Idlib city (de facto)
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Idlib city (de facto) is a major urban center in northwestern Syria that serves as the administrative and political hub of the last large opposition-held enclave in the country.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Idlib city (de facto) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20446962 — 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: Idlib city (de facto) Context triple: [Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, headquartersLocation, Idlib city (de facto)]
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A.
Idlib Governorate
Idlib Governorate is a province in northwestern Syria that has been a major stronghold and battleground for opposition forces during the Syrian civil war.
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B.
Raqqa
Raqqa is a city in northern Syria that became widely known as the de facto capital of the Islamic State (ISIS) during its control from 2014 to 2017.
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C.
Raqqa Governorate
Raqqa Governorate is an administrative region in northern Syria centered on the city of Raqqa, known for its location along the Euphrates River and its recent prominence in the Syrian conflict.
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D.
Khan Shaykhun
Khan Shaykhun is a town in northwestern Syria that gained international attention during the Syrian civil war, particularly after a widely reported chemical attack in 2017.
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E.
Homs
Homs is one of Syria’s largest and oldest cities, historically a major commercial and industrial center located in the western part of the country.
- 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: Idlib city (de facto) Target entity description: Idlib city (de facto) is a major urban center in northwestern Syria that serves as the administrative and political hub of the last large opposition-held enclave in the country.
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A.
Idlib Governorate
Idlib Governorate is a province in northwestern Syria that has been a major stronghold and battleground for opposition forces during the Syrian civil war.
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B.
Raqqa
Raqqa is a city in northern Syria that became widely known as the de facto capital of the Islamic State (ISIS) during its control from 2014 to 2017.
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C.
Raqqa Governorate
Raqqa Governorate is an administrative region in northern Syria centered on the city of Raqqa, known for its location along the Euphrates River and its recent prominence in the Syrian conflict.
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D.
Khan Shaykhun
Khan Shaykhun is a town in northwestern Syria that gained international attention during the Syrian civil war, particularly after a widely reported chemical attack in 2017.
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E.
Homs
Homs is one of Syria’s largest and oldest cities, historically a major commercial and industrial center located in the western part of the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.