Shirvan city
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Shirvan city is an urban center in Azerbaijan located in the central lowland region along the Kura River, known for its role in regional industry and transportation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shirvan | 7 |
| Shirvan city canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18824394 — 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: Shirvan city Context triple: [Salyan District, borderedBy, Shirvan city]
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A.
Shamakhi
Shamakhi is a historic city in Azerbaijan known for its long-standing Jewish community and cultural significance in the region.
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B.
Astarabad
Astarabad is the historical name of the city now known as Gorgan in northeastern Iran, once an important regional center near the Caspian Sea.
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C.
Derbent
Derbent is a small rural district and town in Turkey’s Konya Province, known for its highland landscapes and agricultural character.
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D.
Derbent
Derbent is an ancient fortified city in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia, strategically located on the Caspian Sea and known as one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the region.
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E.
Nishapur
Nishapur is an ancient city in northeastern Iran that flourished as a major political, commercial, and intellectual hub along the Silk Road, especially during the early Islamic and Abbasid 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: Shirvan city Target entity description: Shirvan city is an urban center in Azerbaijan located in the central lowland region along the Kura River, known for its role in regional industry and transportation.
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A.
Shamakhi
Shamakhi is a historic city in Azerbaijan known for its long-standing Jewish community and cultural significance in the region.
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B.
Astarabad
Astarabad is the historical name of the city now known as Gorgan in northeastern Iran, once an important regional center near the Caspian Sea.
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C.
Derbent
Derbent is a small rural district and town in Turkey’s Konya Province, known for its highland landscapes and agricultural character.
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D.
Derbent
Derbent is an ancient fortified city in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia, strategically located on the Caspian Sea and known as one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the region.
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E.
Nishapur
Nishapur is an ancient city in northeastern Iran that flourished as a major political, commercial, and intellectual hub along the Silk Road, especially during the early Islamic and Abbasid periods.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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