Maqam Nahawand
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Maqam Nahawand is a widely used Arabic musical mode roughly analogous to the Western minor scale, known for its expressive, melancholic character in traditional Middle Eastern music.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maqam Nahawand canonical | 1 |
| Maqam Nahawand Murassaa | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21501370 — 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: Maqam Nahawand Context triple: [Arabic maqam, hasNotableMaqam, Maqam Nahawand]
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A.
Takht-e Soleyman
Takht-e Soleyman is an ancient archaeological complex in northwestern Iran renowned for its Sasanian-era Zoroastrian fire temple and royal sanctuary, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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B.
Musa Qal’eh
Musa Qal’eh is a town and district center in Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan, known for its strategic location and history of conflict.
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C.
Nihawand
Nihawand is an ancient city in western Iran known as the site of a decisive early Islamic victory that helped secure the Muslim conquest of Persia.
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D.
Lalish temple complex
The Lalish temple complex is the holiest pilgrimage site of the Yazidi faith, housing its most sacred shrines and religious ceremonies in northern Iraq.
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E.
Gonbad-e Kavus
Gonbad-e Kavus is a city in Iran’s Golestan Province, known for its historic brick tower (Gonbad-e Qabus), one of the tallest ancient brick structures in the world and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- 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: Maqam Nahawand Target entity description: Maqam Nahawand is a widely used Arabic musical mode roughly analogous to the Western minor scale, known for its expressive, melancholic character in traditional Middle Eastern music.
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A.
Takht-e Soleyman
Takht-e Soleyman is an ancient archaeological complex in northwestern Iran renowned for its Sasanian-era Zoroastrian fire temple and royal sanctuary, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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B.
Musa Qal’eh
Musa Qal’eh is a town and district center in Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan, known for its strategic location and history of conflict.
-
C.
Nihawand
Nihawand is an ancient city in western Iran known as the site of a decisive early Islamic victory that helped secure the Muslim conquest of Persia.
-
D.
Lalish temple complex
The Lalish temple complex is the holiest pilgrimage site of the Yazidi faith, housing its most sacred shrines and religious ceremonies in northern Iraq.
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E.
Gonbad-e Kavus
Gonbad-e Kavus is a city in Iran’s Golestan Province, known for its historic brick tower (Gonbad-e Qabus), one of the tallest ancient brick structures in the world and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Maqam Nahawand