Lebanese contiguous zone
E1405220
UNEXPLORED
The Lebanese contiguous zone is a maritime area beyond Lebanon’s territorial sea where the state exercises limited control to prevent and punish infringements of its customs, fiscal, immigration, and sanitary laws.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lebanese contiguous zone canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19969968 — 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: Lebanese contiguous zone Context triple: [Lebanese territorial waters, adjacentTo, Lebanese contiguous zone]
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A.
Lebanese territorial waters
Lebanese territorial waters are the maritime zones off the coast of Lebanon over which the Lebanese state exercises sovereignty, including rights to regulate navigation, security, and resource exploitation.
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B.
Lebanese exclusive economic zone
The Lebanese exclusive economic zone is a maritime area off Lebanon’s coast where the country holds special rights over the exploration and use of marine resources under international law.
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C.
South Lebanon security zone
The South Lebanon security zone was a strip of territory in southern Lebanon occupied and controlled by Israel and its allied militia from 1985 to 2000, serving as a buffer zone against attacks from Lebanese and Palestinian armed groups.
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D.
Libyan contiguous zone
The Libyan contiguous zone is a band of sea adjacent to Libya’s territorial waters where the state exercises limited control to prevent and punish infringements of its customs, fiscal, immigration, and sanitary laws.
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E.
Egyptian contiguous zone
The Egyptian contiguous zone is a band of sea adjacent to Egypt’s territorial waters where the state exercises limited control to prevent and punish infringements of its customs, fiscal, immigration, and sanitary laws.
- 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: Lebanese contiguous zone Target entity description: The Lebanese contiguous zone is a maritime area beyond Lebanon’s territorial sea where the state exercises limited control to prevent and punish infringements of its customs, fiscal, immigration, and sanitary laws.
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A.
Lebanese territorial waters
Lebanese territorial waters are the maritime zones off the coast of Lebanon over which the Lebanese state exercises sovereignty, including rights to regulate navigation, security, and resource exploitation.
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B.
Lebanese exclusive economic zone
The Lebanese exclusive economic zone is a maritime area off Lebanon’s coast where the country holds special rights over the exploration and use of marine resources under international law.
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C.
South Lebanon security zone
The South Lebanon security zone was a strip of territory in southern Lebanon occupied and controlled by Israel and its allied militia from 1985 to 2000, serving as a buffer zone against attacks from Lebanese and Palestinian armed groups.
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D.
Libyan contiguous zone
The Libyan contiguous zone is a band of sea adjacent to Libya’s territorial waters where the state exercises limited control to prevent and punish infringements of its customs, fiscal, immigration, and sanitary laws.
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E.
Egyptian contiguous zone
The Egyptian contiguous zone is a band of sea adjacent to Egypt’s territorial waters where the state exercises limited control to prevent and punish infringements of its customs, fiscal, immigration, and sanitary laws.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.