Khirbet el-Maqatir (proposed site)
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Khirbet el-Maqatir (proposed site) is an archaeological location in the central hill country of the West Bank that some scholars identify with the biblical Canaanite city of Ai.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Khirbet el-Maqatir (proposed site) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16477903 — 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: Khirbet el-Maqatir (proposed site) Context triple: [Ai, possibleArchaeologicalCorrelation, Khirbet el-Maqatir (proposed site)]
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A.
Khirbet Sir
Khirbet Sir is a small Palestinian village located in the Qalqilya Governorate in the northwestern West Bank.
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B.
Khirbet al-Mudayna
Khirbet al-Mudayna is an archaeological site in the southern Levant known for its ancient fortifications and inscriptions that shed light on regional cultures and languages.
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C.
Khirbet Khizeh
Khirbet Khizeh is a landmark Israeli novella by S. Yizhar that critically depicts the expulsion of Palestinian villagers during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
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D.
Khirbat al-Mafjar
Khirbat al-Mafjar is an early Islamic desert palace complex near Jericho, renowned for its richly decorated Umayyad architecture, mosaics, and stucco carvings.
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E.
Khirbet edh-Dharih
Khirbet edh-Dharih is an archaeological site in southern Jordan featuring well-preserved Nabataean religious and architectural remains, including a major temple complex.
- 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: Khirbet el-Maqatir (proposed site) Target entity description: Khirbet el-Maqatir (proposed site) is an archaeological location in the central hill country of the West Bank that some scholars identify with the biblical Canaanite city of Ai.
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A.
Khirbet Sir
Khirbet Sir is a small Palestinian village located in the Qalqilya Governorate in the northwestern West Bank.
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B.
Khirbet al-Mudayna
Khirbet al-Mudayna is an archaeological site in the southern Levant known for its ancient fortifications and inscriptions that shed light on regional cultures and languages.
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C.
Khirbet Khizeh
Khirbet Khizeh is a landmark Israeli novella by S. Yizhar that critically depicts the expulsion of Palestinian villagers during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
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D.
Khirbat al-Mafjar
Khirbat al-Mafjar is an early Islamic desert palace complex near Jericho, renowned for its richly decorated Umayyad architecture, mosaics, and stucco carvings.
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E.
Khirbet edh-Dharih
Khirbet edh-Dharih is an archaeological site in southern Jordan featuring well-preserved Nabataean religious and architectural remains, including a major temple complex.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.