Qalat-e Dokhtar
E562225
Qalat-e Dokhtar is an ancient Sassanid-era fortress and castle complex located in Iran’s Fars Province.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Qal'eh Dokhtar | 2 |
| Qalat-e Dokhtar canonical | 2 |
| Qal'eh Dokhtar (Ghal'eh Dokhtar) fortress | 1 |
| Qal‘eh Dokhtar | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6020484 — 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: Qalat-e Dokhtar Context triple: [Fars, contains, Qalat-e Dokhtar]
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A.
Qalat
Qalat is a key urban center and provincial capital in southern Afghanistan, known for its strategic location and historical fortifications.
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B.
Fortress of Tall-e Takht
The Fortress of Tall-e Takht is an ancient citadel overlooking the Achaemenid royal complex of Pasargadae in present-day Iran, serving as a strategic and ceremonial stronghold.
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C.
Qala-e Naw
Qala-e Naw is a small city in northwestern Afghanistan that serves as the capital of Badghis Province.
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D.
Takht-i Sangin
Takht-i Sangin is an ancient temple and fortress complex in modern-day Tajikistan, renowned as a key Hellenistic-era site illustrating the fusion of Greek and Central Asian cultures.
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E.
Herat Citadel
Herat Citadel is a historic fortress in the Afghan city of Herat, notable for its strategic importance and centuries-old architectural heritage dating back to ancient and medieval empires.
- 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: Qalat-e Dokhtar Target entity description: Qalat-e Dokhtar is an ancient Sassanid-era fortress and castle complex located in Iran’s Fars Province.
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A.
Qalat
Qalat is a key urban center and provincial capital in southern Afghanistan, known for its strategic location and historical fortifications.
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B.
Fortress of Tall-e Takht
The Fortress of Tall-e Takht is an ancient citadel overlooking the Achaemenid royal complex of Pasargadae in present-day Iran, serving as a strategic and ceremonial stronghold.
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C.
Qala-e Naw
Qala-e Naw is a small city in northwestern Afghanistan that serves as the capital of Badghis Province.
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D.
Takht-i Sangin
Takht-i Sangin is an ancient temple and fortress complex in modern-day Tajikistan, renowned as a key Hellenistic-era site illustrating the fusion of Greek and Central Asian cultures.
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E.
Herat Citadel
Herat Citadel is a historic fortress in the Afghan city of Herat, notable for its strategic importance and centuries-old architectural heritage dating back to ancient and medieval empires.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient fortress
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archaeological site ⓘ castle complex ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Sasanian architecture ⓘ |
| builtBy | Sasanian Empire ⓘ |
| condition | partially ruined ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| culture |
Sasanian
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linked to:
Sasanian Empire
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| currentUse |
archaeological research site
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tourist attraction ⓘ |
| elevation | hilltop location ⓘ |
| era | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| feature |
fortified walls
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gateways ⓘ inner rooms and halls ⓘ towers ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
defensive stronghold
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military fortress ⓘ |
| hasNameInEnglish | Qalat-e Dokhtar ⓘ |
| hasNameVariant |
Ghal‘eh Dokhtar
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linked to:
Ghal'eh Dokhtar
Qal‘eh Dokhtar ⓘ
linked to:
Qalat-e Dokhtar
|
| heritage | Sasanian era ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fars Province
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Iran ⓘ |
| material |
mortar
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stone ⓘ |
| region | Fars Province ⓘ |
| significance |
example of early Sasanian military architecture
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important historical monument in Fars Province ⓘ |
| usedFor | protection of strategic routes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Qalat-e Dokhtar Description of subject: Qalat-e Dokhtar is an ancient Sassanid-era fortress and castle complex located in Iran’s Fars Province.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Qalat-e Dokhtar
linked to: Qalat-e Dokhtar
Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars Region
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contains
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Qal'eh Dokhtar (Ghal'eh Dokhtar) fortress
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linked to: Qalat-e Dokhtar
linked to: Qalat-e Dokhtar