Hisn al-Akrad
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Hisn al-Akrad is a major medieval Crusader castle in western Syria, renowned as one of the best-preserved and most important examples of military architecture from the Crusades.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hisn al-Akrad canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13405784 — 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: Hisn al-Akrad Context triple: [Krak de l’Hospital, alsoKnownAs, Hisn al-Akrad]
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A.
The Cairo Gang
The Cairo Gang is an indie rock project led by American musician Emmett Kelly, known for its atmospheric, folk-influenced sound and collaborations with artists like Bonnie "Prince" Billy.
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B.
Cairo Gang
The Cairo Gang was a group of British intelligence officers operating in Dublin during the Irish War of Independence who were assassinated by Michael Collins’s IRA squad on Bloody Sunday in 1920.
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C.
الحرام
"الحرام" هو فيلم دراما مصري شهير من إخراج هنري بركات وبطولة فاتن حمامة، يُعد من أبرز كلاسيكيات السينما العربية ويتناول قضايا الفقر والظلم الاجتماعي في الريف المصري.
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D.
Los Ilicitanos
Los Ilicitanos is the traditional nickname of Spanish football club Elche CF, referring to the people of the city of Elche (Elx) in the Valencian Community.
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E.
The Criminals
The Criminals is a punk rock band known for featuring guitarist Jason White, who later gained prominence with Green Day.
- 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: Hisn al-Akrad Target entity description: Hisn al-Akrad is a major medieval Crusader castle in western Syria, renowned as one of the best-preserved and most important examples of military architecture from the Crusades.
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A.
The Cairo Gang
The Cairo Gang is an indie rock project led by American musician Emmett Kelly, known for its atmospheric, folk-influenced sound and collaborations with artists like Bonnie "Prince" Billy.
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B.
Cairo Gang
The Cairo Gang was a group of British intelligence officers operating in Dublin during the Irish War of Independence who were assassinated by Michael Collins’s IRA squad on Bloody Sunday in 1920.
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C.
الحرام
"الحرام" هو فيلم دراما مصري شهير من إخراج هنري بركات وبطولة فاتن حمامة، يُعد من أبرز كلاسيكيات السينما العربية ويتناول قضايا الفقر والظلم الاجتماعي في الريف المصري.
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D.
Los Ilicitanos
Los Ilicitanos is the traditional nickname of Spanish football club Elche CF, referring to the people of the city of Elche (Elx) in the Valencian Community.
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E.
The Criminals
The Criminals is a punk rock band known for featuring guitarist Jason White, who later gained prominence with Green Day.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Crusader castle
ⓘ
castle ⓘ medieval fortress ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Crac des Chevaliers
ⓘ
linked to:
Krak des Chevaliers
Krak des Chevaliers ⓘ Qalʿat al-Ḥiṣn ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval military architecture ⓘ |
| builtInCentury | 11th century ⓘ |
| capturedBy |
Crusaders of the County of Tripoli
ⓘ
linked to:
Count of Tripoli
Raymond II of Tripoli ⓘ Sultan Baibars ⓘ
linked to:
Baibars
|
| captureYear |
1142
ⓘ
1271 ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Ayyubid dynasty
ⓘ
Crusaders ⓘ Knights Hospitaller ⓘ Mamluk Sultanate ⓘ |
| country | Syria ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
arrow slits and machicolations
ⓘ
chapel ⓘ cisterns ⓘ inner fortress (donjon) ⓘ outer defensive wall ⓘ stables ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Homs Governorate
ⓘ
western Syria ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Homs
ⓘ
Tripoli (Lebanon) ⓘ
linked to:
Tripoli
|
| locatedOn | spur of the Jabal an-Nusayriyah mountains ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Castle of the Kurds ⓘ |
| notableFor |
concentric defensive design
ⓘ
massive curtain walls and towers ⓘ state of preservation ⓘ |
| originalBuilders |
Emirate of Aleppo
ⓘ
linked to:
Mirdasid Emirate of Aleppo
|
| originalFunction | Kurdish garrison fortress ⓘ |
| overlooks | Homs Gap ⓘ |
| partOf | defensive network of the County of Tripoli ⓘ |
| periodOfSignificance | Crusades ⓘ |
| rebuiltInCentury |
12th century
ⓘ
13th century ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
one of the best-preserved Crusader castles in the world
ⓘ
one of the most important examples of Crusader military architecture ⓘ |
| region |
Levant
ⓘ
linked to:
Levant region
|
| UNESCOSiteCriteria |
(ii)
ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteId | 1229 ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteInscriptionYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteName | Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteType | Cultural ⓘ |
| usedAs |
major Crusader stronghold
ⓘ
military base controlling the Homs Gap ⓘ |
| usedBy | Knights Hospitaller ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hisn al-Akrad Description of subject: Hisn al-Akrad is a major medieval Crusader castle in western Syria, renowned as one of the best-preserved and most important examples of military architecture from the Crusades.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.