Dhiban, Jordan
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Dhiban, Jordan is an archaeological town in central Jordan best known as the ancient Moabite city of Dibon, where the famous Mesha Stele was discovered.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dhiban, Jordan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6343702 — 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: Dhiban, Jordan Context triple: [Mesha Stele, discoverySite, Dhiban, Jordan]
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A.
Mafraq
Mafraq is a city in northern Jordan that serves as a strategic transport hub and gateway to the Syrian border and surrounding desert regions.
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B.
Jarash Governorate
Jarash Governorate is a region in northern Jordan known for its ancient Roman ruins at Jerash and its role in the country’s modern political and military history.
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C.
Kel Ajjer
Kel Ajjer is a prominent Tuareg confederation traditionally inhabiting the central Sahara region spanning parts of present-day Algeria and Libya.
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D.
ערבה
ערבה היא בקעה מדברית רחבת ידיים בדרום ארץ ישראל וירדן, המשתרעת בין ים המלח למפרץ אילת.
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E.
Zarqa Governorate
Zarqa Governorate is an administrative region in northeastern Jordan that includes the industrial city of Zarqa and serves as one of the country’s major population and economic centers.
- 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: Dhiban, Jordan Target entity description: Dhiban, Jordan is an archaeological town in central Jordan best known as the ancient Moabite city of Dibon, where the famous Mesha Stele was discovered.
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A.
Mafraq
Mafraq is a city in northern Jordan that serves as a strategic transport hub and gateway to the Syrian border and surrounding desert regions.
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B.
Jarash Governorate
Jarash Governorate is a region in northern Jordan known for its ancient Roman ruins at Jerash and its role in the country’s modern political and military history.
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C.
Kel Ajjer
Kel Ajjer is a prominent Tuareg confederation traditionally inhabiting the central Sahara region spanning parts of present-day Algeria and Libya.
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D.
ערבה
ערבה היא בקעה מדברית רחבת ידיים בדרום ארץ ישראל וירדן, המשתרעת בין ים המלח למפרץ אילת.
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E.
Zarqa Governorate
Zarqa Governorate is an administrative region in northeastern Jordan that includes the industrial city of Zarqa and serves as one of the country’s major population and economic centers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| associatedWith | King Mesha of Moab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 31.500°N 35.750°E ⓘ |
| country | Jordan ⓘ |
| discoveryDateOfMeshaStele | 1868 ⓘ |
| distanceTo | about 70 km south of Amman ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | about 700 metres ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
American Center of Research
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dhiban Excavation and Development Project NERFINISHED ⓘ various international archaeological teams ⓘ |
| hasAncientName |
Dhiban (Dibon)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dibon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalLayer |
Byzantine period settlement
ⓘ
Early Islamic period settlement ⓘ Hellenistic period settlement ⓘ Iron Age settlement ⓘ Medieval Islamic settlement ⓘ Moabite period settlement ⓘ Roman period settlement ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
domestic architecture remains
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fortification remains ⓘ tell (archaeological mound) NERFINISHED ⓘ water systems ⓘ |
| hasPopulationCharacteristic | modern inhabited town adjacent to archaeological mound ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important archaeological heritage site in Jordan ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Mesha Stele
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
being the ancient Moabite city of Dibon ⓘ |
| languageEvidence | Moabite language inscriptions ⓘ |
| locatedIn | central Jordan ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Madaba Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricalRegion | Moab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Dead Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Madaba NERFINISHED ⓘ Wadi Mujib NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedAs | Dibon in the Hebrew Bible ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| nearbyModernInfrastructure | Desert Highway (Jordan) vicinity ⓘ |
| partOf |
Transjordan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
territory of the Kingdom of Moab ⓘ |
| siteOfDiscovery | Mesha Stele NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfPeakImportance |
Iron Age II
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Moabite kingdom period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dhiban, Jordan Description of subject: Dhiban, Jordan is an archaeological town in central Jordan best known as the ancient Moabite city of Dibon, where the famous Mesha Stele was discovered.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.