UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Cyrene)
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UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Cyrene) is a protected cultural property recognized by UNESCO for its outstanding universal value as part of the ancient Greek and Roman city of Cyrene in modern-day Libya.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Cyrene) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Cyrene) Context triple: [Sanctuary of Apollo at Cyrene, heritageDesignation, UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Cyrene)]
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UNESCO World Heritage Site (Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis)
UNESCO World Heritage Site (Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis) is an archaeological and cultural complex in modern-day Luxor, Egypt, encompassing the monumental remains of the ancient city of Thebes, including temples, tombs, and vast necropolises on both banks of the Nile.
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Archaeological Site of Carthage
The Archaeological Site of Carthage is the extensive remains of the ancient Phoenician and later Roman city of Carthage, a major Mediterranean power and historic rival of Rome, located near modern Tunis.
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C.
UNESCO World Heritage Site Nubian Monuments
The UNESCO World Heritage Site Nubian Monuments is a collection of ancient Egyptian archaeological sites along the Nile between Aswan and the Sudanese border, renowned for their monumental temples, rock-cut sanctuaries, and the massive UNESCO-led relocation to save them from flooding by the Aswan High Dam.
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part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata"
The archaeological excavations at Herculaneum reveal a remarkably well-preserved ancient Roman town buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, offering invaluable insights into Roman urban life, architecture, and society.
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ancient ruins of Hippo Regius
The ancient ruins of Hippo Regius are the remains of a major Phoenician, Numidian, and Roman port city in present-day Algeria, renowned as the episcopal see of Saint Augustine and a significant archaeological site.
- 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: UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Cyrene) Target entity description: UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Cyrene) is a protected cultural property recognized by UNESCO for its outstanding universal value as part of the ancient Greek and Roman city of Cyrene in modern-day Libya.
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UNESCO World Heritage Site (Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis)
UNESCO World Heritage Site (Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis) is an archaeological and cultural complex in modern-day Luxor, Egypt, encompassing the monumental remains of the ancient city of Thebes, including temples, tombs, and vast necropolises on both banks of the Nile.
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B.
Archaeological Site of Carthage
The Archaeological Site of Carthage is the extensive remains of the ancient Phoenician and later Roman city of Carthage, a major Mediterranean power and historic rival of Rome, located near modern Tunis.
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C.
UNESCO World Heritage Site Nubian Monuments
The UNESCO World Heritage Site Nubian Monuments is a collection of ancient Egyptian archaeological sites along the Nile between Aswan and the Sudanese border, renowned for their monumental temples, rock-cut sanctuaries, and the massive UNESCO-led relocation to save them from flooding by the Aswan High Dam.
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part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata"
The archaeological excavations at Herculaneum reveal a remarkably well-preserved ancient Roman town buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, offering invaluable insights into Roman urban life, architecture, and society.
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E.
ancient ruins of Hippo Regius
The ancient ruins of Hippo Regius are the remains of a major Phoenician, Numidian, and Roman port city in present-day Algeria, renowned as the episcopal see of Saint Augustine and a significant archaeological site.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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archaeological site ⓘ cultural heritage site ⓘ |
| associatedWithCivilization |
Greek Antiquity
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surface form:
Ancient Greece
Roman Antiquity ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Rome
|
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Libya ⓘ |
| foundedAsPartOf |
Cyrenaica
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surface form:
Greek colony of Cyrenaica
|
| governingBody |
Libyan government
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surface form:
State Party of Libya
|
| hasPart |
agora of Cyrene
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surface form:
Agora of Cyrene
Cyrene aqueduct remains ⓘ Cyrene city walls ⓘ theatre of Cyrene ⓘ
surface form:
Greek theatre of Cyrene
theatre of Cyrene ⓘ
surface form:
Roman theatre of Cyrene
Sanctuary of Apollo ⓘ Temple of Zeus at Cyrene ⓘ necropolis of Cyrene ⓘ |
| heritageCategory | cultural ⓘ |
| heritageCriteria |
criterion (ii)
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criterion (iii) ⓘ criterion (vi) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inscribedBy |
World Heritage Committee
ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Committee
|
| inscriptionLanguage |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ French ⓘ |
| inscriptionYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| legalProtectionStatus | nationally protected archaeological site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jabal al Akhdar District
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surface form:
Jabal al Akhdar region
Shahhat ⓘ eastern Libya ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Jabal al Akhdar
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surface form:
plateau of Jabal al Akhdar
|
| outstandingUniversalValueReason |
bears exceptional witness to the fusion of Greek and Roman architectural traditions
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exceptional testimony to a Greco-Roman city in North Africa ⓘ illustrates the spread of Greek culture in the Mediterranean ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cyrene
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surface form:
ancient city of Cyrene
|
| periodOfSignificance |
Hellenistic period
ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ ancient Greek period ⓘ |
| recognizedFor |
extensive necropolis
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monumental temples ⓘ public buildings and spaces ⓘ well-preserved urban layout ⓘ |
| region |
Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization
ⓘ
surface form:
Arab States (UNESCO)
|
| threats |
lack of maintenance and conservation resources
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looting and illicit excavation ⓘ political instability in Libya ⓘ urban encroachment ⓘ |
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Subject: UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Cyrene) Description of subject: UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Cyrene) is a protected cultural property recognized by UNESCO for its outstanding universal value as part of the ancient Greek and Roman city of Cyrene in modern-day Libya.
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subject surface form:
Sanctuary of Apollo at Cyrene