Hisarlik
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Hisarlik is an archaeological mound in northwestern Turkey widely identified as the site of ancient Troy, extensively excavated by Heinrich Schliemann.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hisarlik canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1705785 — 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: Hisarlik Context triple: [Heinrich Schliemann, workLocation, Hisarlik]
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A.
Hansaray
Hansaray is a historic Crimean Tatar palace complex in Bakhchisarai that served as the residence of the Crimean Khans and a major cultural and political center.
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B.
Narikala Fortress
Narikala Fortress is an ancient hilltop fortification overlooking Tbilisi, Georgia, known as one of the city’s most iconic historical landmarks.
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C.
Hamra
Hamra is a vibrant, cosmopolitan neighborhood in Beirut, Lebanon, known for its bustling commercial streets, cafes, and cultural life.
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D.
Hatra
Hatra is an ancient fortified city in northern Iraq, renowned for its well-preserved blend of Hellenistic and Parthian architecture and its role as a major religious and trading center in the early centuries CE.
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E.
Damrak
Damrak is a central street and canal in Amsterdam that runs from Amsterdam Centraal Station toward Dam Square, forming one of the city’s main tourist and commercial arteries.
- 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: Hisarlik Target entity description: Hisarlik is an archaeological mound in northwestern Turkey widely identified as the site of ancient Troy, extensively excavated by Heinrich Schliemann.
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A.
Hansaray
Hansaray is a historic Crimean Tatar palace complex in Bakhchisarai that served as the residence of the Crimean Khans and a major cultural and political center.
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B.
Narikala Fortress
Narikala Fortress is an ancient hilltop fortification overlooking Tbilisi, Georgia, known as one of the city’s most iconic historical landmarks.
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C.
Hamra
Hamra is a vibrant, cosmopolitan neighborhood in Beirut, Lebanon, known for its bustling commercial streets, cafes, and cultural life.
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D.
Hatra
Hatra is an ancient fortified city in northern Iraq, renowned for its well-preserved blend of Hellenistic and Parthian architecture and its role as a major religious and trading center in the early centuries CE.
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E.
Damrak
Damrak is a central street and canal in Amsterdam that runs from Amsterdam Centraal Station toward Dam Square, forming one of the city’s main tourist and commercial arteries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
mound ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision |
Çanakkale District
ⓘ
linked to:
Çanakkale Province
|
| associatedWith |
ancient city of Troy
ⓘ
linked to:
Troy, ancient city
|
| coordinateLatitude | 39.957 ⓘ |
| coordinateLongitude | 26.238 ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| culturalAssociation |
Homeric epics
ⓘ
Iliad ⓘ
linked to:
Homer's Iliad
Odyssey ⓘ
linked to:
Homer's Odyssey
|
| excavatedBy |
Carl Blegen
ⓘ
Heinrich Schliemann ⓘ Manfred Korfmann NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilhelm Dörpfeld ⓘ |
| excavationMethod | stratigraphic excavation ⓘ |
| excavationStartDate | 1870 ⓘ |
| excavationStatus | partially excavated ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalLayer |
Troy I
ⓘ
Troy II ⓘ Troy III ⓘ Troy IV ⓘ
linked to:
Troy
Troy IX ⓘ Troy V ⓘ
linked to:
Troy
Troy VI ⓘ Troy VII ⓘ
linked to:
Troy VIIa
Troy VIII ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphy | nine major settlement levels ⓘ |
| hasTourismType | cultural tourism ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Archaeological Site of Troy ⓘ |
| identifiedAs | site of ancient Troy ⓘ |
| knownFor | multi-layered Bronze Age and Iron Age settlement ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
northwestern Turkey
ⓘ
Çanakkale Province ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Aegean Sea
ⓘ
Dardanelles ⓘ |
| locatedOn | hill overlooking the Scamander plain ⓘ |
| modernNameLanguage | Turkish ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | “place of the fortress” in Turkish ⓘ |
| nearSettlement | Tevfikiye ⓘ |
| notableDiscoveryAt | Schliemann’s so-called “Priam’s Treasure” ⓘ |
| partOf |
Archaeological Site of Troy (UNESCO)
ⓘ
linked to:
Archaeological Site of Troy
Republic of Turkey ⓘ
linked to:
Turkey
|
| period |
Bronze Age
ⓘ
Iron Age ⓘ |
| protectedAs | archaeological conservation area ⓘ |
| region | Troad ⓘ |
| researchField |
Aegean prehistory
ⓘ
classical archaeology ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hisarlik Description of subject: Hisarlik is an archaeological mound in northwestern Turkey widely identified as the site of ancient Troy, extensively excavated by Heinrich Schliemann.
Referenced by (4)
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