Maqam Yahya
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Maqam Yahya is a revered Islamic shrine dedicated to the prophet John the Baptist (Yahya), venerated as a holy site by local Muslim communities.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maqam Nabi Yahya | 1 |
| Maqam Yahya canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10532578 — 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: Maqam Yahya Context triple: [Shrine of John the Baptist, alsoKnownAs, Maqam Yahya]
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A.
Yaarab Shrine
Yaarab Shrine is a fraternal organization of Shriners based in Atlanta, Georgia, known for its philanthropic work and distinctive Middle Eastern–themed temple building.
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B.
Maqam Ibrahim
Maqam Ibrahim is a small, glass-enclosed stone near the Kaaba in Mecca that holds the footprints believed to be those of the Prophet Abraham and serves as a significant site of prayer for Muslim pilgrims.
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C.
Magharet es-Sitti Mariam
Magharet es-Sitti Mariam is a revered Christian grotto in Bethlehem traditionally associated with the Holy Family and venerated as a site of Marian devotion.
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D.
Qasr al-Mshatta
Qasr al-Mshatta is an unfinished 8th-century Umayyad desert palace in present-day Jordan, renowned for its richly carved stone façade, parts of which are now displayed in Berlin’s Pergamon Museum.
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E.
Ad-Deir
Ad-Deir is a monumental rock-cut façade and ancient structure in Petra, Jordan, renowned for its grand scale and role as one of the site's most iconic monuments.
- 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: Maqam Yahya Target entity description: Maqam Yahya is a revered Islamic shrine dedicated to the prophet John the Baptist (Yahya), venerated as a holy site by local Muslim communities.
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A.
Yaarab Shrine
Yaarab Shrine is a fraternal organization of Shriners based in Atlanta, Georgia, known for its philanthropic work and distinctive Middle Eastern–themed temple building.
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B.
Maqam Ibrahim
Maqam Ibrahim is a small, glass-enclosed stone near the Kaaba in Mecca that holds the footprints believed to be those of the Prophet Abraham and serves as a significant site of prayer for Muslim pilgrims.
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C.
Magharet es-Sitti Mariam
Magharet es-Sitti Mariam is a revered Christian grotto in Bethlehem traditionally associated with the Holy Family and venerated as a site of Marian devotion.
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D.
Qasr al-Mshatta
Qasr al-Mshatta is an unfinished 8th-century Umayyad desert palace in present-day Jordan, renowned for its richly carved stone façade, parts of which are now displayed in Berlin’s Pergamon Museum.
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E.
Ad-Deir
Ad-Deir is a monumental rock-cut façade and ancient structure in Petra, Jordan, renowned for its grand scale and role as one of the site's most iconic monuments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic shrine
ⓘ
religious building ⓘ |
| associatedWithFigure |
John the Baptist
ⓘ
Prophet Yahya ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Islam ⓘ |
| category |
Islamic holy places
ⓘ
shrines dedicated to prophets ⓘ |
| commemorates |
life of Prophet Yahya
ⓘ
prophetic mission of John the Baptist ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | local religious heritage ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
John the Baptist
ⓘ
Prophet Yahya ⓘ |
| function |
site for prayer
ⓘ
site for supplication ⓘ site for veneration of a prophet ⓘ |
| hasDevotionalPractice |
offering of prayers
ⓘ
visitation ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
shrine structure
ⓘ
space for visitors ⓘ |
| hasNameInArabic | مقام يحيى ⓘ |
| hasRole |
holy site
ⓘ
pilgrimage site ⓘ place of worship ⓘ |
| hasType | maqam ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
John the Baptist
ⓘ
Prophet Yahya ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| veneratedBy |
Muslims
ⓘ
local Muslim communities ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maqam Yahya Description of subject: Maqam Yahya is a revered Islamic shrine dedicated to the prophet John the Baptist (Yahya), venerated as a holy site by local Muslim communities.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Maqam Yahya