Archaeological Area of Agrigento
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The Archaeological Area of Agrigento is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Sicily renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved ancient Greek temples and ruins.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Archaeological Area of Agrigento canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11454218 — 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)
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Target entity: Archaeological Area of Agrigento Context triple: [Valley of the Temples, Agrigento, officialName, Archaeological Area of Agrigento]
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archaeological area of Gela
The archaeological area of Gela is a major ancient Greek and indigenous Sicilian site on the southern coast of Sicily, known for its temples, fortifications, and remains of the powerful colony of Gela.
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Catania archaeological area
The Catania archaeological area is a significant historical zone in the Sicilian city of Catania, featuring remains from the ancient Greek and Roman settlement of Catana, including theaters, baths, and other urban structures.
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Parco Archeologico di Himera, Solunto e Iato
Parco Archeologico di Himera, Solunto e Iato is an archaeological park and heritage institution in Sicily that oversees and preserves the ancient Greek and indigenous sites of Himera, Solunto, and Monte Iato.
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Pantalica archaeological area
The Pantalica archaeological area is a UNESCO World Heritage site in southeastern Sicily renowned for its extensive prehistoric rock-cut necropolises and dramatic limestone gorge landscape.
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archaeological area of Motya
The archaeological area of Motya is an ancient Phoenician-Punic city site on the island of San Pantaleo in western Sicily, renowned for its well-preserved urban remains, sanctuaries, and defensive structures.
- 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: Archaeological Area of Agrigento Target entity description: The Archaeological Area of Agrigento is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Sicily renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved ancient Greek temples and ruins.
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A.
archaeological area of Gela
The archaeological area of Gela is a major ancient Greek and indigenous Sicilian site on the southern coast of Sicily, known for its temples, fortifications, and remains of the powerful colony of Gela.
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B.
Catania archaeological area
The Catania archaeological area is a significant historical zone in the Sicilian city of Catania, featuring remains from the ancient Greek and Roman settlement of Catana, including theaters, baths, and other urban structures.
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C.
Parco Archeologico di Himera, Solunto e Iato
Parco Archeologico di Himera, Solunto e Iato is an archaeological park and heritage institution in Sicily that oversees and preserves the ancient Greek and indigenous sites of Himera, Solunto, and Monte Iato.
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D.
Pantalica archaeological area
The Pantalica archaeological area is a UNESCO World Heritage site in southeastern Sicily renowned for its extensive prehistoric rock-cut necropolises and dramatic limestone gorge landscape.
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E.
archaeological area of Motya
The archaeological area of Motya is an ancient Phoenician-Punic city site on the island of San Pantaleo in western Sicily, renowned for its well-preserved urban remains, sanctuaries, and defensive structures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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archaeological site ⓘ cultural heritage site ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| culture |
Ancient Greek
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Early Christian ⓘ Hellenistic ⓘ Roman ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Greek colonists from Gela ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Byzantine structures
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Hellenistic and Roman quarter ⓘ Roman forum ⓘ Temple of Asclepius ⓘ Temple of Castor and Pollux ⓘ
linked to:
Temple of Juno
Temple of Concordia ⓘ Temple of Hephaestus ⓘ Temple of Hera Lacinia ⓘ Temple of Heracles ⓘ Temple of Juno ⓘ Temple of Olympian Zeus ⓘ agora ⓘ ancient Greek city of Akragas ⓘ bouleuterion ⓘ defensive walls ⓘ early Christian basilicas ⓘ ekklesiasterion ⓘ necropoleis ⓘ sanctuaries outside the walls ⓘ |
| hasView | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| knownFor |
exceptionally well-preserved Doric temples
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outstanding example of Magna Graecia architecture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Agrigento
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linked to:
Akragas
Province of Agrigento ⓘ Sicily ⓘ |
| originalAncientName | Akragas ⓘ |
| partOf | Valley of the Temples ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | 5th century BC ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory | cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(i)
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(ii) ⓘ (iii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion | Europe and North America ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 831 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStateParty | Italy ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageYearInscribed | 1997 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Archaeological Area of Agrigento Description of subject: The Archaeological Area of Agrigento is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Sicily renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved ancient Greek temples and ruins.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
UNESCO World Heritage Site (as Valley of the Temples, Agrigento)
subject linked to:
Temple of Olympian Zeus
subject linked to:
Temple of Juno