Naqoura, Lebanon
E110483
Naqoura, Lebanon is a coastal town in southern Lebanon best known as the base of operations and headquarters for the United Nations peacekeeping mission UNIFIL.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Naqoura, Lebanon canonical | 1 |
| municipality of Naqoura | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T933800 — 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: Naqoura, Lebanon Context triple: [United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, headquartersLocation, Naqoura, Lebanon]
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A.
Nabatieh, Lebanon
Nabatieh is a predominantly Shia Muslim city in southern Lebanon known as a regional political and commercial center and for its major Ashura commemorations.
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B.
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, known as a historic cultural, commercial, and financial hub of the Eastern Mediterranean.
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C.
Tartus
Tartus is a major Syrian port city on the Mediterranean coast that hosts Russia’s only naval facility outside the former Soviet Union.
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D.
Salfit
Salfit is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank that serves as the administrative center of the Salfit Governorate.
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E.
Qalqilya
Qalqilya is a Palestinian city in the northwestern West Bank, known for being almost completely encircled by the Israeli West Bank barrier.
- 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: Naqoura, Lebanon Target entity description: Naqoura, Lebanon is a coastal town in southern Lebanon best known as the base of operations and headquarters for the United Nations peacekeeping mission UNIFIL.
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A.
Nabatieh, Lebanon
Nabatieh is a predominantly Shia Muslim city in southern Lebanon known as a regional political and commercial center and for its major Ashura commemorations.
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B.
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, known as a historic cultural, commercial, and financial hub of the Eastern Mediterranean.
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C.
Tartus
Tartus is a major Syrian port city on the Mediterranean coast that hosts Russia’s only naval facility outside the former Soviet Union.
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D.
Salfit
Salfit is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank that serves as the administrative center of the Salfit Governorate.
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E.
Qalqilya
Qalqilya is a Palestinian city in the northwestern West Bank, known for being almost completely encircled by the Israeli West Bank barrier.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
populated place
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town ⓘ |
| borderFunction | UN liaison point between Lebanon and Israel ⓘ |
| category |
Coastal towns in Lebanon
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Populated places in Tyre District ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| coast | Mediterranean coast of Lebanon ⓘ |
| conflictContext |
Arab–Israeli conflict
ⓘ
South Lebanon conflict ⓘ |
| coordinates | approximately 33.118°N 35.139°E ⓘ |
| country | Lebanon ⓘ |
| countryBorderProximity | near border with Israel ⓘ |
| demographics | small-town population size ⓘ |
| elevation | low elevation coastal area ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Naqoura, Lebanon
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
municipality of Naqoura
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| hasFacility |
UN observation and communication facilities
ⓘ
UNIFIL headquarters building ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
UNIFIL airfield/helipad facilities
ⓘ
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon ⓘ
surface form:
UNIFIL logistical base
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| hasMilitaryPresence |
UN peacekeepers
ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations peacekeeping forces
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| hasNearbyFeature |
Israel–Syria ceasefire line
ⓘ
surface form:
UN demarcation line (Blue Line)
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| hasRoadConnection | coastal highway between Tyre and the Lebanese–Israeli border ⓘ |
| hasRole |
base of operations for UNIFIL
ⓘ
headquarters of UNIFIL ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | served as main UNIFIL HQ since late 1970s ⓘ |
| hosts |
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
ⓘ
surface form:
UNIFIL headquarters compound
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
southern Lebanon
ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Lebanon
|
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
South Governorate
ⓘ
Tyre District ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf | Rosh HaNikra (Israeli border area) ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf | Tyre ⓘ |
| nearbySea |
Levantine Sea
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Mediterranean Sea
|
| officialLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lebanese coastal towns
ⓘ
UNIFIL area of operations ⓘ |
| postalCountry | LB ⓘ |
| region |
Levant region
ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
|
| religion | predominantly Shia Islam community ⓘ |
| securityStatus | heavily monitored by UN and Lebanese authorities ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
logistics hub for UN peacekeeping in southern Lebanon
ⓘ
monitoring Lebanese–Israeli border ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern European Time ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Eastern European Summer Time ⓘ |
| transport | served mainly by road ⓘ |
| UNPresenceSince | 1978 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Naqoura, Lebanon Description of subject: Naqoura, Lebanon is a coastal town in southern Lebanon best known as the base of operations and headquarters for the United Nations peacekeeping mission UNIFIL.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Naqoura
this entity surface form:
municipality of Naqoura