Kilwa Masoko
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Kilwa Masoko is a coastal town in southeastern Tanzania known as a local hub for fishing, trade, and access to the historic Kilwa Kisiwani ruins.
All labels observed (1)
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| Kilwa Masoko canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14590964 — 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: Kilwa Masoko Context triple: [Kilwa District, administrativeCentre, Kilwa Masoko]
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Kilwa Kisiwani
Kilwa Kisiwani is a historic Swahili coastal city-state in present-day Tanzania that flourished as a powerful center of Indian Ocean trade between Africa, Arabia, and Asia from the medieval period onward.
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B.
Songo Mnara
Songo Mnara is a historic Swahili coastal town in Tanzania known for its well-preserved stone ruins and significance as a medieval Indian Ocean trading center.
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C.
Great Mosque of Kilwa
The Great Mosque of Kilwa is a historic congregational mosque on the Swahili Coast of Tanzania, renowned as one of the oldest and most important Islamic architectural sites in East Africa.
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D.
Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara
The Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara are a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Tanzania comprising the remains of powerful medieval Swahili trading cities that once dominated commerce along the East African coast.
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E.
Sofala
Sofala is a historic coastal city in present-day Mozambique that served as a key Swahili and Indian Ocean trading port, especially for gold, from the medieval period onward.
- 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: Kilwa Masoko Target entity description: Kilwa Masoko is a coastal town in southeastern Tanzania known as a local hub for fishing, trade, and access to the historic Kilwa Kisiwani ruins.
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A.
Kilwa Kisiwani
Kilwa Kisiwani is a historic Swahili coastal city-state in present-day Tanzania that flourished as a powerful center of Indian Ocean trade between Africa, Arabia, and Asia from the medieval period onward.
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B.
Songo Mnara
Songo Mnara is a historic Swahili coastal town in Tanzania known for its well-preserved stone ruins and significance as a medieval Indian Ocean trading center.
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C.
Great Mosque of Kilwa
The Great Mosque of Kilwa is a historic congregational mosque on the Swahili Coast of Tanzania, renowned as one of the oldest and most important Islamic architectural sites in East Africa.
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D.
Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara
The Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara are a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Tanzania comprising the remains of powerful medieval Swahili trading cities that once dominated commerce along the East African coast.
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E.
Sofala
Sofala is a historic coastal city in present-day Mozambique that served as a key Swahili and Indian Ocean trading port, especially for gold, from the medieval period onward.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.