Mausoleum of Saladin
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The Mausoleum of Saladin is the tomb of the famed Muslim military leader Salah ad-Din, located beside the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus and revered as a significant historical and cultural monument.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mausoleum of Saladin canonical | 1 |
| cenotaph of Saladin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10669890 — 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: Mausoleum of Saladin Context triple: [Ancient City of Damascus World Heritage Site, hasPart, Mausoleum of Saladin]
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A.
Itmad-ud-Daulah's Tomb
Itmad-ud-Daulah's Tomb is a Mughal-era mausoleum in Agra, India, renowned for its intricate marble inlay work and often regarded as a precursor to the Taj Mahal.
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B.
Sayyida Nafisa Mausoleum
The Sayyida Nafisa Mausoleum is a revered Islamic shrine and burial site in Cairo dedicated to the 9th-century saint Sayyida Nafisa, attracting pilgrims and visitors for its religious significance and historic architecture.
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C.
Al-Hakim al-Termezi mausoleum
The Al-Hakim al-Termezi mausoleum is a historic Islamic shrine and architectural complex in Termez, Uzbekistan, dedicated to the renowned Sufi scholar and mystic Abu Abdullah al-Hakim al-Termezi.
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D.
Garden Tomb
The Garden Tomb is a rock-cut tomb in Jerusalem that many Protestants venerate as an alternative possible site of Jesus Christ’s burial and resurrection.
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E.
Mausoleum of Abd as-Salam al-Asmar
The Mausoleum of Abd as-Salam al-Asmar is a historic Islamic shrine and former Sufi center in Libya dedicated to the revered 15th–16th century scholar and mystic Abd as-Salam al-Asmar.
- 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: Mausoleum of Saladin Target entity description: The Mausoleum of Saladin is the tomb of the famed Muslim military leader Salah ad-Din, located beside the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus and revered as a significant historical and cultural monument.
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A.
Itmad-ud-Daulah's Tomb
Itmad-ud-Daulah's Tomb is a Mughal-era mausoleum in Agra, India, renowned for its intricate marble inlay work and often regarded as a precursor to the Taj Mahal.
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B.
Sayyida Nafisa Mausoleum
The Sayyida Nafisa Mausoleum is a revered Islamic shrine and burial site in Cairo dedicated to the 9th-century saint Sayyida Nafisa, attracting pilgrims and visitors for its religious significance and historic architecture.
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C.
Al-Hakim al-Termezi mausoleum
The Al-Hakim al-Termezi mausoleum is a historic Islamic shrine and architectural complex in Termez, Uzbekistan, dedicated to the renowned Sufi scholar and mystic Abu Abdullah al-Hakim al-Termezi.
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D.
Garden Tomb
The Garden Tomb is a rock-cut tomb in Jerusalem that many Protestants venerate as an alternative possible site of Jesus Christ’s burial and resurrection.
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E.
Mausoleum of Abd as-Salam al-Asmar
The Mausoleum of Abd as-Salam al-Asmar is a historic Islamic shrine and former Sufi center in Libya dedicated to the revered 15th–16th century scholar and mystic Abd as-Salam al-Asmar.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural heritage monument
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ mausoleum ⓘ tomb ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Umayyad Mosque
ⓘ
linked to:
Great Mosque of Damascus
|
| architecturalStyle | Ayyubid architecture ⓘ |
| builtInPeriod |
Ayyubid period
ⓘ
linked to:
Ayyubid dynasty
|
| burialPlaceOf |
Saladin
ⓘ
Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub ⓘ
linked to:
Saladin
|
| category |
Buildings and structures in Damascus
ⓘ
Mausoleums in Syria ⓘ |
| cityDistrict |
Old Damascus
ⓘ
linked to:
مدينة دمشق القديمة
|
| constructionEnd | 1196 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1196 ⓘ |
| contains |
cenotaph of Saladin
ⓘ
linked to:
Mausoleum of Saladin
remains of Saladin ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Syria ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub
ⓘ
linked to:
Saladin
|
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
decorative inscriptions
ⓘ
domed chamber ⓘ marble sarcophagus ⓘ mihrab ⓘ wooden sarcophagus ⓘ |
| hasType | funerary monument ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Damascus
ⓘ
Old City of Damascus ⓘ
linked to:
Ancient City of Damascus World Heritage Site
Umayyad Mosque complex ⓘ
linked to:
Great Mosque of Damascus
|
| locatedNear | Citadel of Damascus ⓘ |
| locatedNextTo |
Umayyad Mosque
ⓘ
linked to:
Great Mosque of Damascus
|
| maintainedBy | Syrian authorities ⓘ |
| material |
marble
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saladin ⓘ |
| owner |
Syrian state
ⓘ
linked to:
Syrian government
|
| partOf | Ancient City of Damascus World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| region |
Levant
ⓘ
linked to:
Levant region
|
| religiousAffiliation | Islam ⓘ |
| significance |
important cultural monument in Syria
ⓘ
important pilgrimage site for visitors to Damascus ⓘ symbol of Muslim resistance during the Crusades ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1979 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commemoration of Saladin
ⓘ
religious visitation ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mausoleum of Saladin Description of subject: The Mausoleum of Saladin is the tomb of the famed Muslim military leader Salah ad-Din, located beside the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus and revered as a significant historical and cultural monument.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: Mausoleum of Saladin