Maracanda
E1141517
UNEXPLORED
Maracanda was the ancient city in Sogdiana, best known as the site of modern Samarkand and a key stronghold encountered by Alexander the Great during his Central Asian conquests.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maracanda canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15181963 — 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: Maracanda Context triple: [Central Asian campaign, hasLocation, Maracanda]
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A.
Ciudad Darío
Ciudad Darío is a Nicaraguan town best known as the birthplace of the influential modernist poet Rubén Darío.
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B.
Chacraraju
Chacraraju is a steep, technically challenging mountain in Peru's Cordillera Blanca range, renowned among alpinists for its difficult ice and mixed climbing routes.
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C.
Uruca
Uruca is a district of San José, Costa Rica, known as an important industrial and commercial area within the capital.
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D.
City of Arica
The City of Arica is a major coastal urban center in northern Chile, known for its strategic location near the Peruvian border and its role as a key Pacific port.
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E.
Caranavi
Caranavi is a Bolivian town known as a key coffee-growing and agricultural hub in the Yungas region.
- 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: Maracanda Target entity description: Maracanda was the ancient city in Sogdiana, best known as the site of modern Samarkand and a key stronghold encountered by Alexander the Great during his Central Asian conquests.
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A.
Ciudad Darío
Ciudad Darío is a Nicaraguan town best known as the birthplace of the influential modernist poet Rubén Darío.
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B.
Chacraraju
Chacraraju is a steep, technically challenging mountain in Peru's Cordillera Blanca range, renowned among alpinists for its difficult ice and mixed climbing routes.
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C.
Uruca
Uruca is a district of San José, Costa Rica, known as an important industrial and commercial area within the capital.
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D.
City of Arica
The City of Arica is a major coastal urban center in northern Chile, known for its strategic location near the Peruvian border and its role as a key Pacific port.
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E.
Caranavi
Caranavi is a Bolivian town known as a key coffee-growing and agricultural hub in the Yungas region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.