International Zone of Baghdad

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government district heavily fortified district neighborhood of Baghdad

The International Zone of Baghdad is a heavily fortified district in central Baghdad that served as the main base for coalition authorities and foreign embassies following the 2003 Iraq invasion.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
International Zone of Baghdad canonical	4
Baghdad Green Zone	2
Central Baghdad	2
central Baghdad	2
Baghdad International Zone	1
Baghdad International Zone (Green Zone)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8931579 — 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: International Zone of Baghdad
Context triple: [Green Zone, Baghdad, alsoKnownAs, International Zone of Baghdad]

A. Baghdad Governorate
Baghdad Governorate is an Iraqi administrative region centered on the capital city of Baghdad, serving as the political and economic heart of the country.
B. Tikrit
Tikrit is a city in northern Iraq best known as the hometown of former president Saddam Hussein and a focal point in recent Iraqi history.
C. Sulaymaniyah
Sulaymaniyah is a major city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, known as a cultural and economic center with a diverse linguistic landscape.
D. Babylon Governorate
Babylon Governorate is an administrative region in central Iraq that encompasses the historically significant area of ancient Babylon and includes the city of Hillah as its capital.
E. Rusafa district of Baghdad
The Rusafa district of Baghdad is a historic and densely populated area on the eastern bank of the Tigris River, known for its traditional markets, cultural landmarks, and significant Islamic architectural heritage.
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: International Zone of Baghdad
Target entity description: The International Zone of Baghdad is a heavily fortified district in central Baghdad that served as the main base for coalition authorities and foreign embassies following the 2003 Iraq invasion.

A. Baghdad Governorate
Baghdad Governorate is an Iraqi administrative region centered on the capital city of Baghdad, serving as the political and economic heart of the country.
B. Tikrit
Tikrit is a city in northern Iraq best known as the hometown of former president Saddam Hussein and a focal point in recent Iraqi history.
C. Sulaymaniyah
Sulaymaniyah is a major city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, known as a cultural and economic center with a diverse linguistic landscape.
D. Babylon Governorate
Babylon Governorate is an administrative region in central Iraq that encompasses the historically significant area of ancient Babylon and includes the city of Hillah as its capital.
E. Rusafa district of Baghdad
The Rusafa district of Baghdad is a historic and densely populated area on the eastern bank of the Tigris River, known for its traditional markets, cultural landmarks, and significant Islamic architectural heritage.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government district ⓘ heavily fortified district ⓘ neighborhood of Baghdad ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Green Zone ⓘ linked to: Green Zone, Baghdad
areaType	walled enclave ⓘ
borders	Tigris River ⓘ linked to: Tigris
capitalOf	none ⓘ
contains	British Embassy in Baghdad ⓘ Iraqi Parliament building ⓘ Iraqi Prime Minister’s offices ⓘ linked to: Office of the Prime Minister of Iraq Iraqi government buildings ⓘ Republican Palace complex ⓘ U.S. Embassy in Baghdad ⓘ linked to: U.S. Embassy Baghdad residential compounds for foreign personnel ⓘ various foreign embassies ⓘ
controlledBy	Coalition Provisional Authority ⓘ Multinational Force – Iraq ⓘ linked to: Multinational force in Iraq United States military ⓘ linked to: United States Armed Forces
country	Iraq ⓘ
establishedAfter	2003 invasion of Iraq ⓘ
hasAccessControl	multiple security checkpoints ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	heavily fortified ⓘ high-security area ⓘ protected by checkpoints ⓘ restricted access ⓘ surrounded by blast walls ⓘ
hasFunction	administrative center ⓘ diplomatic quarter ⓘ military command area ⓘ
historicalUse	center of occupation administration after fall of Saddam Hussein ⓘ symbol of foreign presence in Iraq after 2003 ⓘ
languageUsed	Arabic ⓘ English ⓘ
laterControlledBy	Government of Iraq ⓘ
locatedIn	Baghdad ⓘ central Baghdad ⓘ linked to: Karkh District of Baghdad
locatedInTimeZone	Arabia Standard Time ⓘ
locatedOn	west bank of the Tigris River ⓘ
notableEvent	frequent target of rocket and mortar attacks during Iraq War ⓘ
notableFor	contrast in security and living conditions compared to rest of Baghdad ⓘ
partOf	Karkh District of Baghdad ⓘ
securityProvidedBy	Iraqi security forces ⓘ linked to: Iraqi Security Forces U.S. military (historically) ⓘ linked to: United States Armed Forces
shortName	IZ ⓘ
usedAs	headquarters area for multinational forces in Iraq ⓘ location of foreign embassies after 2003 invasion of Iraq ⓘ main base for coalition authorities after 2003 invasion of Iraq ⓘ seat of the Coalition Provisional Authority ⓘ seat of the U.S.-led occupation administration in Iraq ⓘ

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Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Green Zone, Baghdad → alsoKnownAs → International Zone of Baghdad ⓘ

United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq → location → Baghdad International Zone ⓘ

subject linked to: UN mission in Iraq