Shrine of Shaykh Safi al-Din

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Sufi religious complex UNESCO World Heritage Site architectural ensemble

The Shrine of Shaykh Safi al-Din is a prominent Sufi religious complex and UNESCO World Heritage site in Ardabil, Iran, renowned for its exquisite Safavid-era architecture and tilework.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Sheikh Safi al-Din Khānegāh	1
Shrine of Shaykh Safi al-Din canonical	1
tomb of Shaykh Safi al-Din	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9239839 — 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: Shrine of Shaykh Safi al-Din
Context triple: [Ismail I, burialPlace, Shrine of Shaykh Safi al-Din]

A. Shrine of Abd al-Qadir al-Gilani
The Shrine of Abd al-Qadir al-Gilani is a major Sufi pilgrimage site in Baghdad, Iraq, built around the tomb of the revered 12th-century Islamic scholar and mystic Abd al-Qadir al-Gilani.
B. Shrine of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir
The Shrine of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir is the holiest Yazidi pilgrimage site, housing the tomb of the faith’s central saint and serving as the spiritual heart of Yazidism.
C. Shah Abdol-Azim Shrine
Shah Abdol-Azim Shrine is a major Shia Muslim pilgrimage site and historic religious complex located in the ancient city of Rayy, now part of Tehran, Iran.
D. Shah Cheragh Shrine
Shah Cheragh Shrine is a major Shia Muslim pilgrimage site and funerary monument in Shiraz, renowned for its dazzling mirrored interior and religious significance.
E. Shrine of Bahauddin Zakariya
The Shrine of Bahauddin Zakariya is a prominent 13th-century Sufi mausoleum and pilgrimage site in Multan, Pakistan, renowned for its distinctive architecture and religious significance.
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: Shrine of Shaykh Safi al-Din
Target entity description: The Shrine of Shaykh Safi al-Din is a prominent Sufi religious complex and UNESCO World Heritage site in Ardabil, Iran, renowned for its exquisite Safavid-era architecture and tilework.

A. Shrine of Abd al-Qadir al-Gilani
The Shrine of Abd al-Qadir al-Gilani is a major Sufi pilgrimage site in Baghdad, Iraq, built around the tomb of the revered 12th-century Islamic scholar and mystic Abd al-Qadir al-Gilani.
B. Shrine of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir
The Shrine of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir is the holiest Yazidi pilgrimage site, housing the tomb of the faith’s central saint and serving as the spiritual heart of Yazidism.
C. Shah Abdol-Azim Shrine
Shah Abdol-Azim Shrine is a major Shia Muslim pilgrimage site and historic religious complex located in the ancient city of Rayy, now part of Tehran, Iran.
D. Shah Cheragh Shrine
Shah Cheragh Shrine is a major Shia Muslim pilgrimage site and funerary monument in Shiraz, renowned for its dazzling mirrored interior and religious significance.
E. Shrine of Bahauddin Zakariya
The Shrine of Bahauddin Zakariya is a prominent 13th-century Sufi mausoleum and pilgrimage site in Multan, Pakistan, renowned for its distinctive architecture and religious significance.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Sufi religious complex ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ architectural ensemble ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Safavid architecture ⓘ
associatedDynasty	Safavid dynasty ⓘ linked to: Safavid Empire
builder	Safavid dynasty ⓘ linked to: Safavid Empire
city	Ardabil ⓘ
continent	Asia ⓘ
country	Iran ⓘ
countryLocated	Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ linked to: Iran
foundedBy	followers of Shaykh Safi al-Din Ardabili ⓘ
function	pilgrimage site ⓘ religious education center ⓘ
governingBody	Iranian Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization ⓘ linked to: Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran
hasPart	cemetery ⓘ courtyards ⓘ library ⓘ madrasa ⓘ mosque ⓘ tomb of Shah Ismail I ⓘ tomb of Shaykh Safi al-Din ⓘ linked to: Shrine of Shaykh Safi al-Din
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
inscriptionLanguage	Arabic ⓘ Persian ⓘ
locatedIn	Ardabil ⓘ Ardabil Province ⓘ Iran ⓘ
majorExpansion	16th century ⓘ
material	brick ⓘ glazed tile ⓘ stucco ⓘ
namedAfter	Shaykh Safi al-Din Ardabili ⓘ linked to: Sheikh Safi al-Din Ardabili
notableFor	Safavid-era architecture ⓘ calligraphic decoration ⓘ domes and minarets ⓘ exquisite tilework ⓘ
partOf	historic center of Ardabil ⓘ
periodOfConstruction	14th century ⓘ
province	Ardabil Province ⓘ
religion	Islam ⓘ
tradition	Sufism ⓘ
UNESCOCriteria	(i) ⓘ (ii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear	2010 ⓘ
UNESCORegion	Asia and the Pacific ⓘ linked to: Asia-Pacific
UNESCOSiteType	Cultural ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId	1345 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Ismail I → burialPlace → Shrine of Shaykh Safi al-Din ⓘ

Shrine of Shaykh Safi al-Din → hasPart → tomb of Shaykh Safi al-Din ⓘ

linked to: Shrine of Shaykh Safi al-Din

Dar al-Hadith → associatedWith → Sheikh Safi al-Din Khānegāh ⓘ