Castron Mefa'a
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Castron Mefa'a is the ancient Roman-Byzantine fortified settlement and archaeological site in Jordan now known as Um er-Rasas, noted for its well-preserved mosaics and ruins.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Castron Mefa'a canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6951720 — 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: Castron Mefa'a Context triple: [Um er-Rasas, hasAlternativeName, Castron Mefa'a]
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A.
Morlupo
Morlupo is a small town in the Lazio region of central Italy, situated north of Rome in a historically rich rural area.
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B.
Forlani
Forlani is an Italian surname most notably associated with English actress Claire Forlani.
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C.
Mesoraca
Mesoraca is a town in the Calabria region of southern Italy, historically notable as the birthplace of Pope Zosimus.
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D.
Saffais
Saffais is a small commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department of northeastern France.
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E.
Faeto
Faeto is a small town in southern Italy known for its unique linguistic heritage, including the rare Franco-Provençal dialect Faetar.
- 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: Castron Mefa'a Target entity description: Castron Mefa'a is the ancient Roman-Byzantine fortified settlement and archaeological site in Jordan now known as Um er-Rasas, noted for its well-preserved mosaics and ruins.
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A.
Morlupo
Morlupo is a small town in the Lazio region of central Italy, situated north of Rome in a historically rich rural area.
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B.
Forlani
Forlani is an Italian surname most notably associated with English actress Claire Forlani.
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C.
Mesoraca
Mesoraca is a town in the Calabria region of southern Italy, historically notable as the birthplace of Pope Zosimus.
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D.
Saffais
Saffais is a small commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department of northeastern France.
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E.
Faeto
Faeto is a small town in southern Italy known for its unique linguistic heritage, including the rare Franco-Provençal dialect Faetar.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman-Byzantine site
ⓘ
ancient fortified settlement ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| country | Jordan ⓘ |
| excavated |
20th century
ⓘ
21st century ⓘ |
| hasArtStyle | Byzantine mosaic art ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
churches
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city walls ⓘ fortified camp ⓘ mosaic floors ⓘ stone buildings ⓘ towers ⓘ water cisterns ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod |
Byzantine period
ⓘ
Early Islamic period ⓘ Roman period ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Antiquity
|
| hasInscriptionType | mosaic inscriptions ⓘ |
| hasLanguageHistorical |
Greek
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Church of Saint Stephen
ⓘ
other Byzantine churches ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationAppliesTo | Um er-Rasas ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Byzantine churches
ⓘ
ruins of fortifications ⓘ well-preserved mosaics ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jordan
ⓘ
Um er-Rasas ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Madaba Governorate ⓘ |
| near | Madaba ⓘ |
| partOf |
Limes Arabicus
ⓘ
linked to:
Arabian limes
Um er-Rasas archaeological site ⓘ |
| region | central Jordan ⓘ |
| religionHistorical | Christianity ⓘ |
| timeOfUse |
3rd century CE
ⓘ
4th century CE ⓘ 5th century CE ⓘ 6th century CE ⓘ 7th century CE ⓘ 8th century CE ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(i)
ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 1093 ⓘ |
| usedAs |
military outpost
ⓘ
settlement ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Castron Mefa'a Description of subject: Castron Mefa'a is the ancient Roman-Byzantine fortified settlement and archaeological site in Jordan now known as Um er-Rasas, noted for its well-preserved mosaics and ruins.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.