Turkish Wall at Perekop
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The Turkish Wall at Perekop was a historic fortified earthwork and defensive line across the Perekop Isthmus in Crimea, long used to control access to the peninsula.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Turkish Wall at Perekop canonical | 1 |
| Turkish rampart at Perekop | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3103706 — 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: Turkish Wall at Perekop Context triple: [Perekop–Chongar offensive (1920), defensiveLineAssaulted, Turkish Wall at Perekop]
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A.
Khertvisi Fortress
Khertvisi Fortress is a historic medieval stronghold in southern Georgia, renowned as one of the country’s oldest and most strategically important fortresses.
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B.
Narikala Fortress
Narikala Fortress is an ancient hilltop fortification overlooking Tbilisi, Georgia, known as one of the city’s most iconic historical landmarks.
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C.
Peter and Paul Fortress
Peter and Paul Fortress is a historic citadel and birthplace of St. Petersburg, Russia, known for its baroque cathedral, former political prison, and role as a key military and cultural site.
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D.
Gonio Fortress
Gonio Fortress is an ancient Roman-Byzantine coastal stronghold near Batumi in Georgia’s Adjara region, renowned for its well-preserved walls and archaeological significance.
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E.
Chersonesus Taurica archaeological site
Chersonesus Taurica archaeological site is an ancient Greek and later Roman-Byzantine city on the Crimean Peninsula, renowned for its well-preserved ruins and status as a UNESCO World Heritage 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: Turkish Wall at Perekop Target entity description: The Turkish Wall at Perekop was a historic fortified earthwork and defensive line across the Perekop Isthmus in Crimea, long used to control access to the peninsula.
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A.
Khertvisi Fortress
Khertvisi Fortress is a historic medieval stronghold in southern Georgia, renowned as one of the country’s oldest and most strategically important fortresses.
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B.
Narikala Fortress
Narikala Fortress is an ancient hilltop fortification overlooking Tbilisi, Georgia, known as one of the city’s most iconic historical landmarks.
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C.
Peter and Paul Fortress
Peter and Paul Fortress is a historic citadel and birthplace of St. Petersburg, Russia, known for its baroque cathedral, former political prison, and role as a key military and cultural site.
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D.
Gonio Fortress
Gonio Fortress is an ancient Roman-Byzantine coastal stronghold near Batumi in Georgia’s Adjara region, renowned for its well-preserved walls and archaeological significance.
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E.
Chersonesus Taurica archaeological site
Chersonesus Taurica archaeological site is an ancient Greek and later Roman-Byzantine city on the Crimean Peninsula, renowned for its well-preserved ruins and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defensive line
ⓘ
fortified earthwork ⓘ military fortification ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Or Qapi fortifications
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Perekop ⓘ
surface form:
Perekop fortifications
Turkish Wall at Perekop ⓘ
surface form:
Turkish rampart at Perekop
|
| associatedWithPeople |
Crimean Tatars
ⓘ
Ottoman military engineers ⓘ Imperial Russian Army ⓘ
surface form:
Russian imperial army
|
| builtFor | border defense of Crimean Khanate ⓘ |
| controls | land access to Crimea from mainland ⓘ |
| countryDuringConstruction | Crimean Khanate ⓘ |
| currentCondition | partly preserved ⓘ |
| follows |
Isthmus of Perekop
ⓘ
surface form:
Perekop Isthmus
|
| function |
barrier to invading armies
ⓘ
border fortification ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Fortifications in Ukraine
ⓘ
Military history of Crimea ⓘ |
| hasPart |
ditch
ⓘ
earth rampart ⓘ fortified positions ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | regional cultural heritage site ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early modern period ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Crimea
ⓘ
Isthmus of Perekop ⓘ
surface form:
Perekop Isthmus
Ukraine ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Isthmus of Perekop ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
earth
ⓘ
timber ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Perekop ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody |
Black Sea
ⓘ
Karkinit Bay ⓘ Syvash ⓘ |
| partOf | Crimean defensive system ⓘ |
| purpose |
control access to Crimea
ⓘ
defense of Crimean Peninsula ⓘ |
| significantFor |
Crimean Tatar history
ⓘ
Russo-Turkish Wars ⓘ
surface form:
Ottoman–Russian conflicts
defense of Perekop Isthmus ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | key land gateway to Crimea ⓘ |
| terrainFeature | cross-isthmus barrier ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Crimean Khanate
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ Russian Empire ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Russo-Turkish Wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Crimean campaigns of the Russian Empire
Russian Civil War ⓘ Russo-Turkish Wars ⓘ
surface form:
Russo-Turkish wars
World War II ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Turkish Wall at Perekop Description of subject: The Turkish Wall at Perekop was a historic fortified earthwork and defensive line across the Perekop Isthmus in Crimea, long used to control access to the peninsula.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Turkish rampart at Perekop