Astara, Azerbaijan
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Astara, Azerbaijan is a coastal town and important border crossing point in southeastern Azerbaijan, situated on the Caspian Sea near the frontier with Iran.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Astara | 7 |
| Astara, Azerbaijan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21144886 — 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: Astara, Azerbaijan Context triple: [Iran–Azerbaijan border, borderSettlementOnAzerbaijanSide, Astara, Azerbaijan]
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A.
Astara
Astara is a coastal city in northern Iran near the border with Azerbaijan, known as an important trade and transit hub on the Caspian Sea.
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B.
Baku
Baku is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, known for its rich blend of Islamic heritage and modern architecture on the shores of the Caspian Sea.
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C.
Akçaabat
Akçaabat is a coastal town and district in Turkey’s Trabzon Province on the Black Sea, known for its historic architecture and distinctive local cuisine.
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D.
Ashgabat
Ashgabat is the largest city and political, economic, and cultural center of Turkmenistan, known for its grand marble architecture and monumental cityscape.
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E.
Shamkir
Shamkir is a town in western Azerbaijan known as a regional center with historical significance and a growing agricultural and industrial economy.
- 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: Astara, Azerbaijan Target entity description: Astara, Azerbaijan is a coastal town and important border crossing point in southeastern Azerbaijan, situated on the Caspian Sea near the frontier with Iran.
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A.
Astara
Astara is a coastal city in northern Iran near the border with Azerbaijan, known as an important trade and transit hub on the Caspian Sea.
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B.
Baku
Baku is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, known for its rich blend of Islamic heritage and modern architecture on the shores of the Caspian Sea.
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C.
Akçaabat
Akçaabat is a coastal town and district in Turkey’s Trabzon Province on the Black Sea, known for its historic architecture and distinctive local cuisine.
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D.
Ashgabat
Ashgabat is the largest city and political, economic, and cultural center of Turkmenistan, known for its grand marble architecture and monumental cityscape.
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E.
Shamkir
Shamkir is a town in western Azerbaijan known as a regional center with historical significance and a growing agricultural and industrial economy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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