glam/data/custodian/PS-GZ-GAZ-M-QAB.yaml

original_entry:
  id: PS-HER-QAB
  name: Qasr al-Basha
  name_arabic: قصر الباشا
  name_english: Pasha Palace
  type: GRP.HER.MUS
  subtype: archaeology_museum
  country: PS
  city: Gaza City
  location: Old City of Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestine
  confidence: 0.98
entry_index: PS-HER-QAB
processing_timestamp: '2025-12-08T20:00:00.000000+00:00'
enrichment_status: enriched
provenance:
  schema_version: 1.0.0
  generated_at: '2025-12-08T20:00:00.000000+00:00'
  sources:
    original_entry:
    - source_type: wikipedia_cultural_heritage_destruction
      data_tier: TIER_3_CROWD_SOURCED
      extraction_source:
      - wikipedia_destruction_of_cultural_heritage_gaza
      - wikidata
      - unesco_verified_sites
  data_tier_summary:
    TIER_1_AUTHORITATIVE: []
    TIER_2_VERIFIED:
    - icomos_palestine_reports
    - the_guardian
    - npr
    TIER_3_CROWD_SOURCED:
    - wikidata
    - wikipedia_destruction_of_cultural_heritage_gaza
    - unesco_verified_sites
    TIER_4_INFERRED:
    - opencode_extraction
  notes:
  - Extracted from Wikipedia article on Destruction of cultural heritage during Israeli invasion of Gaza Strip
  - Wikidata entity Q3456588
  - 'Confidence score: 0.98'
  - Canonical location normalized on 2025-12-09T13:56:30Z
conflict_status:
  status: destroyed
  date: '2024-01-01'
  reported_date: '2024-01-11'
  description: The medieval Qasr al-Basha (Pasha Palace) was bombed and then bulldozed by Israeli forces during the invasion.
    The palace, dating to the 13th century Mamluk period (1260-1277 CE), served as an archaeology museum and was one of Gaza's
    most important historic buildings. It was located in the Old City of Gaza and had previously been used as a residence
    for Napoleon Bonaparte during his Egyptian campaign in 1799.
  sources:
  - ICOMOS Palestine
  - The Guardian
  - NPR
  - UNESCO verified sites list
time_of_destruction:
  date: '2024-01-01'
  reported_date: '2024-01-11'
  description: Bombed and bulldozed during the Israeli invasion. The palace was left in ruins after sustained bombardment
    and subsequent demolition.
  sources:
  - ICOMOS Palestine
  - The Guardian
  - NPR
custodian_name:
  claim_type: custodian_name
  claim_value: Qasr al-Basha
  claim_value_arabic: قصر الباشا
  claim_value_english: Pasha Palace
  emic_name: قصر الباشا
  alternative_names:
  - Pasha's Palace
  - Napoleon's Palace
  - Mamluk Palace
  source: wikidata
  confidence: 0.98
  extraction_timestamp: '2025-12-08T20:00:00.000000+00:00'
  notes: '"Qasr al-Basha" translates to "Palace of the Pasha" in Arabic. The building was named after the Ottoman governors
    (pashas) who resided there. It is also sometimes called Napoleon''s Palace as Napoleon Bonaparte stayed there during his
    Egyptian campaign in 1799.'
