Battle of the Hotels
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The Battle of the Hotels was a major early urban battle in Beirut during the Lebanese Civil War, where rival militias fought for control of the city’s luxury hotel district overlooking strategic parts of the capital.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of the Hotels canonical | 4 |
| War of the Hotels | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1240938 — 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: Battle of the Hotels Context triple: [Lebanese Civil War, significantEvent, Battle of the Hotels]
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A.
Home Run Hotel
Home Run Hotel is a baseball-themed accommodation area within Disney's All-Star Sports Resort at Walt Disney World.
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B.
There's a Small Hotel
"There's a Small Hotel" is a popular show tune by composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist Lorenz Hart, introduced in the 1936 musical "On Your Toes" and later becoming a jazz and pop standard.
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C.
Battle of the Pockets
The Battle of the Pockets was a series of intense engagements during the early World War II fighting on Bataan in which U.S. and Filipino forces contained and destroyed Japanese penetrations in their defensive lines.
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D.
Hoops Hotel
Hoops Hotel is a basketball-themed accommodation area within Disney's All-Star Sports Resort at Walt Disney World.
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E.
The Big Ticket
The Big Ticket is the famous nickname of NBA Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett, known for his intense competitiveness and all-around dominance on the basketball court.
- 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: Battle of the Hotels Target entity description: The Battle of the Hotels was a major early urban battle in Beirut during the Lebanese Civil War, where rival militias fought for control of the city’s luxury hotel district overlooking strategic parts of the capital.
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A.
Home Run Hotel
Home Run Hotel is a baseball-themed accommodation area within Disney's All-Star Sports Resort at Walt Disney World.
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B.
There's a Small Hotel
"There's a Small Hotel" is a popular show tune by composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist Lorenz Hart, introduced in the 1936 musical "On Your Toes" and later becoming a jazz and pop standard.
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C.
Battle of the Pockets
The Battle of the Pockets was a series of intense engagements during the early World War II fighting on Bataan in which U.S. and Filipino forces contained and destroyed Japanese penetrations in their defensive lines.
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D.
Hoops Hotel
Hoops Hotel is a basketball-themed accommodation area within Disney's All-Star Sports Resort at Walt Disney World.
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E.
The Big Ticket
The Big Ticket is the famous nickname of NBA Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett, known for his intense competitiveness and all-around dominance on the basketball court.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
urban battle ⓘ |
| aftermath | hotel district remained largely ruined for years ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hotel front
ⓘ
War of the Hotels ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of the Hotels
|
| belligerent |
Al-Mourabitoun militia
ⓘ
linked to:
Mourabitoun militia
As-Sa'iqa militia ⓘ Lebanese Front militias ⓘ
linked to:
Lebanese Forces
Lebanese National Movement militias ⓘ
linked to:
Lebanese Front
Palestine Liberation Organization factions ⓘ Phalange Party militia ⓘ |
| casualties | hundreds killed and wounded ⓘ |
| characteristic |
close-quarters combat inside high-rise buildings
ⓘ
intense sniper warfare ⓘ use of heavy weapons in urban environment ⓘ |
| city | Beirut ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Lebanese Civil War ⓘ |
| conflictType | sectarian and political urban warfare ⓘ |
| country | Lebanon ⓘ |
| damage |
severe damage to Holiday Inn Beirut
ⓘ
severe damage to Phoenicia Hotel ⓘ |
| endDate | 1976-03 ⓘ |
| era | Cold War period ⓘ |
| frontName | Hotel front ⓘ |
| involvedBuilding |
Excelsior Hotel
ⓘ
Holiday Inn Beirut ⓘ Palm Beach Hotel ⓘ Phoenicia Hotel ⓘ St Georges Hotel ⓘ Summerland Hotel ⓘ |
| location |
Beirut
ⓘ
Lebanon ⓘ |
| partOf | Lebanese Civil War ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of the Quarantine
ⓘ
Black Saturday (Lebanese Civil War) ⓘ
linked to:
Black Saturday (Lebanon)
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| result |
heavy destruction of hotel district
ⓘ
stalemate ⓘ |
| significance |
helped define front lines between East and West Beirut
ⓘ
one of the first major battles of the Lebanese Civil War ⓘ symbol of destruction of pre-war Beirut luxury district ⓘ |
| startDate | 1975-10 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
control of Beirut hotel district
ⓘ
control of Green Line between East and West Beirut ⓘ control of approaches to Beirut port ⓘ control of high-rise buildings overlooking Beirut ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1975
ⓘ
1976 ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn |
Ain Mreisseh district
ⓘ
Beirut Central District ⓘ
linked to:
Beirut Souks
|
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Input
Subject: Battle of the Hotels Description of subject: The Battle of the Hotels was a major early urban battle in Beirut during the Lebanese Civil War, where rival militias fought for control of the city’s luxury hotel district overlooking strategic parts of the capital.
Referenced by (5)
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linked to: Battle of the Hotels