Syrian pound
E60985
The Syrian pound is the official monetary unit of Syria, issued by the Central Bank of Syria and subdivided into 100 piastres.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Syrian pound canonical | 15 |
| Syrian pounds | 1 |
| الليرة السورية | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T487249 — 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: Syrian pound Context triple: [Syria, currency, Syrian pound]
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A.
Palestine pound
The Palestine pound was the official currency used in the British-administered territory of Palestine during the first half of the 20th century, pegged to and modeled on the British pound sterling.
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B.
Lebanese pound
The Lebanese pound is the official currency of Lebanon, historically pegged to the US dollar but heavily devalued in recent years due to the country’s financial crisis.
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C.
Jordanian dinar
The Jordanian dinar is the official currency of Jordan and one of the region’s more stable and widely used Middle Eastern currencies.
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D.
Iraqi dinar
The Iraqi dinar is the official fiat currency of Iraq, issued by the Central Bank of Iraq and subdivided into 1,000 fils.
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E.
Libyan dinar
The Libyan dinar is the official monetary unit of Libya, used for everyday transactions and economic activities throughout the country.
- 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: Syrian pound Target entity description: The Syrian pound is the official monetary unit of Syria, issued by the Central Bank of Syria and subdivided into 100 piastres.
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A.
Palestine pound
The Palestine pound was the official currency used in the British-administered territory of Palestine during the first half of the 20th century, pegged to and modeled on the British pound sterling.
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B.
Lebanese pound
The Lebanese pound is the official currency of Lebanon, historically pegged to the US dollar but heavily devalued in recent years due to the country’s financial crisis.
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C.
Jordanian dinar
The Jordanian dinar is the official currency of Jordan and one of the region’s more stable and widely used Middle Eastern currencies.
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D.
Iraqi dinar
The Iraqi dinar is the official fiat currency of Iraq, issued by the Central Bank of Iraq and subdivided into 1,000 fils.
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E.
Libyan dinar
The Libyan dinar is the official monetary unit of Libya, used for everyday transactions and economic activities throughout the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fiat currency
ⓘ
national currency ⓘ |
| centralBank | Central Bank of Syria ⓘ |
| country | Syria ⓘ |
| currencySymbol |
LS
ⓘ
£ ⓘ ل.س ⓘ |
| denominatedIn | pounds ⓘ |
| hasLocalName |
Syrian pound
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
الليرة السورية
|
| hasPluralName |
Syrian pound
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian pounds
|
| hasSubunitName | piastre ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code | SYP ⓘ |
| issuer | Central Bank of Syria ⓘ |
| legalTenderIn | Syria ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthority | Central Bank of Syria ⓘ |
| monetaryUnitOf | Syrian economy ⓘ |
| officialCurrencyOf | Syria ⓘ |
| peggedStatus | subject to exchange controls by Syrian authorities ⓘ |
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| regulatesBy | Central Bank of Syria ⓘ |
| script | Arabic script ⓘ |
| subunit | piastre ⓘ |
| subunitRatio | 1 Syrian pound = 100 piastres ⓘ |
| subunitToUnit | 100 piastres ⓘ |
| type |
coinage
ⓘ
paper money ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Syrian government
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Syrian residents ⓘ |
| usedFor | domestic transactions in Syria ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Syria
ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian Arab Republic
|
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: Syrian pound Description of subject: The Syrian pound is the official monetary unit of Syria, issued by the Central Bank of Syria and subdivided into 100 piastres.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Syrian pounds
this entity surface form:
الليرة السورية
subject surface form:
Lebanese pound