ghcid:
  ghcid_current: PS-GZ-GAZ-M-QAB
  ghcid_original: PS-GZ-GAZ-M-QAB
  ghcid_uuid:
  ghcid_uuid_sha256:
  ghcid_numeric:
  location_resolution:
    method: WIKIDATA_COORDINATES
    country_code: PS
    region_code: GZ
    city_code: GAZ
    city_name: Gaza City
    geonames_id:
    latitude: 31.50441667
    longitude: 34.46596667
    resolution_date: '2025-12-08T20:00:00.000000+00:00'
    notes: Coordinates from Wikidata Q3456588
service_area:
  type: admin2
  country_code: PS
  admin1_code: PSE.1_1
  admin1_name: Gaza Strip
  admin2_name: Gaza
  source: GADM v4.1
  notes: Archaeology museum serving Gaza Strip
location:
  latitude: 31.50441667
  longitude: 34.46596667
  coordinate_provenance:
    source_type: WIKIDATA
    source_path: wikidata_enrichment.wikidata_coordinates
    original_timestamp: '2025-12-09T12:45:40.112342+00:00'
    api_endpoint: https://www.wikidata.org/w/rest.php/wikibase/v1
    entity_id: Q3456588
  city: Gaza City
  region_code: GZ
  country: PS
  normalization_timestamp: '2025-12-09T13:56:30.821135+00:00'
wikidata_enrichment:
  wikidata_entity_id: Q3456588
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    fetch_timestamp: '2025-12-09T12:45:40.112342+00:00'
    user_agent: GLAMDataExtractor/1.1 (glam-data@example.com) Python/httpx
    enrichment_version: 2.0_full
    properties_found:
    - P625
    - P18
    - P31
    - P17
    - P373
    - P131
    - P571
    - P576
    - P149
  wikidata_labels:
    en: Qasr al-Basha
    es: Qasr al-Basha
    nl: Qasr al-Basha
    ar: قصر الباشا
    cy: Qasr al-Basha
    ja: カセル・アル・バーシャ
    de: Qasr al-Basha
    eu: Qasr al-Basha
    fr: Qasr al-Basha
    be: Палац Аль-Баша
    nb: Qasr al-Basha
    id: Qasr al-Basha
    ur: قصر الباشا
  wikidata_label_en: Qasr al-Basha
  wikidata_label_nl: Qasr al-Basha
  wikidata_label_ja: カセル・アル・バーシャ
  wikidata_label_de: Qasr al-Basha
  wikidata_label_fr: Qasr al-Basha
  wikidata_label_es: Qasr al-Basha
  wikidata_descriptions:
    ar: متحف في غزة، دولة فلسطين
    en: building in Gaza City within the State of Palestine
    fr: muséee de la ville de Gaza
    nb: bygning i Gaza
  wikidata_description_en: building in Gaza City within the State of Palestine
  wikidata_aliases:
    en:
    - Radwan Castle
    - Pasha's Palace Museum
    - Napoleon's Fort
    - Qasr al-Ridwan
    - Palace of al-Ridwan
    fr:
    - Musée du Palais du Pacha
    - Château de Radwan
    - Fort de Napoléon
    - Palais Raḍwān
  wikidata_sitelinks:
    enwiki: Qasr al-Basha
    eswiki: Qasr al-Basha
    arwiki: قصر الباشا
    commonswiki: Category:Qasr al-Basha
    cywiki: Qasr al-Basha
    euwiki: Qasr al-Basha
    dewiki: Qasr al-Basha
    frwiki: Qasr al-Basha
    bewiki: Палац Аль-Баша
    idwiki: Qasr al-Basha
    urwiki: قصر الباشا
  wikidata_temporal:
    inception: '1270-00-00'
    dissolution: '2024-00-00'
  wikidata_inception: '1270-00-00'
  wikidata_dissolution: '2024-00-00'
  wikidata_classification:
    instance_of: &id001
    - id: Q16560
      label: palace
      description: grand residence, especially a royal or episcopal residence
    - id: Q19860854
      label: destroyed building or structure
      description: building or structure that has been demolished or destroyed
  wikidata_instance_of: *id001
  wikidata_location:
    coordinates: &id004
      latitude: 31.50441667
      longitude: 34.46596667
      precision: 2.77777777778e-06
    country: &id002
      id: Q219060
      label: Palestine
      description: country in West Asia
    located_in_admin_entity: &id003
      id: Q47492
      label: Gaza City
      description: ancient Levantine metropolis and modern city in Gaza Strip
  wikidata_country: *id002
  wikidata_located_in: *id003
  wikidata_coordinates: *id004
  wikidata_media:
    image: قصر الباشا في غزة.jpg
    commons_category: Qasr al-Basha
  wikidata_image: قصر الباشا في غزة.jpg
  wikidata_architecture:
    architectural_style:
    - id: Q16210807
      label: Mamluk architecture
      description: architectural style associated with the Mamluk Sultanate (13th-16th centuries)
wikipedia_enrichment:
  wikipedia_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destruction_of_cultural_heritage_during_the_Israeli_invasion_of_the_Gaza_Strip
  access_date: '2025-12-08'
  section: Museums, archives, and libraries
  quote: The medieval Qasr al-Basha, also known as Pasha's Palace, was left in ruins after Israeli bombardment. The palace
    functioned as an archaeology museum.
