Area Study Centre for the Middle East and Africa
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The Area Study Centre for the Middle East and Africa is a specialized research and academic institute focused on the politics, history, and societies of Middle Eastern and African regions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Area Study Centre for the Middle East and Africa canonical | 1 |
| Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2495281 — 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: Area Study Centre for the Middle East and Africa Context triple: [University of Peshawar, hasInstitute, Area Study Centre for the Middle East and Africa]
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Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies
The Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies is a leading academic and research institute at the Australian National University focused on the politics, societies, and cultures of the Arab and Islamic worlds.
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Centre for Global Studies
The Centre for Global Studies is a research institute at the University of Victoria focused on interdisciplinary scholarship and policy engagement on global and transnational issues.
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Department of Area Studies
The Department of Area Studies is an academic unit at the University of Tokyo’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences that focuses on interdisciplinary, region-specific research and education about societies, cultures, and politics around the world.
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D.
Center for Arabic Study Abroad
The Center for Arabic Study Abroad is an intensive, advanced-level Arabic language and cultural immersion program for highly qualified students, hosted at the American University in Cairo.
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E.
African Research and Studies Institute
The African Research and Studies Institute is a specialized academic center at Cairo University dedicated to interdisciplinary research, teaching, and policy studies focused on African societies, politics, and development.
- 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: Area Study Centre for the Middle East and Africa Target entity description: The Area Study Centre for the Middle East and Africa is a specialized research and academic institute focused on the politics, history, and societies of Middle Eastern and African regions.
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A.
Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies
The Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies is a leading academic and research institute at the Australian National University focused on the politics, societies, and cultures of the Arab and Islamic worlds.
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B.
Centre for Global Studies
The Centre for Global Studies is a research institute at the University of Victoria focused on interdisciplinary scholarship and policy engagement on global and transnational issues.
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C.
Department of Area Studies
The Department of Area Studies is an academic unit at the University of Tokyo’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences that focuses on interdisciplinary, region-specific research and education about societies, cultures, and politics around the world.
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D.
Center for Arabic Study Abroad
The Center for Arabic Study Abroad is an intensive, advanced-level Arabic language and cultural immersion program for highly qualified students, hosted at the American University in Cairo.
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E.
African Research and Studies Institute
The African Research and Studies Institute is a specialized academic center at Cairo University dedicated to interdisciplinary research, teaching, and policy studies focused on African societies, politics, and development.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic institute
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research institute ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
comparative politics
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international relations ⓘ regional studies ⓘ |
| educationalFocus |
graduate-level study
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postgraduate research ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
African studies
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Middle Eastern studies ⓘ area studies ⓘ history ⓘ political science ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
history of Africa
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history of the Middle East ⓘ politics of Africa ⓘ politics of the Middle East ⓘ societies of Africa ⓘ societies of the Middle East ⓘ |
| goal |
promote understanding of Africa
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promote understanding of the Middle East ⓘ support scholarly research on Africa ⓘ support scholarly research on the Middle East ⓘ |
| hasPart |
conferences
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publications ⓘ research projects ⓘ seminars ⓘ teaching activities ⓘ |
| offers |
academic programs
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research programs ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Africa
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Middle East ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Area Study Centre for the Middle East and Africa Description of subject: The Area Study Centre for the Middle East and Africa is a specialized research and academic institute focused on the politics, history, and societies of Middle Eastern and African regions.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies