Ioannina (regional unit)

All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Ioannina regional unit	36
Ioannina (regional unit) canonical	1
Regional unit of Ioannina	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4379641 — 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: Ioannina (regional unit)
Context triple: [Grevena (regional unit), borders, Ioannina (regional unit)]

A. Municipality of Ioannina
The Municipality of Ioannina is the local government authority responsible for administering the city of Ioannina and its surrounding area in the Epirus region of northwestern Greece.
B. Grevena (regional unit)
Grevena is a mountainous regional unit in Western Macedonia, Greece, known for its forests, stone bridges, and traditional villages.
C. Kozani (regional unit)
Kozani is a regional unit in northern Greece known for its mountainous landscapes, energy production (especially lignite mining and power plants), and the city of Kozani as its administrative center.
D. Thessaloniki (regional unit)
Thessaloniki (regional unit) is an administrative division in northern Greece centered on the city of Thessaloniki, encompassing the surrounding metropolitan and rural areas.
E. Kavala regional unit
Kavala regional unit is an administrative division in northeastern Greece that encompasses the city of Kavala and its surrounding areas.
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: Ioannina (regional unit)
Target entity description: Ioannina (regional unit) is an administrative region in northwestern Greece, centered on the historic city of Ioannina and known for its mountainous landscapes and cultural heritage.

A. Municipality of Ioannina
The Municipality of Ioannina is the local government authority responsible for administering the city of Ioannina and its surrounding area in the Epirus region of northwestern Greece.
B. Grevena (regional unit)
Grevena is a mountainous regional unit in Western Macedonia, Greece, known for its forests, stone bridges, and traditional villages.
C. Kozani (regional unit)
Kozani is a regional unit in northern Greece known for its mountainous landscapes, energy production (especially lignite mining and power plants), and the city of Kozani as its administrative center.
D. Thessaloniki (regional unit)
Thessaloniki (regional unit) is an administrative division in northern Greece centered on the city of Thessaloniki, encompassing the surrounding metropolitan and rural areas.
E. Kavala regional unit
Kavala regional unit is an administrative division in northeastern Greece that encompasses the city of Kavala and its surrounding areas.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	regional unit of Greece ⓘ
administrativeCenter	Ioannina NERFINISHED ⓘ
borderedBy	Albania NERFINISHED ⓘ Arta (regional unit) NERFINISHED ⓘ Grevena (regional unit) NERFINISHED ⓘ Kastoria (regional unit) NERFINISHED ⓘ Kozani (regional unit) NERFINISHED ⓘ Preveza (regional unit) NERFINISHED ⓘ Thesprotia (regional unit) NERFINISHED ⓘ
capital	Ioannina NERFINISHED ⓘ
contains	Aoös River NERFINISHED ⓘ Arachthos River NERFINISHED ⓘ Dodoni (municipality) NERFINISHED ⓘ Dodoni archaeological site NERFINISHED ⓘ Ioannina (city) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ioannina Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Kentriko Zagori NERFINISHED ⓘ Konitsa (municipality) NERFINISHED ⓘ Konitsa (town) NERFINISHED ⓘ Metsovo (municipality) NERFINISHED ⓘ Metsovo (town) NERFINISHED ⓘ North Tzoumerka (municipality) NERFINISHED ⓘ Pamvotida (lake) NERFINISHED ⓘ Perama (Ioannina) NERFINISHED ⓘ Pindus Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Pogoni (municipality) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tzoumerka Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Vikos Gorge NERFINISHED ⓘ Zagori (municipality) NERFINISHED ⓘ Zitsa (municipality) NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Greece ⓘ
createdBy	Kallikratis administrative reform of 2011 NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	continental climate ⓘ mountainous terrain ⓘ rich cultural heritage ⓘ
hasHeritage	Byzantine monuments ⓘ Ottoman-era monuments ⓘ
knownFor	Dodoni oracle site NERFINISHED ⓘ Vikos–Aoös National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ historic city of Ioannina ⓘ traditional stone villages of Zagori ⓘ
languageUsed	Greek ⓘ
locatedIn	Epirus (region) NERFINISHED ⓘ northwestern Greece ⓘ
partOf	Epirus periphery ⓘ
replaced	Ioannina Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
subdivisionType	regional unit ⓘ
timeZone	Eastern European Summer Time ⓘ Eastern European Time ⓘ

How these facts were elicited