Igan (town)
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Igan is a small riverside town in Sarawak, Malaysia, known for its traditional Melanau community and fishing-based local economy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Igan (town) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21393356 — 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: Igan (town) Context triple: [Igan River, hasSettlementAlong, Igan (town)]
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A.
Iganmu
Iganmu is an area in Lagos, Nigeria, known for hosting major cultural landmarks and industrial facilities, including the National Theatre.
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B.
Iga
Iga is a city in Japan historically renowned as one of the principal centers of ninja (shinobi) culture and training.
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C.
Igo
Igo is the Japanese name for the ancient strategic board game known internationally as Go, played with black and white stones on a grid to control territory.
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D.
Iga-shi
Iga-shi is a city in Mie Prefecture, Japan, historically famous as a center of ninja (shinobi) culture and training.
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E.
Igalo
Igalo is a coastal town in Montenegro known for its health tourism, spa resorts, and location at the entrance to the Bay of Kotor near Herceg Novi.
- 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: Igan (town) Target entity description: Igan is a small riverside town in Sarawak, Malaysia, known for its traditional Melanau community and fishing-based local economy.
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A.
Iganmu
Iganmu is an area in Lagos, Nigeria, known for hosting major cultural landmarks and industrial facilities, including the National Theatre.
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B.
Iga
Iga is a city in Japan historically renowned as one of the principal centers of ninja (shinobi) culture and training.
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C.
Igo
Igo is the Japanese name for the ancient strategic board game known internationally as Go, played with black and white stones on a grid to control territory.
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D.
Iga-shi
Iga-shi is a city in Mie Prefecture, Japan, historically famous as a center of ninja (shinobi) culture and training.
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E.
Igalo
Igalo is a coastal town in Montenegro known for its health tourism, spa resorts, and location at the entrance to the Bay of Kotor near Herceg Novi.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.