Al-Masjid an-Nabawi

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Islamic holy site mosque religious building tourist attraction

Al-Masjid an-Nabawi is the Prophet Muhammad’s mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia, and one of the holiest and most visited sites in Islam.

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All labels observed (32)

Label	Occurrences
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi canonical	41
Prophet's Mosque	7
Masjid an-Nabawi	5
Prophet’s Mosque	3
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi in Medina	2
Prophet's Mosque in Medina	2
Rawdah area of Al-Masjid an-Nabawi	2
the Prophet's Mosque	2
المسجد النبوي	2
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi (Medina)	1
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi al-Sharif	1
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi is part of tentative heritage context	1
Ar-Rawdah an-Nabawiyyah	1
Masjid al-Nabawi	1
Masjid an-Nabawi (Prophet's Mosque)	1
Masjid an-Nabawi (Prophet’s Mosque) in Medina	1
Mihrab of the Prophet	1
Mihrab of the Prophet in Al-Masjid an-Nabawi	1
Mosque of the Prophet	1
Prophet Muhammad's burial chamber	1
Prophet's Mosque sanctuary area	1
Prophet’s Mosque in Medina	1
Prophet’s Mosque sanctuary	1
Two Holy Mosques	1
Umayyad Mosque in Medina (expansion of the Prophet’s Mosque)	1
Ziyarat to the Prophet’s Mosque	1
in the Prophet's Mosque in Medina	1
the Green Dome of Al-Masjid an-Nabawi	1
the Prophet's Mosque sanctuary	1
the Prophet’s Mosque	1
the original area of the Prophet’s Mosque	1
tomb of Prophet Muhammad	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T66913 — 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-Masjid an-Nabawi
Context triple: [Islam, sacredSite, Al-Masjid an-Nabawi]

A. Masjid al-Haram
Masjid al-Haram is the Grand Mosque in Mecca that surrounds the Kaaba and serves as the holiest site in Islam and the focal point of the Hajj pilgrimage.
B. Kaaba
The Kaaba is a cube-shaped building at the center of Islam’s most important mosque in Mecca and the focal point of Muslim prayer and pilgrimage.
C. Temple Mount
Temple Mount is a hilltop in Jerusalem revered as one of the holiest sites in Judaism, traditionally regarded as the location of the First and Second Temples.
D. Mecca
Mecca is the holiest city in Islam, located in present-day Saudi Arabia and home to the Kaaba, toward which Muslims around the world face in prayer and to which they undertake the Hajj pilgrimage.
E. Muhammad
Muhammad is the 7th-century Arab religious, political, and social leader regarded by Muslims as the final prophet and messenger of God in Islam.
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-Masjid an-Nabawi
Target entity description: Al-Masjid an-Nabawi is the Prophet Muhammad’s mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia, and one of the holiest and most visited sites in Islam.

A. Masjid al-Haram
Masjid al-Haram is the Grand Mosque in Mecca that surrounds the Kaaba and serves as the holiest site in Islam and the focal point of the Hajj pilgrimage.
B. Kaaba
The Kaaba is a cube-shaped building at the center of Islam’s most important mosque in Mecca and the focal point of Muslim prayer and pilgrimage.
C. Temple Mount
Temple Mount is a hilltop in Jerusalem revered as one of the holiest sites in Judaism, traditionally regarded as the location of the First and Second Temples.
D. Mecca
Mecca is the holiest city in Islam, located in present-day Saudi Arabia and home to the Kaaba, toward which Muslims around the world face in prayer and to which they undertake the Hajj pilgrimage.
E. Muhammad
Muhammad is the 7th-century Arab religious, political, and social leader regarded by Muslims as the final prophet and messenger of God in Islam.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (74)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Islamic holy site ⓘ mosque ⓘ religious building ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
adjacentTo	Jannat al-Baqi cemetery ⓘ
administratedBy	General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques ⓘ surface form: Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs
alsoKnownAs	Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ surface form: Al-Masjid an-Nabawi al-Sharif Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ surface form: Mosque of the Prophet Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ surface form: Prophet's Mosque
architecturalStyle	Islamic architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	Hijrah of Prophet Muhammad ⓘ early Muslim community in Medina ⓘ
builtInHijriYear	1 AH ⓘ
burialPlaceOf	Caliph Abu Bakr ⓘ surface form: Abu Bakr Muhammad ⓘ surface form: Prophet Muhammad Umar ibn al-Khattab ⓘ
city	Medina ⓘ
constructionStart	622 ⓘ
contains	Green Dome ⓘ Al-Masjid an-Nabawi self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Mihrab of the Prophet Rawdah ash-Sharifah ⓘ surface form: Minbar of the Prophet Rawdah ash-Sharifah ⓘ Medina ⓘ surface form: Riyad al-Jannah ablution facilities ⓘ courtyards ⓘ large prayer halls ⓘ library ⓘ multiple minarets ⓘ retractable umbrellas ⓘ women's prayer areas ⓘ
country	Saudi Arabia ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Muhammad ⓘ surface form: Prophet Muhammad
expandedBy	Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ surface form: Abbasid caliphs Umar ibn al-Khattab ⓘ surface form: Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab Caliph Uthman ibn Affan ⓘ Ottoman sultan ⓘ surface form: Ottoman sultans Saudi kings ⓘ Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ surface form: Umayyad caliphs
flooring	marble and other stone materials ⓘ
founder	Muhammad ⓘ surface form: Prophet Muhammad
governedBy	Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques ⓘ
greenDomeBuilt	13th century ⓘ
hasCourtyardUmbrellas	large retractable shade umbrellas in courtyards ⓘ
hasDome	Green Dome ⓘ
hasFunction	center for Islamic learning ⓘ place of Friday congregational prayer ⓘ place of Ramadan worship ⓘ place of daily prayers ⓘ place of i'tikaf ⓘ
hasMinarets	10 or more minarets after modern expansions ⓘ
hasSeparateEntrances	multiple gates and entrances ⓘ
importanceForHajj	commonly visited by pilgrims performing Hajj ⓘ
importanceForUmrah	commonly visited by pilgrims performing Umrah ⓘ
lighting	extensive artificial lighting system ⓘ
locatedIn	Al Madinah Province ⓘ Medina ⓘ Saudi Arabia ⓘ
maintenance	continuous cleaning and maintenance services ⓘ
majorExpansionPeriod	20th century ⓘ 21st century ⓘ
near	Masjid al-Qiblatayn ⓘ Mount Uhud ⓘ Quba Mosque ⓘ
originalStructureMaterial	mud bricks ⓘ palm leaves ⓘ palm trunks ⓘ
pilgrimageStatus	major destination for Islamic pilgrimage ⓘ
prayerDirection	faces Kaaba in Mecca ⓘ
rankAmongMosques	second after Masjid al-Haram ⓘ
religion	Islam ⓘ
security	guarded by Saudi security forces ⓘ
significanceInIslam	one of the Three Holy Mosques ⓘ second holiest mosque in Islam ⓘ
visitorCount	millions of visitors annually ⓘ

