Cairo Almaza Air Base
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Cairo Almaza Air Base is a military and former civil aviation airfield in Cairo, Egypt, serving as one of the country’s oldest and most historically significant airports.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cairo Almaza Air Base canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6470327 — 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: Cairo Almaza Air Base Context triple: [Almaza Airport, hasAlternativeName, Cairo Almaza Air Base]
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A.
Cairo West Air Base
Cairo West Air Base is a major Egyptian military airfield located near Cairo that serves as a key operational hub for the Egyptian Air Force.
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B.
Beni Suef Air Base
Beni Suef Air Base is a military airfield in Egypt that serves as a key installation for the Egyptian Air Force in the Beni Suef region.
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C.
Okba Ben Nafi Air Base
Okba Ben Nafi Air Base was a former major military airfield near Tripoli, Libya, that later became what is now known as Mitiga International Airport.
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D.
Borg El Arab Airport
Borg El Arab Airport is the main international airport serving the Alexandria region in northern Egypt, handling both domestic and international flights.
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E.
Ali Al Salem Air Base
Ali Al Salem Air Base is a major Kuwaiti military airfield that serves as a key hub for the Kuwait Air Force and coalition operations in 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: Cairo Almaza Air Base Target entity description: Cairo Almaza Air Base is a military and former civil aviation airfield in Cairo, Egypt, serving as one of the country’s oldest and most historically significant airports.
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A.
Cairo West Air Base
Cairo West Air Base is a major Egyptian military airfield located near Cairo that serves as a key operational hub for the Egyptian Air Force.
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B.
Beni Suef Air Base
Beni Suef Air Base is a military airfield in Egypt that serves as a key installation for the Egyptian Air Force in the Beni Suef region.
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C.
Okba Ben Nafi Air Base
Okba Ben Nafi Air Base was a former major military airfield near Tripoli, Libya, that later became what is now known as Mitiga International Airport.
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D.
Borg El Arab Airport
Borg El Arab Airport is the main international airport serving the Alexandria region in northern Egypt, handling both domestic and international flights.
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E.
Ali Al Salem Air Base
Ali Al Salem Air Base is a major Kuwaiti military airfield that serves as a key hub for the Kuwait Air Force and coalition operations in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airfield
ⓘ
airport ⓘ military air base ⓘ |
| cityServed | Cairo ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Almaza Air Base
ⓘ
Almaza Airport ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Airports in Egypt
ⓘ
Egyptian Air Force bases ⓘ Military airbases in Africa ⓘ Transport in Cairo ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
VIP and government flight operations
ⓘ
air base for military aircraft ⓘ |
| hasIcaoCode | HEAZ ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
control tower
ⓘ
hangars ⓘ maintenance facilities ⓘ military aprons ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryUser |
Egyptian Air Force helicopter units
ⓘ
linked to:
Egyptian Air Force
Egyptian Air Force transport units ⓘ |
| hasRunwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| hasRunwayType | paved runway ⓘ |
| hasType | joint military/government airfield ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
base for Egyptian military aviation development
ⓘ
early civil aviation hub in Egypt ⓘ |
| isOneOf |
historically significant airports in Egypt
ⓘ
oldest airports in Egypt ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cairo
ⓘ
Heliopolis ⓘ |
| locatedNear | eastern side of Cairo urban area ⓘ |
| near | Cairo International Airport ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Egyptian Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf | Egyptian Air Defense Command infrastructure ⓘ |
| region | Greater Cairo ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British military forces (historical)
ⓘ
linked to:
British forces
Royal Air Force (historical) ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Air Force
|
| usedDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| usedFor |
civil aviation (historical)
ⓘ
military aviation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cairo Almaza Air Base Description of subject: Cairo Almaza Air Base is a military and former civil aviation airfield in Cairo, Egypt, serving as one of the country’s oldest and most historically significant airports.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.