Meteora
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Meteora is a spectacular rock formation in central Greece famous for its centuries-old monasteries perched atop towering sandstone pillars and recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
All labels observed (16)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T44126 — 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: Meteora Context triple: [Greece, UNESCOWorldHeritageSite, Meteora]
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A.
Gori
Gori is a city in central Georgia best known as the birthplace of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin.
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B.
Livadia
Livadia is a resort settlement in Crimea best known as the site of the historic Livadia Palace, where the 1945 Yalta Conference was held.
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C.
Ojos del Salado
Ojos del Salado is a massive stratovolcano in the Andes on the Argentina–Chile border, recognized as the highest active volcano in the world.
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D.
Livadia Palace
Livadia Palace is a former summer residence of the Russian imperial family in Crimea, best known as the site of the 1945 Yalta Conference where Allied leaders planned the post–World War II order.
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E.
Giza
Giza is an Egyptian city on the west bank of the Nile, famous for the Giza Plateau where the Great Pyramids and the Sphinx are located.
- 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: Meteora Target entity description: Meteora is a spectacular rock formation in central Greece famous for its centuries-old monasteries perched atop towering sandstone pillars and recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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A.
Gori
Gori is a city in central Georgia best known as the birthplace of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin.
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B.
Livadia
Livadia is a resort settlement in Crimea best known as the site of the historic Livadia Palace, where the 1945 Yalta Conference was held.
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C.
Ojos del Salado
Ojos del Salado is a massive stratovolcano in the Andes on the Argentina–Chile border, recognized as the highest active volcano in the world.
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D.
Aha Makhav
Aha Makhav is the endonym used by the Mojave people to refer to themselves and their cultural identity.
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E.
Livadia Palace
Livadia Palace is a former summer residence of the Russian imperial family in Crimea, best known as the site of the 1945 Yalta Conference where Allied leaders planned the post–World War II order.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural heritage site
ⓘ
religious site ⓘ rock formation ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion |
Greece
ⓘ
surface form:
Trikala regional unit
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| climate | Mediterranean climate with continental influences ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| firstHermitSettlementCentury | 11th century ⓘ |
| geologicalComposition | sandstone ⓘ |
| geologicalType | sandstone pillars ⓘ |
| governedBy | Greek Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| hasMonasteryComplex |
Meteora
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Meteoron Monastery
Holy Trinity Monastery ⓘ Meteora self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Rousanou Monastery
St. Nicholas Anapausas Monastery ⓘ St. Stephen Monastery ⓘ Meteora self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Varlaam Monastery
|
| hasNameEtymology | Greek word meaning "suspended in the air" ⓘ |
| hasPanoramicViewsOf | Pindus Mountains ⓘ |
| highestPillarApproximateHeight | over 400 meters ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | historical region of Thessaly ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Thessaly
ⓘ
central Greece ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Kalambaka
ⓘ
Kalambaka ⓘ
surface form:
Kastraki
|
| numberOfActiveMonasteries | 6 ⓘ |
| organizedMonasticLifeCentury | 14th century ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Meteora
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Peneios River valley
Thessaly ⓘ
surface form:
Plain of Thessaly
|
| partOf | Greek Orthodox monastic tradition ⓘ |
| protectedAs | protected natural landscape ⓘ |
| rankedAfter | Mount Athos ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ religious tourism ⓘ rock climbing ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteCriteria |
(i)
ⓘ
(ii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ (vii) ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteType | mixed cultural and natural site ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignationYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| usedBy | hermit monks ⓘ |
| viewedAs | one of the most important complexes of Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Greece ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Meteora Description of subject: Meteora is a spectacular rock formation in central Greece famous for its centuries-old monasteries perched atop towering sandstone pillars and recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Referenced by (57)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Great Meteoron Monastery
this entity surface form:
Varlaam Monastery
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Rousanou Monastery
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Peneios River valley
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Meteora monasteries
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Meteora monastery complex
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Meteora UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Meteora rock pillars
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Meteora monastery complex
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Meteora, Thessaly, Greece
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Meteora monasteries
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Meteora monastic complex
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Meteora monasteries
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Meteora rock formations
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Meteora area
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Meteora monasteries
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Meteora monasteries
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Meteora monasteries
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Meteora monasteries
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UNESCO World Heritage Site Meteora
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Meteora UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Meteora cultural and natural site
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Meteora rock pillars
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Meteora rock formations
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Meteora rock formations
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Meteora rock formations