Agilkia Island
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Agilkia Island is a Nile River island in southern Egypt that became the modern home of the relocated Philae temples after the construction of the Aswan High Dam.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Agilkia Island canonical | 9 |
| Philae Island | 4 |
| island of Philae | 3 |
| original island of Philae | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1051831 — 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: Agilkia Island Context triple: [Temple of Philae, locatedOnIsland, Agilkia Island]
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A.
Elephantine Island
Elephantine Island is a historically significant Nile island in southern Egypt known for its ancient temples, archaeological sites, and role as a frontier town of Pharaonic and later civilizations.
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B.
Gezira Island
Gezira Island is a large Nile island in central Cairo known for its upscale Zamalek district, cultural venues, and landmarks such as the Cairo Tower.
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C.
Kamaran Island
Kamaran Island is the largest Yemeni island in the Red Sea, known for its strategic location near the port of Al Hudaydah and its historical role as a quarantine and military outpost.
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D.
Mona Island
Mona Island is a remote, uninhabited nature reserve in the Mona Passage known for its rugged limestone cliffs, unique wildlife, and pristine beaches.
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E.
Navarino Island
Navarino Island is a remote Chilean island in the Tierra del Fuego archipelago, known for its rugged subantarctic landscapes and status as one of the southernmost inhabited places in the world.
- 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: Agilkia Island Target entity description: Agilkia Island is a Nile River island in southern Egypt that became the modern home of the relocated Philae temples after the construction of the Aswan High Dam.
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A.
Elephantine Island
Elephantine Island is a historically significant Nile island in southern Egypt known for its ancient temples, archaeological sites, and role as a frontier town of Pharaonic and later civilizations.
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B.
Gezira Island
Gezira Island is a large Nile island in central Cairo known for its upscale Zamalek district, cultural venues, and landmarks such as the Cairo Tower.
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C.
Kamaran Island
Kamaran Island is the largest Yemeni island in the Red Sea, known for its strategic location near the port of Al Hudaydah and its historical role as a quarantine and military outpost.
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D.
Mona Island
Mona Island is a remote, uninhabited nature reserve in the Mona Passage known for its rugged limestone cliffs, unique wildlife, and pristine beaches.
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E.
Navarino Island
Navarino Island is a remote Chilean island in the Tierra del Fuego archipelago, known for its rugged subantarctic landscapes and status as one of the southernmost inhabited places in the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
island in the Nile
ⓘ
river island ⓘ |
| accessedBy | boat ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | Aswan Governorate ⓘ |
| belongsToCulturalContext | Ancient Egyptian civilization ⓘ |
| climate | hot desert climate ⓘ |
| constructionProject |
International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia
ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO Nubia Campaign
|
| contains |
Temple of Hathor
ⓘ
surface form:
Temple of Hathor (Philae)
Temple of Philae ⓘ
surface form:
Temple of Isis (Philae)
Kiosk of Trajan at Philae ⓘ
surface form:
Trajan's Kiosk (Philae)
various shrines and chapels from Philae complex ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| elevationEffect | not submerged by Lake Nasser ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLatitude | approximately 24.02 N ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLongitude | approximately 32.88 E ⓘ |
| hasRole | relocation site for Philae temples ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Nile
ⓘ
surface form:
Nile River
surrounding desert landscape ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae" ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Nile
ⓘ
surface form:
Nile River
|
| locatedInRegion |
Upper Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
southern Egypt
|
| locatedInWaterbody | Lake Nasser ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Aswan ⓘ |
| modernUse |
open-air museum
ⓘ
religious and historical tourism site ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Aswan
ⓘ
surface form:
Agilkia
|
| nearbyCity | Aswan ⓘ |
| nearbyStructure |
Aswan High Dam
ⓘ
Aswan Low Dam ⓘ
surface form:
Old Aswan Dam
|
| originalMonumentsFrom |
Agilkia Island
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Philae Island
|
| partOf |
Nile
ⓘ
surface form:
Nile River system
|
| reasonForSelection | safe elevation above post-dam Nile water level ⓘ |
| relocationCompleted | around 1980 ⓘ |
| relocationPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| replaced | Philae Island as site of Philae temples ⓘ |
| touristAttractionType |
ancient Egyptian temple complex
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| UNESCORegion |
Arab world
ⓘ
surface form:
Arab States
|
| UNESCOSiteName | Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageId | 88 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
archaeological research
ⓘ
cultural heritage preservation ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Agilkia Island Description of subject: Agilkia Island is a Nile River island in southern Egypt that became the modern home of the relocated Philae temples after the construction of the Aswan High Dam.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Philae Island
this entity surface form:
Philae Island
this entity surface form:
island of Philae
this entity surface form:
Philae Island
this entity surface form:
original island of Philae
this entity surface form:
island of Philae
this entity surface form:
island of Philae