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

Islam → sacredSite → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

Muhammad → restingPlace → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

Masjid al-Haram → partOf → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Two Holy Mosques

Al-Masjid an-Nabawi → alsoKnownAs → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Prophet's Mosque

Al-Masjid an-Nabawi → alsoKnownAs → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Al-Masjid an-Nabawi al-Sharif

Al-Masjid an-Nabawi → alsoKnownAs → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mosque of the Prophet

Al-Masjid an-Nabawi → contains → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mihrab of the Prophet

Saudi Arabia → custodianOf → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

Islamic world → hasPilgrimageSite → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

Sunni Islam → holySanctuary → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques → responsibleFor → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques → administers → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques → maintains → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques → appliesToJurisdiction → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques → hasScope → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Al-Masjid an-Nabawi in Medina

Medina → contains → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Prophet's Mosque

Medina → contains → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

this entity surface form: tomb of Prophet Muhammad

Medina → hasMajorMosque → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

Medina → hasUNESCOStatus → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Al-Masjid an-Nabawi is part of tentative heritage context

Al Madinah Province → containsReligiousSite → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

Umar ibn al-Khattab → burialPlace → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

Hijrah of Prophet Muhammad → keyLocation → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Masjid an-Nabawi

Green Dome → locatedIn → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

Green Dome → partOf → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Prophet's Mosque

Green Dome → partOf → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

Green Dome → isIconicFor → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

Green Dome → symbolOf → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

this entity surface form: the Prophet's Mosque

Green Dome → near → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mihrab of the Prophet in Al-Masjid an-Nabawi

Green Dome → locatedAbove → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Prophet Muhammad's burial chamber

Rawdah ash-Sharifah → locatedIn → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

Rawdah ash-Sharifah → partOf → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Prophet’s Mosque

Rawdah ash-Sharifah → partOf → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Masjid an-Nabawi

Rawdah ash-Sharifah → alsoKnownAs → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ar-Rawdah an-Nabawiyyah

Rawdah ash-Sharifah → pilgrimageType → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ziyarat to the Prophet’s Mosque

Jannat al-Baqi cemetery → locatedNear → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques → refersTo → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

Mount Uhud → nearbyMosque → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Masjid al-Nabawi

Quba Mosque → locatedNear → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

Hejaz → containsIslamicSite → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

Masjid al-Qiblatayn → nearTo → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Masjid an-Nabawi (Prophet's Mosque)

Al-Walid I → architecturalPatronage → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Umayyad Mosque in Medina (expansion of the Prophet’s Mosque)

Western Saudi Arabia → includesHolySite → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Prophet's Mosque

Abdullah ibn Abi Quhafa → burialPlace → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

Malik ibn Anas → associatedWith → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Prophet's Mosque in Medina

Malik ibn Anas → taught → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

this entity surface form: in the Prophet's Mosque in Medina

المدينة → تضم → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

this entity surface form: المسجد النبوي

Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport → servesReligiousSite → Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ

this entity surface form: the Prophet's Mosque

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