad Caliphate
usedFor	Friday congregational prayers ⓘ Ramadan activities ⓘ daily prayers ⓘ religious education ⓘ
yearCompleted	641 ⓘ 642 ⓘ

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Historic Cairo → hasPart → Amr ibn al-As Mosque ⓘ

subject linked to: historic Cairo

Islam in Egypt → hasImportantMosque → Amr ibn al-As Mosque ⓘ

Fustat → hasLandmark → Mosque of Amr ibn al-As ⓘ