Grand Mosque of Bobo-Dioulasso
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The Grand Mosque of Bobo-Dioulasso is a historic Sudano-Sahelian style mud-brick mosque in Burkina Faso, renowned for its distinctive earthen architecture and cultural significance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Grand Mosque of Bobo-Dioulasso canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10300090 — 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: Grand Mosque of Bobo-Dioulasso Context triple: [Bobo-Dioulasso, hasReligiousBuilding, Grand Mosque of Bobo-Dioulasso]
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A.
Grand Mosque of Yamoussoukro
The Grand Mosque of Yamoussoukro is a major Islamic place of worship in Côte d'Ivoire’s political capital, notable for its large scale and prominent role in the city’s religious life.
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B.
Grand Mosque of Mopti
The Grand Mosque of Mopti is a prominent Sudano-Sahelian mud-brick mosque in Mali, renowned for its striking earthen architecture and cultural significance in the city of Mopti.
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C.
Conakry Grand Mosque
Conakry Grand Mosque is one of West Africa’s largest and most important Islamic places of worship, serving as a central religious and cultural landmark in Guinea’s capital.
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D.
Dakar Grand Mosque
The Dakar Grand Mosque is one of Senegal’s most important Islamic religious sites, known for its striking minaret and prominent location in the capital city.
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E.
Great Mosque of Djenné
The Great Mosque of Djenné is a monumental mud-brick Islamic mosque in Mali, renowned as one of the finest examples of Sudano-Sahelian architecture and a UNESCO World Heritage landmark.
- 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: Grand Mosque of Bobo-Dioulasso Target entity description: The Grand Mosque of Bobo-Dioulasso is a historic Sudano-Sahelian style mud-brick mosque in Burkina Faso, renowned for its distinctive earthen architecture and cultural significance.
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A.
Grand Mosque of Yamoussoukro
The Grand Mosque of Yamoussoukro is a major Islamic place of worship in Côte d'Ivoire’s political capital, notable for its large scale and prominent role in the city’s religious life.
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B.
Grand Mosque of Mopti
The Grand Mosque of Mopti is a prominent Sudano-Sahelian mud-brick mosque in Mali, renowned for its striking earthen architecture and cultural significance in the city of Mopti.
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C.
Conakry Grand Mosque
Conakry Grand Mosque is one of West Africa’s largest and most important Islamic places of worship, serving as a central religious and cultural landmark in Guinea’s capital.
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D.
Dakar Grand Mosque
The Dakar Grand Mosque is one of Senegal’s most important Islamic religious sites, known for its striking minaret and prominent location in the capital city.
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E.
Great Mosque of Djenné
The Great Mosque of Djenné is a monumental mud-brick Islamic mosque in Mali, renowned as one of the finest examples of Sudano-Sahelian architecture and a UNESCO World Heritage landmark.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic monument
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mosque ⓘ religious building ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Sudano-Sahelian architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Mosques in Burkina Faso
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Sudano-Sahelian architecture in Burkina Faso ⓘ |
| climateAdaptation | thick earthen walls provide thermal regulation ⓘ |
| constructionTechnique | traditional banco (mud) construction ⓘ |
| country | Burkina Faso ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
example of traditional Sahelian mosque architecture
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important religious center for local Muslim community ⓘ symbol of Bobo-Dioulasso ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| function |
community gathering place
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place of worship ⓘ |
| hasElement |
mihrab indicating qibla direction
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minbar for sermons ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
courtyard
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earthen minarets ⓘ flat roof supported by wooden beams ⓘ thick load-bearing mud walls ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic mosque ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bobo-Dioulasso
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Hauts-Bassins Region ⓘ western Burkina Faso ⓘ |
| maintenance | requires regular replastering with mud ⓘ |
| material |
earth
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mud-brick ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| near | old quarter of Bobo-Dioulasso ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Sudano-Sahelian mud-brick construction
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earthen architecture ⓘ large prayer hall ⓘ prominent minaret towers ⓘ wooden toron beams projecting from walls ⓘ |
| orientation | prayer hall oriented towards Mecca ⓘ |
| partOf | Islamic architectural heritage of West Africa ⓘ |
| region | Sahel ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| roofType | flat earthen roof ⓘ |
| supportStructure | wooden pillars and beams ⓘ |
| tourism | popular tourist destination in Bobo-Dioulasso ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Friday congregational prayers
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daily prayers ⓘ religious festivals ⓘ |
| visitorAccess | open to visitors respecting religious rules ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Grand Mosque of Bobo-Dioulasso Description of subject: The Grand Mosque of Bobo-Dioulasso is a historic Sudano-Sahelian style mud-brick mosque in Burkina Faso, renowned for its distinctive earthen architecture and cultural significance.
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