Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region

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UNESCO World Heritage Site mixed cultural and natural heritage site

The Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region is a UNESCO World Heritage Site renowned for its ancient lakeside city, early Christian monuments, and exceptional biodiversity around Lake Ohrid.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region canonical	4
Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid Region	1
Ohrid Region (UNESCO World Heritage Site)	1
Ohrid religious and cultural complex	1
UNESCO World Heritage Site (Ohrid region)	1
UNESCO World Heritage Site Lake Ohrid region	1
UNESCO World Heritage city of Ohrid	1
UNESCO World Heritage inscription of Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid Region	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T748413 — 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: Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region
Context triple: [North Macedonia, hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite, Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region]

A. Artland cultural landscape
Artland cultural landscape is a historic rural region in Lower Saxony, Germany, known for its traditional farmsteads, rich agricultural heritage, and distinctive cultural history.
B. Ria Formosa Natural Park
Ria Formosa Natural Park is a protected coastal lagoon system in Portugal renowned for its diverse wetlands, birdlife, and scenic barrier islands.
C. Khomanani Cultural Landscape
Khomanani Cultural Landscape is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in South Africa recognized for its culturally significant landscapes shaped by long-standing interactions between local communities and their environment.
D. Medieval City of Rhodes
The Medieval City of Rhodes is a remarkably well-preserved fortified old town on the island of Rhodes, renowned for its Crusader-era architecture and blend of Byzantine, Ottoman, and Italian influences.
E. Albanian Riviera
The Albanian Riviera is a scenic stretch of southwestern Albania known for its dramatic mountains, crystal-clear beaches, and popular seaside resorts along the Ionian coast.
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: Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region
Target entity description: The Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region is a UNESCO World Heritage Site renowned for its ancient lakeside city, early Christian monuments, and exceptional biodiversity around Lake Ohrid.

A. Artland cultural landscape
Artland cultural landscape is a historic rural region in Lower Saxony, Germany, known for its traditional farmsteads, rich agricultural heritage, and distinctive cultural history.
B. Ria Formosa Natural Park
Ria Formosa Natural Park is a protected coastal lagoon system in Portugal renowned for its diverse wetlands, birdlife, and scenic barrier islands.
C. Khomanani Cultural Landscape
Khomanani Cultural Landscape is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in South Africa recognized for its culturally significant landscapes shaped by long-standing interactions between local communities and their environment.
D. Medieval City of Rhodes
The Medieval City of Rhodes is a remarkably well-preserved fortified old town on the island of Rhodes, renowned for its Crusader-era architecture and blend of Byzantine, Ottoman, and Italian influences.
E. Albanian Riviera
The Albanian Riviera is a scenic stretch of southwestern Albania known for its dramatic mountains, crystal-clear beaches, and popular seaside resorts along the Ionian coast.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ mixed cultural and natural heritage site ⓘ
contains	Samoil’s Fortress in Ohrid ⓘ church of St. Panteleimon at Plaošnik ⓘ early Christian church of St. Sophia in Ohrid ⓘ monastery complexes around Lake Ohrid ⓘ prehistoric pile-dwelling sites around Lake Ohrid ⓘ subalpine and alpine ecosystems in surrounding mountains ⓘ traditional lakeside settlements ⓘ
criteria	(i) ⓘ (iii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ (ix) ⓘ (vii) ⓘ (viii) ⓘ (x) ⓘ
crossBorderPropertyWith	Albania ⓘ
extendedInYear	1980 ⓘ 2019 ⓘ
governedBy	World Heritage Convention ⓘ linked to: UNESCO World Heritage Convention
hasCulturalComponent	yes ⓘ
hasFeature	highly diverse freshwater fauna ⓘ numerous endemic fish species ⓘ one of the oldest lakes in Europe ⓘ rich cultural stratigraphy from Hellenistic to Ottoman periods ⓘ
hasNaturalComponent	yes ⓘ
hasOutstandingUniversalValueFor	early Christian monuments ⓘ exceptional biodiversity of Lake Ohrid ⓘ historic lakeside urban ensemble ⓘ
heritageType	mixed ⓘ
includesArea	Pogradec region ⓘ Struga region ⓘ
includesCity	Ohrid ⓘ
includesLake	Lake Ohrid ⓘ
inscribedBy	UNESCO World Heritage Committee ⓘ linked to: World Heritage Committee
inscribedOnUNESCOWorldHeritageListInYear	1979 ⓘ
knownFor	ancient lakeside city of Ohrid ⓘ continuous human settlement since prehistoric times ⓘ early Christian basilicas and churches ⓘ high level of endemism in aquatic species ⓘ
locatedIn	Lake Ohrid region ⓘ linked to: Ohrid
locatedInCountry	Albania ⓘ North Macedonia ⓘ
protectionMeasuresInclude	buffer zones around Lake Ohrid ⓘ regulation of construction and land use ⓘ
threatenedBy	pollution of Lake Ohrid ⓘ uncontrolled tourism development ⓘ urban development pressures ⓘ
UNESCORegion	Europe and North America ⓘ
UNESCOSiteId	99 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (11)

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

North Macedonia → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region ⓘ

Lake Ohrid → UNESCODesignation → Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region ⓘ

Ohrid → heritageDesignation → Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region ⓘ

Pogradec → hasHeritageStatusNearby → UNESCO World Heritage Site Lake Ohrid region ⓘ

subject linked to: town of Pogradec