Douglas, Arizona
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Douglas, Arizona is a small border city in southeastern Arizona known for its historic mining roots and location adjacent to Agua Prieta, Mexico.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Douglas, Arizona canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5104937 — 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: Douglas, Arizona Context triple: [Cochise County, Arizona, contains, Douglas, Arizona]
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A.
Williams, Arizona
Williams, Arizona is a small historic Route 66 town in northern Arizona that serves as a popular gateway and staging point for visitors traveling to the Grand Canyon.
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B.
Safford, Arizona
Safford, Arizona is a small city in southeastern Arizona that serves as a regional hub for agriculture and outdoor recreation in the Gila Valley.
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C.
Coolidge, Arizona
Coolidge, Arizona is a small city in central Arizona known as the gateway to the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument and for its agricultural and desert surroundings.
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D.
Cottonwood, Arizona
Cottonwood, Arizona is a small city in central Arizona’s Verde Valley known for its historic Old Town, wineries, and proximity to Sedona and other outdoor recreation areas.
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E.
Mesa, Arizona
Mesa, Arizona is a large city in the Phoenix metropolitan area known for its desert climate, suburban communities, and role as a major spring training hub for Major League Baseball.
- 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: Douglas, Arizona Target entity description: Douglas, Arizona is a small border city in southeastern Arizona known for its historic mining roots and location adjacent to Agua Prieta, Mexico.
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A.
Williams, Arizona
Williams, Arizona is a small historic Route 66 town in northern Arizona that serves as a popular gateway and staging point for visitors traveling to the Grand Canyon.
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B.
Safford, Arizona
Safford, Arizona is a small city in southeastern Arizona that serves as a regional hub for agriculture and outdoor recreation in the Gila Valley.
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C.
Coolidge, Arizona
Coolidge, Arizona is a small city in central Arizona known as the gateway to the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument and for its agricultural and desert surroundings.
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D.
Cottonwood, Arizona
Cottonwood, Arizona is a small city in central Arizona’s Verde Valley known for its historic Old Town, wineries, and proximity to Sedona and other outdoor recreation areas.
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E.
Mesa, Arizona
Mesa, Arizona is a large city in the Phoenix metropolitan area known for its desert climate, suburban communities, and role as a major spring training hub for Major League Baseball.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| areaCode | 520 ⓘ |
| borderRole | port of entry between Arizona and Sonora ⓘ |
| borderWith |
Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateClassification | semi-arid climate ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| county | Cochise County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedAs | mining town ⓘ |
| governmentType | council–manager ⓘ |
| hasBorderCrossing | Douglas–Agua Prieta border crossing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBorderFacility | U.S. Customs and Border Protection port of entry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
binational community ties with Agua Prieta
ⓘ
historic mining roots ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution | Douglas Unified School District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHigherEducationInstitution | Cochise College Douglas Campus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalIndustry |
copper smelting
ⓘ
mining ⓘ |
| hasHistoricBuilding | Gadsden Hotel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricDistrict | Douglas Historic District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCity |
Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bisbee, Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ Sierra Vista, Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyProtectedArea | San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isBorderCity | true ⓘ |
| isServedBy | Douglas Municipal Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageMajority | English ⓘ |
| languageSignificantMinority | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cochise County, Arizona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sonoran Desert region NERFINISHED ⓘ southeastern Arizona ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Mountain Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | San Bernardino Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | James Douglas Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | United States–Mexico border region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCode |
85607
ⓘ
85608 ⓘ |
| state | Arizona ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructure |
Arizona State Route 80
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Route 191 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesTimeZone | UTC−07:00 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Douglas, Arizona Description of subject: Douglas, Arizona is a small border city in southeastern Arizona known for its historic mining roots and location adjacent to Agua Prieta, Mexico.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Southeastern Arizona