Port of Beirut
E145178
The Port of Beirut is Lebanon’s principal maritime gateway and commercial hub on the Mediterranean Sea, historically central to the country’s trade and economy.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Port of Beirut canonical | 4 |
| Beirut Port | 1 |
| Beirut Port Authority | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1241002 — 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: Port of Beirut Context triple: [Beirut port explosion of 4 August 2020, location, Port of Beirut]
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A.
Port of Shuaiba
The Port of Shuaiba is a major commercial and industrial seaport in Kuwait that serves as one of the country’s key maritime hubs for cargo and petrochemical exports.
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B.
Port of La Goulette
The Port of La Goulette is the main passenger and cruise port serving Tunis, Tunisia, acting as a key maritime gateway between North Africa and Europe.
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C.
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, known as a historic cultural, commercial, and financial hub of the Eastern Mediterranean.
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D.
Tartus
Tartus is a major Syrian port city on the Mediterranean coast that hosts Russia’s only naval facility outside the former Soviet Union.
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E.
Port Said
Port Said is a major Egyptian port city on the Mediterranean Sea, known for its strategic location at the northern entrance of the Suez Canal and its role in maritime trade.
- 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: Port of Beirut Target entity description: The Port of Beirut is Lebanon’s principal maritime gateway and commercial hub on the Mediterranean Sea, historically central to the country’s trade and economy.
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A.
Port of Shuaiba
The Port of Shuaiba is a major commercial and industrial seaport in Kuwait that serves as one of the country’s key maritime hubs for cargo and petrochemical exports.
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B.
Port of La Goulette
The Port of La Goulette is the main passenger and cruise port serving Tunis, Tunisia, acting as a key maritime gateway between North Africa and Europe.
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C.
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, known as a historic cultural, commercial, and financial hub of the Eastern Mediterranean.
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D.
Tartus
Tartus is a major Syrian port city on the Mediterranean coast that hosts Russia’s only naval facility outside the former Soviet Union.
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E.
Port Said
Port Said is a major Egyptian port city on the Mediterranean Sea, known for its strategic location at the northern entrance of the Suez Canal and its role in maritime trade.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commercial port
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container port ⓘ seaport ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Mediterranean coastline of Beirut ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Lebanese highway network
ⓘ
road network of Beirut ⓘ |
| consequenceOfDamage |
destruction of grain silos
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disruption of Lebanon’s imports ⓘ severe destruction of port infrastructure ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Lebanon ⓘ |
| damageFrom | 2020 Beirut port explosion ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 4 August 2020 ⓘ |
| event |
Beirut port explosion of 4 August 2020
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surface form:
2020 Beirut port explosion
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| hasFacility |
berths
ⓘ
bulk cargo terminal ⓘ container terminal ⓘ cranes ⓘ free zone ⓘ general cargo terminal ⓘ grain silos ⓘ logistics warehouses ⓘ passenger terminal ⓘ quays ⓘ storage tanks ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
export of agricultural products
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export of manufactured goods ⓘ import of consumer goods ⓘ passenger and ferry services ⓘ transshipment of containers ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
gateway for regional commerce in the Eastern Mediterranean
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key node in Levantine maritime trade ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Beirut
ⓘ
Beirut Governorate ⓘ Beirut Governorate ⓘ
surface form:
Greater Beirut
|
| locatedOn | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Port of Beirut
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Beirut Port Authority
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| near |
Beirut
ⓘ
surface form:
Beirut city center
residential neighborhoods of Beirut ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Beirut Port Authority ⓘ |
| partOf | Lebanon’s transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| role |
main commercial port of Lebanon
ⓘ
major transshipment hub in the Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ principal maritime gateway of Lebanon ⓘ |
| serves |
Beirut
ⓘ
surface form:
Beirut metropolitan area
Lebanese economy ⓘ hinterland of Lebanon and neighboring countries ⓘ |
| significance | central to Lebanon’s trade and economy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Port of Beirut Description of subject: The Port of Beirut is Lebanon’s principal maritime gateway and commercial hub on the Mediterranean Sea, historically central to the country’s trade and economy.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Beirut Port Authority
this entity surface form:
Beirut Port