Khirbet Qanah
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Khirbet Qanah is an archaeological site in northern Israel often identified by some scholars with the New Testament village of Cana.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Khirbet Kana | 1 |
| Khirbet Qanah canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13728822 — 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: Khirbet Qanah Context triple: [Khirbet Qana, hasAlternativeName, Khirbet Qanah]
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A.
Khirbet Khizeh
Khirbet Khizeh is a landmark Israeli novella by S. Yizhar that critically depicts the expulsion of Palestinian villagers during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
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B.
Khirbet al-Mudayna
Khirbet al-Mudayna is an archaeological site in the southern Levant known for its ancient fortifications and inscriptions that shed light on regional cultures and languages.
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C.
Tel Maresha
Tel Maresha is an archaeological mound in central Israel identified with the ancient city of Maresha, notable for its extensive underground cave systems and remains from the Hellenistic and Roman periods.
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D.
Khirbat al-Mafjar
Khirbat al-Mafjar is an early Islamic desert palace complex near Jericho, renowned for its richly decorated Umayyad architecture, mosaics, and stucco carvings.
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E.
Tel Yarmuth
Tel Yarmuth is an important Bronze Age archaeological mound in central Israel, identified with the ancient Canaanite city of Yarmuth and known for its massive fortifications and palace complex.
- 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: Khirbet Qanah Target entity description: Khirbet Qanah is an archaeological site in northern Israel often identified by some scholars with the New Testament village of Cana.
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A.
Khirbet Khizeh
Khirbet Khizeh is a landmark Israeli novella by S. Yizhar that critically depicts the expulsion of Palestinian villagers during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
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B.
Khirbet al-Mudayna
Khirbet al-Mudayna is an archaeological site in the southern Levant known for its ancient fortifications and inscriptions that shed light on regional cultures and languages.
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C.
Tel Maresha
Tel Maresha is an archaeological mound in central Israel identified with the ancient city of Maresha, notable for its extensive underground cave systems and remains from the Hellenistic and Roman periods.
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D.
Khirbat al-Mafjar
Khirbat al-Mafjar is an early Islamic desert palace complex near Jericho, renowned for its richly decorated Umayyad architecture, mosaics, and stucco carvings.
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E.
Tel Yarmuth
Tel Yarmuth is an important Bronze Age archaeological mound in central Israel, identified with the ancient Canaanite city of Yarmuth and known for its massive fortifications and palace complex.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Khirbet Qana (alternative scholarly identification)
subject linked to:
Khirbet Qana (alternative scholarly identification)
linked to: Khirbet Qanah