Gobustan District
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Gobustan District is a region of Azerbaijan renowned for its ancient petroglyphs and archaeological sites that form part of the Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gobustan District canonical | 9 |
| Gobustan (town) | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5540727 — 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: Gobustan District Context triple: [Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape, locatedIn, Gobustan District]
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A.
Daşoguz Region
Daşoguz Region is an administrative region in northern Turkmenistan known for its desert landscapes and proximity to the historical Khorezm area.
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B.
Astara District
Astara District is an administrative region in southeastern Azerbaijan, located along the Caspian Sea and bordering Iran.
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C.
Buynaksky District
Buynaksky District is an administrative district (raion) in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia, with its administrative center in the town of Buynaksk.
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D.
Dashoguz
Dashoguz is a prominent city in northern Turkmenistan, serving as a regional administrative and economic center near the border with Uzbekistan.
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E.
Khachmaz District
Khachmaz District is an administrative region in northeastern Azerbaijan, known for its agriculture, coastal location along the Caspian Sea, and proximity to the Russian border.
- 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: Gobustan District Target entity description: Gobustan District is a region of Azerbaijan renowned for its ancient petroglyphs and archaeological sites that form part of the Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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A.
Daşoguz Region
Daşoguz Region is an administrative region in northern Turkmenistan known for its desert landscapes and proximity to the historical Khorezm area.
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B.
Astara District
Astara District is an administrative region in southeastern Azerbaijan, located along the Caspian Sea and bordering Iran.
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C.
Buynaksky District
Buynaksky District is an administrative district (raion) in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia, with its administrative center in the town of Buynaksk.
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D.
Dashoguz
Dashoguz is a prominent city in northern Turkmenistan, serving as a regional administrative and economic center near the border with Uzbekistan.
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E.
Khachmaz District
Khachmaz District is an administrative region in northeastern Azerbaijan, known for its agriculture, coastal location along the Caspian Sea, and proximity to the Russian border.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
ⓘ
district of Azerbaijan ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter |
Gobustan (town)
ⓘ
linked to:
Gobustan District
|
| borders |
Absheron region (approximate)
ⓘ
linked to:
Absheron District
|
| capital |
Gobustan (town)
ⓘ
linked to:
Gobustan District
|
| contains |
Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape
ⓘ
Gobustan State Historical and Artistic Reserve ⓘ
linked to:
Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape
ancient petroglyphs ⓘ ancient settlements ⓘ archaeological sites ⓘ burial mounds ⓘ caves ⓘ gas seeps ⓘ mountainous terrain ⓘ mud volcanoes ⓘ rock engravings ⓘ rock shelters ⓘ semi-desert landscapes ⓘ |
| country | Azerbaijan ⓘ |
| governedBy | local executive authority of Gobustan District ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
archaeological remains
ⓘ
petroglyphs ⓘ rock art ⓘ rock formations ⓘ |
| hasHeritageSite | Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage |
Azerbaijani
ⓘ
linked to:
Azerbaijani language
|
| hasTourismType |
archaeological tourism
ⓘ
cultural tourism ⓘ eco-tourism ⓘ |
| hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite | Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | important archaeological region of Azerbaijan ⓘ |
| knownFor |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
ⓘ
ancient petroglyphs ⓘ archaeological heritage ⓘ rock art ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Azerbaijan
ⓘ
Caucasus region ⓘ Gobustan District ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Azerbaijan Time ⓘ |
| locatedWestOf | Baku ⓘ |
| partOf |
Republic of Azerbaijan
ⓘ
linked to:
Azerbaijan
|
| subdivisionType | raion ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +4 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gobustan District Description of subject: Gobustan District is a region of Azerbaijan renowned for its ancient petroglyphs and archaeological sites that form part of the Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.