Port of Melilla
E156556
The Port of Melilla is a Spanish Mediterranean seaport in the North African enclave of Melilla, serving as a key hub for passenger and freight traffic between Europe and Morocco.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Autoridad Portuaria de Melilla | 1 |
| Port of Melilla canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1307414 — 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 Melilla Context triple: [Melilla, hasPort, Port of Melilla]
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A.
Port of Ceuta
The Port of Ceuta is a strategic Spanish harbor on the North African coast that serves as a key hub for passenger and freight traffic across the Strait of Gibraltar.
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B.
Port of Ciutadella
The Port of Ciutadella is a historic natural harbor and ferry port on the western coast of Menorca, serving as a key maritime gateway and picturesque waterfront for the town of Ciutadella.
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C.
Port of Ibiza
The Port of Ibiza is a major maritime hub in the Balearic Islands, serving as a key gateway for passenger ferries, cruise ships, and commercial vessels to and from the island of Ibiza.
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D.
Port of Valencia
The Port of Valencia is one of the busiest and most important seaports in the Mediterranean, serving as a major hub for container shipping and maritime trade in Spain and Europe.
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E.
Algeciras
Algeciras is a major port city in southern Spain, strategically located near the Strait of Gibraltar and serving as a key hub for maritime trade between Europe and Africa.
- 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 Melilla Target entity description: The Port of Melilla is a Spanish Mediterranean seaport in the North African enclave of Melilla, serving as a key hub for passenger and freight traffic between Europe and Morocco.
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A.
Port of Ceuta
The Port of Ceuta is a strategic Spanish harbor on the North African coast that serves as a key hub for passenger and freight traffic across the Strait of Gibraltar.
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B.
Port of Ciutadella
The Port of Ciutadella is a historic natural harbor and ferry port on the western coast of Menorca, serving as a key maritime gateway and picturesque waterfront for the town of Ciutadella.
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C.
Port of Ibiza
The Port of Ibiza is a major maritime hub in the Balearic Islands, serving as a key gateway for passenger ferries, cruise ships, and commercial vessels to and from the island of Ibiza.
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D.
Port of Valencia
The Port of Valencia is one of the busiest and most important seaports in the Mediterranean, serving as a major hub for container shipping and maritime trade in Spain and Europe.
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E.
Algeciras
Algeciras is a major port city in southern Spain, strategically located near the Strait of Gibraltar and serving as a key hub for maritime trade between Europe and Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
port
ⓘ
seaport ⓘ |
| category |
Mediterranean Sea ports and harbours
ⓘ
Ports and harbours of Spain ⓘ Transport in Melilla ⓘ |
| connects |
Europe
ⓘ
Iberian Peninsula ⓘ Morocco ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| function |
freight transport hub
ⓘ
passenger transport hub ⓘ |
| governedBy | Spanish maritime law ⓘ |
| hasBorderFunction |
external border of European Union
ⓘ
external border of Schengen Area ⓘ |
| hasConnection |
ferry route to Almería
ⓘ
ferry route to Motril ⓘ ferry route to Málaga ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
border control post
ⓘ
cargo terminal ⓘ customs area ⓘ ferry terminal ⓘ fuel supply facilities ⓘ parking areas ⓘ passenger terminal ⓘ ro-ro ramp ⓘ storage warehouses ⓘ |
| hasTrafficType |
bulk cargo
ⓘ
container ⓘ general cargo ⓘ passenger ⓘ ro-ro ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Spanish port system ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Melilla ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| near | Moroccan border ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Port of Melilla
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Autoridad Portuaria de Melilla
|
| ownedBy | Puertos del Estado ⓘ |
| partOf |
Melilla
ⓘ
surface form:
Autonomous City of Melilla
|
| region | North Africa ⓘ |
| role |
gateway between Europe and North Africa
ⓘ
strategic border port ⓘ |
| serves |
Melilla
ⓘ
Morocco ⓘ Spain ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Central European Summer Time ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Port of Melilla Description of subject: The Port of Melilla is a Spanish Mediterranean seaport in the North African enclave of Melilla, serving as a key hub for passenger and freight traffic between Europe and Morocco.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Autoridad Portuaria de Melilla