Old City walls
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The Old City walls are the historic fortifications surrounding Jerusalem’s Old City, built in the 16th century by the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent and now a prominent religious and cultural landmark.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old City walls canonical | 6 |
| Old City ramparts | 1 |
| Old City ramparts promenade | 1 |
| Ottoman city walls | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4112044 — 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: Old City walls Context triple: [Herod's Gate, partOf, Old City walls]
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A.
Old City Moat and Walls
Old City Moat and Walls is the historic defensive fortification encircling Chiang Mai’s old town, notable for its preserved gates, brick ramparts, and surrounding water-filled moat.
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B.
Theodosian Walls
The Theodosian Walls are the massive late Roman and Byzantine defensive fortifications that protected Constantinople for over a millennium until its fall in 1453.
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C.
York city walls
The York city walls are a well-preserved series of medieval defensive fortifications encircling the historic center of York, England, and are among the longest and best-maintained city walls in the country.
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D.
Zaria City Walls
Zaria City Walls are historic defensive fortifications in Zaria, Nigeria, built by the Hausa kingdom to protect the ancient city and control access.
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E.
Peter and Paul Fortress
Peter and Paul Fortress is a historic citadel and birthplace of St. Petersburg, Russia, known for its baroque cathedral, former political prison, and role as a key military and cultural site.
- 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: Old City walls Target entity description: The Old City walls are the historic fortifications surrounding Jerusalem’s Old City, built in the 16th century by the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent and now a prominent religious and cultural landmark.
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A.
Old City Moat and Walls
Old City Moat and Walls is the historic defensive fortification encircling Chiang Mai’s old town, notable for its preserved gates, brick ramparts, and surrounding water-filled moat.
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B.
Theodosian Walls
The Theodosian Walls are the massive late Roman and Byzantine defensive fortifications that protected Constantinople for over a millennium until its fall in 1453.
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C.
York city walls
The York city walls are a well-preserved series of medieval defensive fortifications encircling the historic center of York, England, and are among the longest and best-maintained city walls in the country.
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D.
Zaria City Walls
Zaria City Walls are historic defensive fortifications in Zaria, Nigeria, built by the Hausa kingdom to protect the ancient city and control access.
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E.
Peter and Paul Fortress
Peter and Paul Fortress is a historic citadel and birthplace of St. Petersburg, Russia, known for its baroque cathedral, former political prison, and role as a key military and cultural site.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city wall
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fortification ⓘ historic monument ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Ottoman architecture ⓘ |
| builder | Suleiman the Magnificent ⓘ |
| builtBy | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1540s ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1530s ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 31.776°N 35.234°E ⓘ |
| country |
State of Israel
ⓘ
linked to:
Israel
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| culturalSignificance |
historic landscape feature
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religious landmark ⓘ symbol of Jerusalem ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Damascus Gate
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Dung Gate ⓘ Herod's Gate ⓘ Jaffa Gate ⓘ Lions' Gate ⓘ New Gate ⓘ Tower of David ⓘ Zion Gate ⓘ bastions ⓘ citadel of Jerusalem ⓘ
linked to:
Citadel of Jerusalem
moat remnants ⓘ ramparts ⓘ towers ⓘ |
| hasTouristActivity | ramparts walk ⓘ |
| height | up to about 12 meters ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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World Heritage Site "Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls" ⓘ |
| inception | 16th century ⓘ |
| length | approximately 4 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jerusalem
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Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| numberOfGates | 7 main open gates ⓘ |
| significantFor |
Christianity
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Islam ⓘ Judaism ⓘ |
| surrounds |
Al-Aqsa Mosque vicinity
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Church of the Holy Sepulchre vicinity ⓘ Temple Mount ⓘ |
| thickness | up to about 2.5 meters ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageInDangerSince | 1982 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1981 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
border demarcation
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city protection ⓘ defense ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Old City walls Description of subject: The Old City walls are the historic fortifications surrounding Jerusalem’s Old City, built in the 16th century by the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent and now a prominent religious and cultural landmark.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Old City walls
subject linked to:
Dung Gate of Jerusalem
linked to: Old City walls
subject linked to:
Safra Square (Jerusalem City Hall area)
linked to: Old City walls