UNESCO World Heritage Site (Medina of Sousse)
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The UNESCO World Heritage Site "Medina of Sousse" is the historic walled old town of Sousse, Tunisia, renowned for its well-preserved early Islamic urban fabric, fortifications, and traditional architecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| UNESCO World Heritage Site (Medina of Sousse) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5968237 — 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: UNESCO World Heritage Site (Medina of Sousse) Context triple: [Sousse, hasHeritageDesignation, UNESCO World Heritage Site (Medina of Sousse)]
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UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Medina of Kairouan)
UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Medina of Kairouan) is a protected historic urban area in Tunisia recognized for its outstanding Islamic architecture, cultural significance, and role as an early center of Muslim civilization in North Africa.
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UNESCO World Heritage Site (At-Turaif District)
The UNESCO World Heritage Site of the At-Turaif District is the historic mud-brick core of Diriyah in Saudi Arabia, recognized as the first capital of the Saudi dynasty and a major center of 18th–19th century Najdi architecture and political power.
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Dougga UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Dougga UNESCO World Heritage Site is an exceptionally well-preserved ancient Roman town in northern Tunisia, renowned for its monumental architecture, including temples, a theater, and public buildings set within a largely intact urban layout.
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National Heritage Institute of Tunisia
The National Heritage Institute of Tunisia is a governmental body responsible for the research, preservation, and management of Tunisia’s archaeological and historical heritage sites and monuments.
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archaeological site of Dougga
The archaeological site of Dougga is an exceptionally well-preserved ancient Roman town in northern Tunisia, renowned for its monumental temples, theater, and urban layout.
- 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: UNESCO World Heritage Site (Medina of Sousse) Target entity description: The UNESCO World Heritage Site "Medina of Sousse" is the historic walled old town of Sousse, Tunisia, renowned for its well-preserved early Islamic urban fabric, fortifications, and traditional architecture.
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A.
UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Medina of Kairouan)
UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Medina of Kairouan) is a protected historic urban area in Tunisia recognized for its outstanding Islamic architecture, cultural significance, and role as an early center of Muslim civilization in North Africa.
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B.
UNESCO World Heritage Site (At-Turaif District)
The UNESCO World Heritage Site of the At-Turaif District is the historic mud-brick core of Diriyah in Saudi Arabia, recognized as the first capital of the Saudi dynasty and a major center of 18th–19th century Najdi architecture and political power.
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C.
Dougga UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Dougga UNESCO World Heritage Site is an exceptionally well-preserved ancient Roman town in northern Tunisia, renowned for its monumental architecture, including temples, a theater, and public buildings set within a largely intact urban layout.
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D.
National Heritage Institute of Tunisia
The National Heritage Institute of Tunisia is a governmental body responsible for the research, preservation, and management of Tunisia’s archaeological and historical heritage sites and monuments.
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E.
archaeological site of Dougga
The archaeological site of Dougga is an exceptionally well-preserved ancient Roman town in northern Tunisia, renowned for its monumental temples, theater, and urban layout.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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historic medina ⓘ walled city ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Arab-Muslim architecture
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early Islamic architecture ⓘ |
| country | Tunisia ⓘ |
| developedUnder | Aghlabid dynasty ⓘ |
| function |
historic commercial center
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military stronghold ⓘ religious center ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Heritage Institute of Tunisia ⓘ |
| hasCityGate |
Bab el-Finga
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Bab el-Gharbi ⓘ
linked to:
Bab el-Finga
|
| hasFeature |
Great Mosque of Sousse
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Ribat of Sousse ⓘ city walls ⓘ fortifications ⓘ kasbah ⓘ mosques ⓘ narrow streets ⓘ ramparts ⓘ ribats ⓘ souks ⓘ traditional houses ⓘ traditional urban fabric ⓘ watchtowers ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageValue |
example of fortified coastal town of the Arab-Muslim world
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testimony to early Islamic town planning in North Africa ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defensive coastal architecture
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traditional residential quarters ⓘ well-preserved early Islamic urban fabric ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Africa
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Sousse ⓘ Sousse Governorate ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Port of Sousse ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Mediterranean coast
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linked to:
Mediterranean Sea coast
|
| partOf |
historic center of Sousse
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linked to:
Medina of Sousse
historic trade networks of the Mediterranean ⓘ |
| periodOfSignificance | 9th century ⓘ |
| protectionStatus | national heritage site of Tunisia ⓘ |
| religion | Islamic cultural heritage ⓘ |
| tourismType | cultural tourism destination ⓘ |
| UNESCOCategory | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOCriteria |
(iii)
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(iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| UNESCORegion |
Arab States
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linked to:
Arab world
|
| UNESCOSiteId | 498 ⓘ |
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Subject: UNESCO World Heritage Site (Medina of Sousse) Description of subject: The UNESCO World Heritage Site "Medina of Sousse" is the historic walled old town of Sousse, Tunisia, renowned for its well-preserved early Islamic urban fabric, fortifications, and traditional architecture.
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