Qalʿat al-Ḥiṣn
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Qalʿat al-Ḥiṣn is the Arabic name for Krak des Chevaliers, a famed medieval Crusader castle and UNESCO World Heritage Site in western Syria.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Qalʿat al-Ḥiṣn canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3028439 — 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: Qalʿat al-Ḥiṣn Context triple: [Krak des Chevaliers, hasArabicName, Qalʿat al-Ḥiṣn]
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A.
Qalʿat Hammad
Qalʿat Hammad is a historic fortified city and former capital of the Hammadid dynasty in present-day Algeria, renowned for its medieval Islamic architecture and UNESCO World Heritage status.
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B.
Qalʿat Sherqat
Qalʿat Sherqat is the modern archaeological site in northern Iraq that preserves the ruins of the ancient Assyrian city of Ashur, a former capital and major religious center of the Assyrian Empire.
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C.
Khirbat al-Mafjar
Khirbat al-Mafjar is an early Islamic desert palace complex near Jericho, renowned for its richly decorated Umayyad architecture, mosaics, and stucco carvings.
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D.
Masmak Fortress
Masmak Fortress is a historic 19th-century mud-brick citadel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, famed as the site where King Abdulaziz captured the city and began unifying the kingdom.
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E.
Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi
Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi is an early 8th-century Umayyad desert palace complex in present-day Syria, notable for its fortified architecture and role as a rural administrative and hunting estate.
- 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: Qalʿat al-Ḥiṣn Target entity description: Qalʿat al-Ḥiṣn is the Arabic name for Krak des Chevaliers, a famed medieval Crusader castle and UNESCO World Heritage Site in western Syria.
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A.
Qalʿat Hammad
Qalʿat Hammad is a historic fortified city and former capital of the Hammadid dynasty in present-day Algeria, renowned for its medieval Islamic architecture and UNESCO World Heritage status.
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B.
Qalʿat Sherqat
Qalʿat Sherqat is the modern archaeological site in northern Iraq that preserves the ruins of the ancient Assyrian city of Ashur, a former capital and major religious center of the Assyrian Empire.
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C.
Khirbat al-Mafjar
Khirbat al-Mafjar is an early Islamic desert palace complex near Jericho, renowned for its richly decorated Umayyad architecture, mosaics, and stucco carvings.
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D.
Masmak Fortress
Masmak Fortress is a historic 19th-century mud-brick citadel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, famed as the site where King Abdulaziz captured the city and began unifying the kingdom.
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E.
Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi
Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi is an early 8th-century Umayyad desert palace complex in present-day Syria, notable for its fortified architecture and role as a rural administrative and hunting estate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Crusader castle
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UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ fortress ⓘ medieval castle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Crac des Chevaliers
ⓘ
linked to:
Krak des Chevaliers
Hisn al-Akrad ⓘ Krak des Chevaliers ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Crusader military architecture ⓘ |
| builtFor | Knights Hospitaller ⓘ |
| capturedBy |
Sultan Baibars
ⓘ
linked to:
Baibars
|
| capturedInYear | 1271 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 11th century ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Ayyubid dynasty
ⓘ
Crusaders ⓘ Knights Hospitaller ⓘ Mamluk Sultanate ⓘ |
| country | Syria ⓘ |
| elevation | about 650 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| feature |
chapel
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cisterns ⓘ concentric fortification ⓘ inner ward ⓘ massive curtain walls ⓘ moat ⓘ outer ward ⓘ stables ⓘ towers ⓘ |
| heritageCriteria |
UNESCO cultural criteria (ii)
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UNESCO cultural criteria (iv) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 2006 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Homs Governorate
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western Syria ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
border with Lebanon
ⓘ
city of Homs ⓘ
linked to:
Homs
|
| majorReconstruction |
12th century
ⓘ
13th century ⓘ |
| partOf | World Heritage Site "Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din" ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
masterpiece of medieval military architecture
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one of the best-preserved Crusader castles in the world ⓘ |
| region |
Levant
ⓘ
linked to:
Levant region
|
| strategicRole |
controlled Homs Gap
ⓘ
guarded route between coast and interior of Syria ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteName | Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 1229 ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Ayyubid–Crusader conflicts
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Crusades ⓘ Mamluk period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Qalʿat al-Ḥiṣn Description of subject: Qalʿat al-Ḥiṣn is the Arabic name for Krak des Chevaliers, a famed medieval Crusader castle and UNESCO World Heritage Site in western Syria.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.