  additional_quote: The 13th-century Qasr al-Basha in the Old City of Gaza (pictured in 2016) was bombed and bulldozed during
    the invasion.
  sources:
  - url: https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2024/jan/11/palestinian-cultural-heritage-gaza-destruction-in-pictures
    title: Destruction of the Palestinian cultural heritage of Gaza – in pictures
    publication: The Guardian
    date: '2024-01-11'
  - url: https://www.npr.org/2024/02/04/1226295081/gaza-iconic-sites-destroyed-in-war
    title: A requiem for Gaza's iconic sites, destroyed in the war
    authors:
    - Daniel Estrin
    - Abu Bakr Bashir
    publication: NPR
    date: '2024-02-04'
timespan:
  begin_of_the_begin: '1260-01-01T00:00:00Z'
  end_of_the_begin: '1277-12-31T23:59:59Z'
  begin_of_the_end: '2024-01-01T00:00:00Z'
  end_of_the_end: '2024-01-31T23:59:59Z'
  notes: Qasr al-Basha was built during the Mamluk period, between 1260 and 1277 CE, during the reign of Sultan Baybars. The
    palace served various functions over the centuries, including as a residence for Ottoman pashas and briefly as Napoleon
    Bonaparte's headquarters in 1799. In modern times it functioned as an archaeology museum. The building was destroyed by
    Israeli bombardment and bulldozing in early 2024.
  sources:
  - Wikidata Q3456588
  - ICOMOS Palestine
  - This Week in Palestine
  - UNESCO verified sites list
collections:
- collection_name: Archaeological Collection
  collection_type: archaeological
  subject_areas:
  - Palestinian archaeology
  - Ancient artifacts
  - Mamluk period artifacts
  - Ottoman period artifacts
  extent:
  temporal_coverage:
  access_rights:
  notes: The museum housed archaeological artifacts from various periods of Gaza's history. The collection status after destruction
    is unknown.
  status: destroyed
  destruction_date: '2024-01-01'
institution_type: MUSEUM
description: Qasr al-Basha (Pasha Palace) was a 13th-century Mamluk-era palace located in the Old City of Gaza. Built between
  1260 and 1277 CE during the reign of Sultan Baybars, the palace served as a residence for Ottoman governors (pashas) and
  briefly housed Napoleon Bonaparte during his Egyptian campaign in 1799. In modern times, the palace functioned as an archaeology
  museum, housing artifacts from various periods of Gaza's rich history. The building was one of Gaza's most important historic
  structures and a symbol of the city's multi-civilizational heritage spanning Mamluk, Ottoman, and modern periods. The palace
  was bombed and bulldozed by Israeli forces in early 2024 during the invasion of Gaza.
historical_notes:
  construction_period: 1260-1277 CE
  architectural_style: Mamluk
  historical_events:
  - event: Construction
    date: 1260-1277
    description: Built during the Mamluk period under Sultan Baybars
  - event: Napoleon's residence
    date: '1799'
    description: Napoleon Bonaparte stayed at the palace during his Egyptian campaign
  - event: Conversion to museum
    date:
    description: The palace was converted to serve as an archaeology museum
  - event: Destruction
    date: 2024-01
    description: Bombed and bulldozed by Israeli forces during the Gaza invasion
unesco_status:
  listed: true
  list_name: UNESCO verified damaged or destroyed cultural sites in Gaza
  verification_date: '2025-11-04'
  site_type: Museum/Historic Building
  date_constructed: 1260-1277
  notes: Listed as "Pasha Palace" in UNESCO verified sites list