Zalongo
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Zalongo is a historic village and archaeological area in Epirus, Greece, best known for the 19th-century mass suicide of Souliot women commemorated by the Dance of Zalongo.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zalongo canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3887026 — 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: Zalongo Context triple: [Preveza regional unit, contains, Zalongo]
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A.
Kamwambie
"Kamwambie" is a popular song by Tanzanian Bongo Flava artist Diamond Platnumz that helped establish his early fame in East Africa.
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B.
Gokwe
Gokwe is a town in central Zimbabwe known for its cotton farming and role as a commercial hub in the Midlands Province.
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C.
Monguno
Monguno is a town and local government area in Borno State, northeastern Nigeria, known for its strategic location and role in regional security dynamics.
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D.
Kibondo
Kibondo is a town in western Tanzania that serves as an administrative and commercial center in the Kigoma Region.
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E.
Mzuzu
Mzuzu is a major city in northern Malawi known as an important commercial and administrative center for the region.
- 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: Zalongo Target entity description: Zalongo is a historic village and archaeological area in Epirus, Greece, best known for the 19th-century mass suicide of Souliot women commemorated by the Dance of Zalongo.
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A.
Kamwambie
"Kamwambie" is a popular song by Tanzanian Bongo Flava artist Diamond Platnumz that helped establish his early fame in East Africa.
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B.
Gokwe
Gokwe is a town in central Zimbabwe known for its cotton farming and role as a commercial hub in the Midlands Province.
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C.
Monguno
Monguno is a town and local government area in Borno State, northeastern Nigeria, known for its strategic location and role in regional security dynamics.
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D.
Kibondo
Kibondo is a town in western Tanzania that serves as an administrative and commercial center in the Kigoma Region.
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E.
Mzuzu
Mzuzu is a major city in northern Malawi known as an important commercial and administrative center for the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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historic village ⓘ historical event ⓘ mass suicide ⓘ monument ⓘ |
| architect | George Zongolopoulos ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Greek folk song "To Zalongou i skala"
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Zalongo Monument ⓘ |
| commemorates | Dance of Zalongo ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 39.1167° N, 20.5833° E ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
site of national memory in Greece
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symbol of Greek resistance to Ottoman rule ⓘ |
| date | 1803 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Souliot women ⓘ |
| describedAs |
act of collective resistance
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symbol of freedom ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Ottoman persecution
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advance of Ali Pasha’s forces ⓘ |
| hasEvent |
Dance of Zalongo
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mass suicide at Zalongo ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | archaeological area ⓘ |
| hasMonument | Zalongo Monument ⓘ |
| hasMountain | Mount Zalongo ⓘ |
| height | 18 metres ⓘ |
| inception | 1961 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Dance of Zalongo
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mass suicide of Souliot women ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Epirus
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Zalongo self-linksurface differs ⓘ northwestern Greece ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Municipality of Preveza
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Preveza regional unit ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Ionian Sea
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city of Preveza ⓘ village of Kamarina ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mount Zalongo ⓘ |
| materialUsed | concrete ⓘ |
| participant |
Souliot women
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children of Souliot women ⓘ |
| partOf |
Epirus
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surface form:
Epirus region
|
| timePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| tourismType |
historical tourism
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religious and memorial tourism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Zalongo Description of subject: Zalongo is a historic village and archaeological area in Epirus, Greece, best known for the 19th-century mass suicide of Souliot women commemorated by the Dance of Zalongo.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.