Şamaxı
E1375616
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Şamaxı is a historic city in Azerbaijan that served as the political and cultural center of the medieval Shirvan region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Şamaxı canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19424716 — 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: Şamaxı Context triple: [Shirvan, hasCapital, Şamaxı]
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A.
Jabrayil
Jabrayil is a town in southwestern Azerbaijan that became a key strategic location and symbol of territorial gains during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.
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B.
Balakan
Balakan is a town and district center in northwestern Azerbaijan, near the border with Georgia and Russia, known for its mountainous landscapes and agricultural production.
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C.
Goychay
Goychay is a town in central Azerbaijan known today as the administrative center of the Goychay District and for its pomegranate cultivation and annual pomegranate festival.
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D.
Suşehri
Suşehri is a town and district in northeastern Turkey known for its location within Sivas Province and its surrounding mountainous landscape.
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E.
Yusufeli
Yusufeli is a small mountainous town and district in Artvin Province in northeastern Turkey, known for its rugged landscape and proximity to the Çoruh River.
- 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: Şamaxı Target entity description: Şamaxı is a historic city in Azerbaijan that served as the political and cultural center of the medieval Shirvan region.
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A.
Jabrayil
Jabrayil is a town in southwestern Azerbaijan that became a key strategic location and symbol of territorial gains during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.
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B.
Balakan
Balakan is a town and district center in northwestern Azerbaijan, near the border with Georgia and Russia, known for its mountainous landscapes and agricultural production.
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C.
Goychay
Goychay is a town in central Azerbaijan known today as the administrative center of the Goychay District and for its pomegranate cultivation and annual pomegranate festival.
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D.
Suşehri
Suşehri is a town and district in northeastern Turkey known for its location within Sivas Province and its surrounding mountainous landscape.
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E.
Yusufeli
Yusufeli is a small mountainous town and district in Artvin Province in northeastern Turkey, known for its rugged landscape and proximity to the Çoruh River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.