Bena village
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Bena village is a traditional Ngada settlement in Flores, Indonesia, renowned for its well-preserved megalithic structures, ancestral houses, and living indigenous culture.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bena village canonical | 4 |
| Bena traditional village | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7533252 — 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: Bena village Context triple: [Ngada people, haveCulturalHeritageSite, Bena village]
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A.
Basta village
Basta village is a modern settlement located near the archaeological site of Tell Basta in Egypt.
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B.
Tahkuna village
Tahkuna village is a small coastal settlement in northern Hiiumaa, Estonia, known for its proximity to the Tahkuna Lighthouse and surrounding natural landscapes.
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C.
Anuta village
Anuta village is the sole small settlement on the remote Polynesian outlier island of Anuta in the Solomon Islands, home to a tightly knit community with a rich traditional seafaring and subsistence culture.
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D.
Antereen village
Antereen village is the main settlement and administrative center of Banaba Island in the Pacific Ocean nation of Kiribati.
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E.
Sutrio village
Sutrio village is a small Alpine settlement in Italy’s Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, known as a traditional starting point for cycling ascents of Monte Zoncolan.
- 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: Bena village Target entity description: Bena village is a traditional Ngada settlement in Flores, Indonesia, renowned for its well-preserved megalithic structures, ancestral houses, and living indigenous culture.
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A.
Basta village
Basta village is a modern settlement located near the archaeological site of Tell Basta in Egypt.
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B.
Tahkuna village
Tahkuna village is a small coastal settlement in northern Hiiumaa, Estonia, known for its proximity to the Tahkuna Lighthouse and surrounding natural landscapes.
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C.
Anuta village
Anuta village is the sole small settlement on the remote Polynesian outlier island of Anuta in the Solomon Islands, home to a tightly knit community with a rich traditional seafaring and subsistence culture.
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D.
Antereen village
Antereen village is the main settlement and administrative center of Banaba Island in the Pacific Ocean nation of Kiribati.
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E.
Sutrio village
Sutrio village is a small Alpine settlement in Italy’s Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, known as a traditional starting point for cycling ascents of Monte Zoncolan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
tourist attraction
ⓘ
traditional village ⓘ |
| accessFrom | Bajawa ⓘ |
| architectureStyle | Ngada traditional architecture ⓘ |
| buildingMaterial |
bamboo
ⓘ
wood ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
ritual ceremonies on megaliths ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Central Flores ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important example of megalithic tradition in Indonesia
ⓘ
represents continuity of Ngada ancestral customs ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Ngada people ⓘ |
| governedBy | village elders and customary leaders ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ancestral shrines
ⓘ
clan-based house clusters ⓘ megalithic courtyard ⓘ stone monuments ⓘ traditional thatched-roof houses ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | Inerie volcano ⓘ |
| heritageProtection | subject to customary law protections ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | recognized as a traditional village by Indonesian authorities ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ancestral houses
ⓘ
living indigenous culture ⓘ ritual spaces ⓘ stone altars and menhirs ⓘ traditional architecture ⓘ well-preserved megalithic structures ⓘ |
| language |
Indonesian
ⓘ
Ngada language ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Nusa Tenggara
ⓘ
Flores ⓘ Ngada Regency ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
island of Flores
ⓘ
linked to:
Flores
|
| orientation | houses arranged around central ceremonial space ⓘ |
| partOf | Ngada traditional cultural landscape ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | predominantly indigenous Ngada families ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | well-preserved traditional settlement ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
subsistence agriculture
ⓘ
tourism-related handicrafts ⓘ |
| religion | predominantly Catholic with strong ancestral traditions ⓘ |
| roofMaterial | thatched grass ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ |
| visitorActivity |
guided village tours
ⓘ
observation of traditional rituals (when permitted) ⓘ purchase of local handicrafts ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bena village Description of subject: Bena village is a traditional Ngada settlement in Flores, Indonesia, renowned for its well-preserved megalithic structures, ancestral houses, and living indigenous culture.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Bena village
linked to: Bena village
linked to: Bena village