Umm ar-Rasas (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
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Umm ar-Rasas is an archaeological site in Jordan renowned for its extensive Roman, Byzantine, and early Islamic ruins, including well-preserved mosaic floors and a distinctive stylite tower.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Christian monuments at Um er-Rasas | 1 |
| UNESCO World Heritage Site of Um er-Rasas | 1 |
| Umm ar-Rasas (UNESCO World Heritage Site) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14348645 — 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: Umm ar-Rasas (UNESCO World Heritage Site) Context triple: [Madaba Governorate, hasHeritageSite, Umm ar-Rasas (UNESCO World Heritage Site)]
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A.
Amman Citadel
Amman Citadel is an ancient archaeological site atop one of Amman’s hills, featuring ruins from Roman, Byzantine, and early Islamic periods and offering panoramic views of Jordan’s capital.
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B.
Umm Qasr
Umm Qasr is Iraq’s primary deep-water port city on the Persian Gulf, serving as a strategic maritime and naval hub for the country.
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C.
Beit Khallaf
Beit Khallaf is an archaeological site in Upper Egypt known for its large Early Dynastic mastaba tombs and royal burials.
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D.
Quseir Amra
Quseir Amra is an early 8th-century Umayyad desert castle in eastern Jordan, renowned for its well-preserved frescoes and significance as a masterpiece of early Islamic art and architecture.
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E.
Banias archaeological site
The Banias archaeological site is an ancient settlement in the Golan Heights known for its Greco-Roman ruins, including the sanctuary of the god Pan and remains from Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, and Crusader periods.
- 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: Umm ar-Rasas (UNESCO World Heritage Site) Target entity description: Umm ar-Rasas is an archaeological site in Jordan renowned for its extensive Roman, Byzantine, and early Islamic ruins, including well-preserved mosaic floors and a distinctive stylite tower.
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A.
Amman Citadel
Amman Citadel is an ancient archaeological site atop one of Amman’s hills, featuring ruins from Roman, Byzantine, and early Islamic periods and offering panoramic views of Jordan’s capital.
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B.
Umm Qasr
Umm Qasr is Iraq’s primary deep-water port city on the Persian Gulf, serving as a strategic maritime and naval hub for the country.
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C.
Beit Khallaf
Beit Khallaf is an archaeological site in Upper Egypt known for its large Early Dynastic mastaba tombs and royal burials.
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D.
Quseir Amra
Quseir Amra is an early 8th-century Umayyad desert castle in eastern Jordan, renowned for its well-preserved frescoes and significance as a masterpiece of early Islamic art and architecture.
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E.
Banias archaeological site
The Banias archaeological site is an ancient settlement in the Golan Heights known for its Greco-Roman ruins, including the sanctuary of the god Pan and remains from Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, and Crusader periods.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Church of Saint Stephen (Um er-Rasas)
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heritageContext
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UNESCO World Heritage Site of Um er-Rasas
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subject linked to:
Church of Saint Stephen
linked to: Umm ar-Rasas (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
linked to: Umm ar-Rasas (UNESCO World Heritage Site)