Bab al-Saghir
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Bab al-Saghir is one of the historic gates of the Old City of Damascus, notable for its ancient cemetery and religious significance to both Islamic and Christian traditions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bab al-Saghir canonical | 3 |
| Bab al-Salam | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10669874 — 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: Bab al-Saghir Context triple: [Ancient City of Damascus World Heritage Site, hasPart, Bab al-Saghir]
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A.
Bab al-Sagma
Bab al-Sagma is a historic city gate in the medieval walls of Fez, Morocco, forming part of the old fortified entrances near Bab Mahrouk.
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B.
Bab al-Fahs
Bab al-Fahs is a historic city gate and bustling entrance area to Tangier’s old medina in northern Morocco.
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C.
Bab al-Asbat
Bab al-Asbat, also known as the Lions' Gate, is one of the historic entrances to Jerusalem’s Old City, notable for its carved lion reliefs and proximity to key religious sites.
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D.
Bab al-Jadid
Bab al-Jadid is the Arabic name for the New Gate, one of the historic entrances to Jerusalem’s Old City.
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E.
Bab al-Amud
Bab al-Amud is the Arabic name for Damascus Gate, one of the main historic entrances to Jerusalem’s Old City, notable for its monumental Ottoman-era architecture and bustling surrounding marketplace.
- 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: Bab al-Saghir Target entity description: Bab al-Saghir is one of the historic gates of the Old City of Damascus, notable for its ancient cemetery and religious significance to both Islamic and Christian traditions.
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A.
Bab al-Sagma
Bab al-Sagma is a historic city gate in the medieval walls of Fez, Morocco, forming part of the old fortified entrances near Bab Mahrouk.
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B.
Bab al-Fahs
Bab al-Fahs is a historic city gate and bustling entrance area to Tangier’s old medina in northern Morocco.
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C.
Bab al-Asbat
Bab al-Asbat, also known as the Lions' Gate, is one of the historic entrances to Jerusalem’s Old City, notable for its carved lion reliefs and proximity to key religious sites.
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D.
Bab al-Jadid
Bab al-Jadid is the Arabic name for the New Gate, one of the historic entrances to Jerusalem’s Old City.
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E.
Bab al-Amud
Bab al-Amud is the Arabic name for Damascus Gate, one of the main historic entrances to Jerusalem’s Old City, notable for its monumental Ottoman-era architecture and bustling surrounding marketplace.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cemetery
ⓘ
city gate ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Bab al-Saghir Cemetery ⓘ |
| associatedWith | pilgrimage practices in Damascus ⓘ |
| country | Syria ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | important burial site for notable religious figures ⓘ |
| era | early Islamic period ⓘ |
| hasFeature | cemetery ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Ancient City of Damascus ⓘ |
| hasName | Bab al-Saghir ⓘ |
| hasNameInEnglish | Small Gate ⓘ |
| hasType | city gate in Syria ⓘ |
| heritage |
Christian tradition
ⓘ
Islamic tradition ⓘ |
| isOneOf | gates of the Old City of Damascus ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Damascus
ⓘ
Damascus ⓘ Old City of Damascus ⓘ
linked to:
مدينة دمشق القديمة
Syria ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Bab al-Saghir ⓘ |
| nearbyLandmark | southern section of Old Damascus walls ⓘ |
| partOf |
city walls of Damascus
ⓘ
historic fortifications of Damascus ⓘ |
| religiousSignificanceFor |
Christians
ⓘ
linked to:
Christian Church
Christians ⓘ Muslims ⓘ Shia Muslims ⓘ
linked to:
Shia Islam
Sunni Muslims ⓘ
linked to:
Sunni Islam
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| usedFor | access to southern suburbs of Damascus ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bab al-Saghir Description of subject: Bab al-Saghir is one of the historic gates of the Old City of Damascus, notable for its ancient cemetery and religious significance to both Islamic and Christian traditions.
Referenced by (4)
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