Qalʿat Sherqat
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Qalʿat Sherqat is the modern archaeological site in northern Iraq that preserves the ruins of the ancient Assyrian city of Ashur, a former capital and major religious center of the Assyrian Empire.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Qal'at Sherqat | 1 |
| Qal'at Sherqat, northern Iraq | 1 |
| Qalʿat Sherqat canonical | 1 |
| Qal’at Sherqat | 1 |
| Qal’at ash-Shirqat | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1930725 — 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: Qalʿat Sherqat Context triple: [Ashur, modernName, Qalʿat Sherqat]
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A.
Hatra
Hatra is an ancient fortified city in northern Iraq, renowned for its well-preserved blend of Hellenistic and Parthian architecture and its role as a major religious and trading center in the early centuries CE.
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B.
Akhnur
Akhnur is a town in the Jammu district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, known for its strategic location near the India–Pakistan border and its historical and archaeological significance.
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C.
Al-Quway'iyah
Al-Quway'iyah is a town in central Saudi Arabia that serves as an important local center within the Riyadh region.
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D.
Shela Bagh
Shela Bagh is a railway station in Balochistan, Pakistan, known for serving the historic Quetta–Chaman route through the rugged terrain near the Khojak Pass.
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E.
Sikandra
Sikandra is a historic suburb of Agra in India best known for housing the grand mausoleum of the Mughal emperor Akbar.
- 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: Qalʿat Sherqat Target entity description: Qalʿat Sherqat is the modern archaeological site in northern Iraq that preserves the ruins of the ancient Assyrian city of Ashur, a former capital and major religious center of the Assyrian Empire.
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A.
Hatra
Hatra is an ancient fortified city in northern Iraq, renowned for its well-preserved blend of Hellenistic and Parthian architecture and its role as a major religious and trading center in the early centuries CE.
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B.
Quba
Quba is a historic village near Medina in present-day Saudi Arabia, renowned as the site of the first mosque in Islam and an early stop during the Prophet Muhammad’s migration (Hijrah).
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C.
Akhnur
Akhnur is a town in the Jammu district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, known for its strategic location near the India–Pakistan border and its historical and archaeological significance.
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D.
Al-Quway'iyah
Al-Quway'iyah is a town in central Saudi Arabia that serves as an important local center within the Riyadh region.
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E.
Shela Bagh
Shela Bagh is a railway station in Balochistan, Pakistan, known for serving the historic Quetta–Chaman route through the rugged terrain near the Khojak Pass.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Heritage Site
ⓘ
ancient city site ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Ashur (god) ⓘ |
| associatedWithEmpire |
Assyria
ⓘ
surface form:
Assyrian Empire
|
| contains |
city walls
ⓘ
palatial structures ⓘ temples of the god Ashur ⓘ ziggurat remains ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| governedBy | Iraqi State Board of Antiquities and Heritage ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Assur archaeological site
ⓘ
Qalʿat Sherqat ⓘ
surface form:
Qal’at Sherqat
Qalʿat Sherqat ⓘ
surface form:
Qal’at ash-Shirqat
|
| hasArchaeologicalExcavationsBy |
German archaeological missions
ⓘ
Iraqi archaeologists ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFind |
architectural remains
ⓘ
cuneiform tablets ⓘ inscribed stelae ⓘ stone reliefs ⓘ |
| hasOriginalName | Ashur ⓘ |
| hasRole |
former capital of the Assyrian Empire
ⓘ
major religious center of the Assyrian Empire ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
ⓘ
List of World Heritage in Danger ⓘ
surface form:
World Heritage in Danger
|
| locatedIn |
Iraq
ⓘ
northern Iraq ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Salah ad Din Governorate ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Upper Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| locatedNear | modern town of Sharqat ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver |
Tigris
ⓘ
surface form:
Tigris River
|
| partOf |
Assyria
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Assyria
cultural heritage of Iraq ⓘ |
| partOfSerialProperty |
ancient city of Hatra
ⓘ
surface form:
Hatra and Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) in Iraq
|
| periodOfFlourishing |
2nd millennium BCE
ⓘ
early 1st millennium BCE ⓘ |
| preservesRuinsOf | Ashur ⓘ |
| recognizedFor | outstanding universal value ⓘ |
| significantFor |
Assyrian archaeology
ⓘ
Assyrian religion ⓘ Near Eastern archaeology ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
armed conflict
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environmental erosion ⓘ illegal excavations ⓘ looting ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteCategory | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageInDangerSince | 2014 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 2003 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Qalʿat Sherqat Description of subject: Qalʿat Sherqat is the modern archaeological site in northern Iraq that preserves the ruins of the ancient Assyrian city of Ashur, a former capital and major religious center of the Assyrian Empire.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Qal’at Sherqat
this entity surface form:
Qal’at ash-Shirqat
this entity surface form:
Qal'at Sherqat
subject surface form:
Ziggurat of Ashur
this entity surface form:
Qal'at Sherqat, northern Iraq