Ville Nouvelle of Meknes
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The Ville Nouvelle of Meknes is the modern European-planned district of Meknes, Morocco, characterized by wide boulevards, administrative buildings, and contemporary urban infrastructure contrasting with the historic medina.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ville Nouvelle of Meknes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2149701 — 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: Ville Nouvelle of Meknes Context triple: [Meknes, hasNewTown, Ville Nouvelle of Meknes]
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A.
Royal Stables of Meknes
The Royal Stables of Meknes are a vast 18th-century complex in Morocco built by Sultan Moulay Ismaïl to house thousands of imperial horses, renowned for their monumental architecture and historical significance.
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B.
Medina of Tetouan
The Medina of Tetouan is a well-preserved historic old town in northern Morocco, renowned for its distinctive Andalusian-influenced architecture and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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C.
Medina of Fez
The Medina of Fez is a historic walled old city in Fez, Morocco, renowned as one of the best-preserved medieval Islamic cities in the world and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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D.
Medina of Essaouira
The Medina of Essaouira is a historic fortified port city on Morocco’s Atlantic coast, renowned for its well-preserved 18th-century architecture, coastal ramparts, and blend of European and North African influences.
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E.
Medersa Bou Inania of Meknes
Medersa Bou Inania of Meknes is a historic 14th-century Islamic college in Meknes, Morocco, renowned for its intricate Marinid architecture and finely carved wood and stucco decoration.
- 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: Ville Nouvelle of Meknes Target entity description: The Ville Nouvelle of Meknes is the modern European-planned district of Meknes, Morocco, characterized by wide boulevards, administrative buildings, and contemporary urban infrastructure contrasting with the historic medina.
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A.
Royal Stables of Meknes
The Royal Stables of Meknes are a vast 18th-century complex in Morocco built by Sultan Moulay Ismaïl to house thousands of imperial horses, renowned for their monumental architecture and historical significance.
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B.
Medina of Tetouan
The Medina of Tetouan is a well-preserved historic old town in northern Morocco, renowned for its distinctive Andalusian-influenced architecture and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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C.
Medina of Fez
The Medina of Fez is a historic walled old city in Fez, Morocco, renowned as one of the best-preserved medieval Islamic cities in the world and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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D.
Medina of Essaouira
The Medina of Essaouira is a historic fortified port city on Morocco’s Atlantic coast, renowned for its well-preserved 18th-century architecture, coastal ramparts, and blend of European and North African influences.
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E.
Medersa Bou Inania of Meknes
Medersa Bou Inania of Meknes is a historic 14th-century Islamic college in Meknes, Morocco, renowned for its intricate Marinid architecture and finely carved wood and stucco decoration.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
European-planned district
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neighborhood ⓘ urban district ⓘ |
| contrastedBy | narrow streets of the medina ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Historic City of Meknes
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surface form:
historic medina of Meknes
|
| developmentPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| hasBuildingType |
government offices
ⓘ
modern commercial buildings ⓘ residential blocks ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
administrative buildings
ⓘ
contemporary urban infrastructure ⓘ modern urban planning ⓘ wide boulevards ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
administrative
ⓘ
commercial ⓘ mixed-use ⓘ residential ⓘ |
| hasPublicSpace |
parks
ⓘ
squares ⓘ |
| influencedBy | European urbanism ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Meknes ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Morocco ⓘ |
| partOf |
Meknes
ⓘ
surface form:
city of Meknes
|
| planningStyle | European colonial planning ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
administrative center of Meknes
ⓘ
commercial center of Meknes ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructure |
modern road network
ⓘ
wide avenues ⓘ |
| urbanForm | grid-like street pattern ⓘ |
| urbanRole | expansion area of Meknes beyond the medina ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ville Nouvelle of Meknes Description of subject: The Ville Nouvelle of Meknes is the modern European-planned district of Meknes, Morocco, characterized by wide boulevards, administrative buildings, and contemporary urban infrastructure contrasting with the historic medina.
Referenced by (1)
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