Mellaha Air Base
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Mellaha Air Base was a military airfield near Tripoli, Libya, that later became known as Wheelus Air Base under U.S. control.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mellaha Air Base canonical | 1 |
| Mellaha Airfield | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14980518 — 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: Mellaha Air Base Context triple: [Wheelus Air Base, formerName, Mellaha Air Base]
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A.
Blida Air Base
Blida Air Base is a major military airfield in Algeria that serves as a key operational hub for the Algerian Air Force.
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B.
Amarah Air Base
Amarah Air Base is a military airfield located near the city of Amarah in Iraq’s Maysan Governorate.
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C.
Masirah Air Base
Masirah Air Base is a Royal Air Force of Oman military airfield located on Masirah Island, strategically positioned off the coast of Oman for regional air operations.
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D.
Rissala Air Base
Rissala Air Base is a major Finnish Air Force installation located near Kuopio in eastern Finland, serving both military and co-located civilian air traffic operations.
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E.
Shayrat Airbase
Shayrat Airbase is a major Syrian military airfield in Homs Governorate, known for housing Syrian Arab Air Force units and for being the target of a 2017 U.S. missile strike.
- 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: Mellaha Air Base Target entity description: Mellaha Air Base was a military airfield near Tripoli, Libya, that later became known as Wheelus Air Base under U.S. control.
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A.
Blida Air Base
Blida Air Base is a major military airfield in Algeria that serves as a key operational hub for the Algerian Air Force.
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B.
Amarah Air Base
Amarah Air Base is a military airfield located near the city of Amarah in Iraq’s Maysan Governorate.
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C.
Masirah Air Base
Masirah Air Base is a Royal Air Force of Oman military airfield located on Masirah Island, strategically positioned off the coast of Oman for regional air operations.
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D.
Rissala Air Base
Rissala Air Base is a major Finnish Air Force installation located near Kuopio in eastern Finland, serving both military and co-located civilian air traffic operations.
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E.
Shayrat Airbase
Shayrat Airbase is a major Syrian military airfield in Homs Governorate, known for housing Syrian Arab Air Force units and for being the target of a 2017 U.S. missile strike.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mellaha Airfield