Um er-Rasas
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Um er-Rasas is an archaeological site in central Jordan renowned for its extensive Roman, Byzantine, and early Islamic ruins, including well-preserved mosaic floors and church complexes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Um er-Rasas canonical | 13 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1401382 — 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: Um er-Rasas Context triple: [Kingdom of Jordan, UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteWithin, Um er-Rasas]
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A.
Bir el Gubi
Bir el Gubi was a strategically important desert battlefield in Libya during World War II, known for significant clashes between British Commonwealth and Italian-German forces.
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B.
Amud el-Sawari
Amud el-Sawari is a monumental Roman triumphal column in Alexandria, Egypt, commonly known in English as Pompey’s Pillar and noted as one of the largest ancient monolithic columns ever erected.
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C.
Los Arabos
Los Arabos is a municipality in western Cuba known for its agricultural activities within Matanzas Province.
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D.
Kom El Shoqafa
Kom El Shoqafa is an ancient multi-level necropolis in Alexandria, Egypt, renowned for its unique blend of Egyptian, Greek, and Roman architectural and artistic styles.
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E.
Ain El Mreisseh
Ain El Mreisseh is a coastal neighborhood in Beirut, Lebanon, known for its seaside promenade, hotels, and proximity to the city’s central districts.
- 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: Um er-Rasas Target entity description: Um er-Rasas is an archaeological site in central Jordan renowned for its extensive Roman, Byzantine, and early Islamic ruins, including well-preserved mosaic floors and church complexes.
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A.
Bir el Gubi
Bir el Gubi was a strategically important desert battlefield in Libya during World War II, known for significant clashes between British Commonwealth and Italian-German forces.
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B.
Amud el-Sawari
Amud el-Sawari is a monumental Roman triumphal column in Alexandria, Egypt, commonly known in English as Pompey’s Pillar and noted as one of the largest ancient monolithic columns ever erected.
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C.
Los Arabos
Los Arabos is a municipality in western Cuba known for its agricultural activities within Matanzas Province.
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D.
Kom El Shoqafa
Kom El Shoqafa is an ancient multi-level necropolis in Alexandria, Egypt, renowned for its unique blend of Egyptian, Greek, and Roman architectural and artistic styles.
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E.
Ain El Mreisseh
Ain El Mreisseh is a coastal neighborhood in Beirut, Lebanon, known for its seaside promenade, hotels, and proximity to the city’s central districts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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archaeological site ⓘ |
| archaeologicalExcavationStart | 1960s ⓘ |
| country | Jordan ⓘ |
| distanceFrom |
about 30 km southeast of Madaba
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about 60 km south of Amman ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Italian archaeological missions
ⓘ
Jordanian Department of Antiquities ⓘ
linked to:
Department of Antiquities of Jordan
|
| hasAlternativeName |
Castron Mefa'a
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Kastron Mefaa ⓘ Umm ar-Rasas ⓘ |
| hasCoordinates | approx. 31.500°N 35.917°E ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Roman military camp
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cemeteries ⓘ church complexes ⓘ city walls ⓘ fortified castrum ⓘ mosaic floors ⓘ stone houses ⓘ tower used by stylite monks ⓘ water cisterns ⓘ |
| hasNotableMosaic |
floral mosaic motifs
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geometric mosaic patterns ⓘ mosaic depicting cities of the region ⓘ mosaic floor of the Church of Saint Stephen ⓘ |
| hasNotableStructure |
Church of Bishop Sergius
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Church of Saint Stephen ⓘ Church of the Baptism of Christ ⓘ Church of the Lions ⓘ Church of the Palm Tree ⓘ Church of the Priest Wa'il ⓘ Church of the Rivers ⓘ tower east of the site ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage |
Arabic
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Madaba Governorate
ⓘ
central Jordan ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| partOf | Limes Arabicus frontier zone ⓘ |
| period |
Byzantine period
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Roman period ⓘ early Islamic period ⓘ |
| recognizedFor |
concentration of churches
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extensive ruins from Roman, Byzantine, and early Islamic periods ⓘ well-preserved mosaic floors ⓘ |
| region | Transjordan ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
early Islam ⓘ |
| UNESCOCriterion |
(i)
ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteCategory | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 1093 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Um er-Rasas Description of subject: Um er-Rasas is an archaeological site in central Jordan renowned for its extensive Roman, Byzantine, and early Islamic ruins, including well-preserved mosaic floors and church complexes.
Referenced by (13)
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