Derinkuyu
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Derinkuyu is an ancient multi-level underground city in Turkey’s Cappadocia region, renowned for its extensive tunnels, living quarters, and capacity to shelter thousands of people.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Derinkuyu canonical | 2 |
| Derinkuyu underground city | 2 |
| Derinkuyu Underground City | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2761283 — 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: Derinkuyu Context triple: [Cappadocia, hasUndergroundCity, Derinkuyu]
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A.
Kültepe
Kültepe is an important ancient archaeological site in central Turkey, best known for its large cache of cuneiform tablets that provide key evidence for Old Assyrian trade and early Anatolian languages.
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B.
Ortahisar
Ortahisar is a town in Turkey’s Cappadocia region, known for its towering rock castle, cave dwellings, and traditional stone architecture.
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C.
Turkmenabat
Turkmenabat is one of the largest cities in Turkmenistan, serving as an important industrial, transport, and cultural center in the country’s east near the border with Uzbekistan.
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D.
Boğazköy (Hattusa)
Boğazköy (Hattusa) is the archaeological site of the ancient Hittite capital in central Anatolia, renowned for its extensive cuneiform tablet archives that are key to the study of Anatolian languages.
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E.
Boğazköy
Boğazköy is an important archaeological site in central Turkey best known as the location of Hattusa, the former capital of the Hittite Empire.
- 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: Derinkuyu Target entity description: Derinkuyu is an ancient multi-level underground city in Turkey’s Cappadocia region, renowned for its extensive tunnels, living quarters, and capacity to shelter thousands of people.
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A.
Kültepe
Kültepe is an important ancient archaeological site in central Turkey, best known for its large cache of cuneiform tablets that provide key evidence for Old Assyrian trade and early Anatolian languages.
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B.
Ortahisar
Ortahisar is a town in Turkey’s Cappadocia region, known for its towering rock castle, cave dwellings, and traditional stone architecture.
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C.
Turkmenabat
Turkmenabat is one of the largest cities in Turkmenistan, serving as an important industrial, transport, and cultural center in the country’s east near the border with Uzbekistan.
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D.
Boğazköy (Hattusa)
Boğazköy (Hattusa) is the archaeological site of the ancient Hittite capital in central Anatolia, renowned for its extensive cuneiform tablet archives that are key to the study of Anatolian languages.
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E.
Boğazköy
Boğazköy is an important archaeological site in central Turkey best known as the location of Hattusa, the former capital of the Hittite Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ underground city ⓘ |
| administrativeTerritory |
Nevşehir
ⓘ
surface form:
Nevşehir Province
|
| builtIn | soft tuff rock ⓘ |
| capacity | approximately 20000 people ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Kaymaklı underground city
ⓘ
surface form:
Kaymakli underground city
|
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| discoveredByModernWorld | 1963 ⓘ |
| era |
Byzantine period
ⓘ
early Christian period ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
communal meeting areas
ⓘ
long ventilation shaft ⓘ rolling stone doors ⓘ underground church ⓘ underground missionary school ⓘ wine and oil presses ⓘ |
| hasPart |
churches
ⓘ
communal rooms ⓘ defensive doors ⓘ kitchens ⓘ living quarters ⓘ stables ⓘ storage rooms ⓘ tunnels ⓘ ventilation shafts ⓘ wells ⓘ wine cellars ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| languageOfHistoricalInhabitants |
Greek
ⓘ
Turkish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cappadocia
ⓘ
Nevşehir ⓘ
surface form:
Nevşehir Province
Turkey ⓘ |
| locatedInSettlement | Derinkuyu District ⓘ |
| material | soft volcanic rock ⓘ |
| maximumDepth | approximately 60 meters ⓘ |
| numberOfLevels |
at least 8
ⓘ
up to 18 ⓘ |
| openedToPublic | 1969 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kaymaklı underground city
ⓘ
surface form:
Cappadocia underground cities network
|
| possibleOrigin | Hittite period ⓘ |
| tourismType | cultural tourism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
defense
ⓘ
housing livestock ⓘ religious activities ⓘ shelter ⓘ storage of food ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Derinkuyu Description of subject: Derinkuyu is an ancient multi-level underground city in Turkey’s Cappadocia region, renowned for its extensive tunnels, living quarters, and capacity to shelter thousands of people.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Derinkuyu underground city