Abomey
E178859
Abomey is a historic city in southern Benin that served as the capital of the powerful Kingdom of Dahomey and is renowned for its royal palaces and cultural heritage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abomey canonical | 18 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1500721 — 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: Abomey Context triple: [Benin, hasHistoricalSite, Abomey]
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A.
Ouidah
Ouidah is a coastal city in Benin historically known as a major center of the transatlantic slave trade and for its rich Vodun (Voodoo) cultural heritage.
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B.
Lomé
Lomé is the coastal capital and largest city of Togo, serving as a key economic and cultural hub in West Africa.
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C.
Ile-Ife
Ile-Ife is an ancient Yoruba city in southwestern Nigeria revered as the spiritual and cultural cradle of the Yoruba people and renowned for its sophisticated early art and urban civilization.
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D.
Yamoussoukro
Yamoussoukro is the political capital of Côte d'Ivoire, known for its grand basilica and role as an administrative center in the French-speaking world.
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E.
Abidjan
Abidjan is a major economic and cultural hub on the southern coast of Côte d'Ivoire, known for its bustling port, modern skyline, and status as one of the largest cities in West 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: Abomey Target entity description: Abomey is a historic city in southern Benin that served as the capital of the powerful Kingdom of Dahomey and is renowned for its royal palaces and cultural heritage.
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A.
Ouidah
Ouidah is a coastal city in Benin historically known as a major center of the transatlantic slave trade and for its rich Vodun (Voodoo) cultural heritage.
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B.
Lomé
Lomé is the coastal capital and largest city of Togo, serving as a key economic and cultural hub in West Africa.
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C.
Ile-Ife
Ile-Ife is an ancient Yoruba city in southwestern Nigeria revered as the spiritual and cultural cradle of the Yoruba people and renowned for its sophisticated early art and urban civilization.
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D.
Yamoussoukro
Yamoussoukro is the political capital of Côte d'Ivoire, known for its grand basilica and role as an administrative center in the French-speaking world.
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E.
Abidjan
Abidjan is a major economic and cultural hub on the southern coast of Côte d'Ivoire, known for its bustling port, modern skyline, and status as one of the largest cities in West Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
commune ⓘ former capital city ⓘ history museum ⓘ royal palace complex ⓘ |
| climate | tropical savanna climate ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Benin
ⓘ
Benin ⓘ |
| demography | predominantly Fon population ⓘ |
| formerCapitalOf | Kingdom of Dahomey ⓘ |
| foundedAsCapital | 17th century ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Houegbadja ⓘ |
| governedBy | mayor of Abomey ⓘ |
| hasArtForm |
appliqué textiles
ⓘ
bas-relief murals ⓘ |
| hasBuildingMaterial |
adobe
ⓘ
earth architecture ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
Vodun ceremonies
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royal ancestor worship ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | Fon people ⓘ |
| hasHeritageSite | Royal Palaces of Abomey ⓘ |
| hasMuseum |
Royal Palaces of Abomey
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surface form:
Historical Museum of Abomey
|
| hasTraditionalInstitution |
Royal Palaces of Abomey
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surface form:
Dahomean royal court
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| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage buffer zone (around royal palaces) ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
List of World Heritage in Danger
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surface form:
World Heritage in Danger
|
| historicalRole |
economic center of the Kingdom of Dahomey
ⓘ
political center of the Kingdom of Dahomey ⓘ religious center of the Kingdom of Dahomey ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Royal Palaces of Abomey
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cultural heritage ⓘ history of the Kingdom of Dahomey ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Fon
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Abomey
self-linksurface differs
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Abomey self-linksurface differs ⓘ southern Benin ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrative | Zou Department ⓘ |
| partOf | Kingdom of Dahomey ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
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Islam ⓘ Vodun ⓘ |
| timezone | UTC+1 ⓘ |
| transportConnection |
road link to Bohicon
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road link to Cotonou ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 323 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1985 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Abomey Description of subject: Abomey is a historic city in southern Benin that served as the capital of the powerful Kingdom of Dahomey and is renowned for its royal palaces and cultural heritage.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Royal Palaces of Abomey
subject surface form:
Historical Museum of Abomey