Krak de l’Hospital
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Krak de l’Hospital is an alternative name for Krak des Chevaliers, the famous medieval Crusader castle in Syria renowned for its massive fortifications and strategic importance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Krak de l’Hospital canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3028438 — 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: Krak de l’Hospital Context triple: [Krak des Chevaliers, hasNameVariant, Krak de l’Hospital]
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A.
Cauchy-à-la-Tour
Cauchy-à-la-Tour is a small commune in the Pas-de-Calais department of northern France.
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B.
Nicolaus Bernoulli
Nicolaus Bernoulli was a Swiss mathematician of the famous Bernoulli family, known for his contributions to probability theory and the early development of calculus.
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C.
Jakob Bernoulli
Jakob Bernoulli was a pioneering Swiss mathematician of the late 17th century, renowned for his foundational work in calculus and probability theory, including the early formulation of the law of large numbers.
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D.
Peuterey Integral
Peuterey Integral is a legendary, highly committing alpine climbing route that follows the full Peuterey ridge to the summit of Mont Blanc, renowned as one of the longest and most serious ridge climbs in the Alps.
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E.
Masson-Angers
Masson-Angers is a former municipality in western Quebec, Canada, that now forms a sector within the city of Gatineau.
- 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: Krak de l’Hospital Target entity description: Krak de l’Hospital is an alternative name for Krak des Chevaliers, the famous medieval Crusader castle in Syria renowned for its massive fortifications and strategic importance.
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A.
Cauchy-à-la-Tour
Cauchy-à-la-Tour is a small commune in the Pas-de-Calais department of northern France.
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B.
Nicolaus Bernoulli
Nicolaus Bernoulli was a Swiss mathematician of the famous Bernoulli family, known for his contributions to probability theory and the early development of calculus.
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C.
Jakob Bernoulli
Jakob Bernoulli was a pioneering Swiss mathematician of the late 17th century, renowned for his foundational work in calculus and probability theory, including the early formulation of the law of large numbers.
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D.
Peuterey Integral
Peuterey Integral is a legendary, highly committing alpine climbing route that follows the full Peuterey ridge to the summit of Mont Blanc, renowned as one of the longest and most serious ridge climbs in the Alps.
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E.
Masson-Angers
Masson-Angers is a former municipality in western Quebec, Canada, that now forms a sector within the city of Gatineau.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Crusader castle
ⓘ
fortress ⓘ medieval castle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Krak des Chevaliers
ⓘ
surface form:
Crac des Chevaliers
Hisn al-Akrad ⓘ Krak des Chevaliers ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Crusader military architecture ⓘ |
| builder | Crusaders ⓘ |
| builtBy | Knights Hospitaller ⓘ |
| capturedBy |
Mamluk Sultanate
ⓘ
Baibars ⓘ
surface form:
Sultan Baibars
|
| constructionStart | early 12th century ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Knights Hospitaller ⓘ |
| country | Syria ⓘ |
| dateOfCapture | 1271 ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 650 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| function |
administrative center for surrounding territory
ⓘ
military stronghold ⓘ |
| garrisonCapacity | several thousand soldiers (historical estimates) ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
chapel
ⓘ
cisterns ⓘ great hall ⓘ inner ward ⓘ massive concentric fortifications ⓘ moat ⓘ outer defensive wall ⓘ stables ⓘ towers ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Homs Governorate ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Homs
ⓘ
border of Lebanon ⓘ |
| locatedOn | spur of the Jabal an-Nusayriyah (An-Nusayriyah Mountains) ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | al-Husn ⓘ |
| ownerDuringCrusaderPeriod |
Order of Saint John
ⓘ
surface form:
Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
|
| partOf |
Crusader states fortification system
ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site "Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din" ⓘ defensive line guarding the Homs Gap ⓘ |
| rebuiltIn | 13th century ⓘ |
| region |
Levant region
ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
|
| religiousAffiliation | Catholic military order ⓘ |
| significance |
important example of medieval military architecture
ⓘ
one of the best-preserved medieval Crusader castles ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | controlled access through the Homs Gap between the Mediterranean coast and inland Syria ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(ii)
ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| usedFrom | 12th century ⓘ |
| usedUntil | 13th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Krak de l’Hospital Description of subject: Krak de l’Hospital is an alternative name for Krak des Chevaliers, the famous medieval Crusader castle in Syria renowned for its massive fortifications and strategic importance.
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