Shisr
E946481
Shisr is an archaeological village site in Oman, often associated with the fabled lost city of Ubar and located in the Dhofar region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shisr canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11786983 — 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: Shisr Context triple: [Dhofar, containsSite, Shisr]
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A.
Sa'ir
Sa'ir is a Palestinian town located in the southern West Bank, northeast of Hebron.
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B.
Shiri
Shiri is a feminine given name most notably borne by American actress Shiri Appleby.
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C.
Shimsha
Shimsha is a river in southern India that flows through Karnataka and is known for its waterfalls and contribution to the Kaveri river system.
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D.
Shenir
Shenir is an alternate name for the Sinyar language, a Nilo-Saharan language spoken by the Sinyar people of western Sudan and eastern Chad.
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E.
Ishbak
Ishbak is a lesser-known son of the biblical patriarch Abraham, mentioned among the children he had later in life.
- 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: Shisr Target entity description: Shisr is an archaeological village site in Oman, often associated with the fabled lost city of Ubar and located in the Dhofar region.
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A.
Sa'ir
Sa'ir is a Palestinian town located in the southern West Bank, northeast of Hebron.
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B.
Shiri
Shiri is a feminine given name most notably borne by American actress Shiri Appleby.
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C.
Shimsha
Shimsha is a river in southern India that flows through Karnataka and is known for its waterfalls and contribution to the Kaveri river system.
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D.
Shenir
Shenir is an alternate name for the Sinyar language, a Nilo-Saharan language spoken by the Sinyar people of western Sudan and eastern Chad.
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E.
Ishbak
Ishbak is a lesser-known son of the biblical patriarch Abraham, mentioned among the children he had later in life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
village ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Iram of the Pillars
ⓘ
linked to:
Iram
Ubar ⓘ |
| climate | arid ⓘ |
| country | Oman ⓘ |
| discoveryHighlight | identified via satellite imagery in the early 1990s ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Jurgen Schreiber
ⓘ
Nicholas Clapp ⓘ Omani Department of Antiquities ⓘ
linked to:
Omani Ministry of Heritage and Tourism
|
| governedBy |
Sultanate of Oman
ⓘ
linked to:
Oman
|
| hasArchaeologicalFeature |
ancient well
ⓘ
fortified settlement remains ⓘ stone foundations ⓘ tower structures ⓘ |
| hasStructureType |
fort
ⓘ
watchtowers ⓘ water management installations ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| historicalRole | stop on ancient frankincense trade routes ⓘ |
| interpretation |
considered by other scholars as only one of several caravan waystations
ⓘ
considered by some scholars as the site of Ubar ⓘ |
| knownFor |
association with the fabled lost city of Ubar
ⓘ
frankincense trade archaeology ⓘ |
| linkedMyth | Quranic story of Iram ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dhofar Governorate
ⓘ
linked to:
Dhofar
southern Oman ⓘ
linked to:
Dhofar
|
| locatedInOrNear |
Rub al Khali desert
ⓘ
linked to:
Rub al Khali
|
| materialCulture |
architectural stone blocks
ⓘ
pottery sherds ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
| modernUse |
heritage education site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Salalah ⓘ |
| partOf |
Land of Frankincense World Heritage Site
ⓘ
linked to:
Land of Frankincense sites
ancient frankincense-producing region of Dhofar ⓘ |
| regionType | desert oasis ⓘ |
| religionHistorical | pre-Islamic Arabian religious practices (inferred) ⓘ |
| researchMethodUsed |
ground archaeological excavation
ⓘ
satellite remote sensing ⓘ |
| terrain | sandy desert ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Late Iron Age occupation
ⓘ
early Islamic period occupation ⓘ |
| transportRoleHistorical | caravan crossroads ⓘ |
| UNESCOListingYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| visitedFor |
archaeological tourism
ⓘ
desert excursions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shisr Description of subject: Shisr is an archaeological village site in Oman, often associated with the fabled lost city of Ubar and located in the Dhofar region.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.