Fès-Meknès
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Fès-Meknès is an administrative region in north-central Morocco that includes the historic imperial cities of Fez and Meknès.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fès-Meknès canonical | 48 |
| Fez-Meknes | 5 |
| Fes-Meknes | 4 |
| Fès | 1 |
| Fès-Meknès region | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T667775 — 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: Fès-Meknès Context triple: [Fez, locatedInRegion, Fès-Meknès]
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A.
Meknes
Meknes is a historic imperial city in northern Morocco known for its grand gates, monumental architecture, and UNESCO-listed medina.
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B.
Marrakesh
Marrakesh is a historic and vibrant city in western Morocco, renowned for its bustling medina, iconic red sandstone architecture, and rich cultural heritage.
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C.
Rabat
Rabat is the capital city of Morocco, located on the Atlantic coast and known for its historic medina, coastal fortifications, and role as a political and administrative center.
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D.
Laayoune
Laayoune is the largest city and de facto administrative center of Western Sahara, located in the northwest of the disputed territory near the Atlantic coast.
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E.
Medina of Essaouira
The Medina of Essaouira is a historic fortified port city on Morocco’s Atlantic coast, renowned for its well-preserved 18th-century architecture, coastal ramparts, and blend of European and North African influences.
- 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: Fès-Meknès Target entity description: Fès-Meknès is an administrative region in north-central Morocco that includes the historic imperial cities of Fez and Meknès.
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A.
Meknes
Meknes is a historic imperial city in northern Morocco known for its grand gates, monumental architecture, and UNESCO-listed medina.
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B.
Marrakesh
Marrakesh is a historic and vibrant city in western Morocco, renowned for its bustling medina, iconic red sandstone architecture, and rich cultural heritage.
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C.
Rabat
Rabat is the capital city of Morocco, located on the Atlantic coast and known for its historic medina, coastal fortifications, and role as a political and administrative center.
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D.
Laayoune
Laayoune is the largest city and de facto administrative center of Western Sahara, located in the northwest of the disputed territory near the Atlantic coast.
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E.
Medina of Essaouira
The Medina of Essaouira is a historic fortified port city on Morocco’s Atlantic coast, renowned for its well-preserved 18th-century architecture, coastal ramparts, and blend of European and North African influences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative region
ⓘ
region of Morocco ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Béni Mellal-Khénifra
ⓘ
linked to:
Beni Mellal
Drâa-Tafilalet ⓘ Oriental ⓘ
linked to:
Oriental Region
Rabat-Salé-Kénitra ⓘ
linked to:
Rabat-Salé-Kénitra region
Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima ⓘ
linked to:
Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region
|
| capital | Fez ⓘ |
| contains |
Boulemane
ⓘ
El Hajeb ⓘ Fez ⓘ Ifrane ⓘ Meknès ⓘ
linked to:
Meknes
Moulay Yacoub ⓘ Sefrou ⓘ Taounate ⓘ Taza ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Morocco ⓘ |
| createdBy | 2015 Moroccan territorial reform ⓘ |
| hasClimate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
handicrafts ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasHigherElevationArea | Ifrane ⓘ |
| hasHistoricCity |
Fez
ⓘ
Meknès ⓘ
linked to:
Meknes
|
| hasMountainRange | Middle Atlas ⓘ |
| hasReligiousSite |
University of Al Quaraouiyine
ⓘ
linked to:
Al-Qarawiyyin University
|
| hasTransportInfrastructure |
Fez–Saïss Airport
ⓘ
railway connections to Oujda ⓘ railway connections to Rabat ⓘ |
| hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite |
Historic City of Meknes
ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Stables of Meknes
Medina of Fez ⓘ |
| hasUniversity | Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University ⓘ |
| includesImperialCity |
Fez
ⓘ
Meknès ⓘ
linked to:
Meknes
|
| knownFor |
Islamic architecture
ⓘ
historic medinas ⓘ imperial city of Meknès ⓘ traditional tanneries in Fez ⓘ |
| locatedIn | north-central Morocco ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
Amazigh
ⓘ
Arabic ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kingdom of Morocco
ⓘ
linked to:
Morocco
|
| subdivisionType | region ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC+1 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fès-Meknès Description of subject: Fès-Meknès is an administrative region in north-central Morocco that includes the historic imperial cities of Fez and Meknès.
Referenced by (59)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Fès-Meknès
subject linked to:
Ville Nouvelle
subject linked to:
northern Morocco
linked to: Fès-Meknès
linked to: Fès-Meknès
linked to: Fès-Meknès
linked to: Fès-Meknès
subject linked to:
UNESCO World Heritage Site component