ancient city of Kirrha
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The ancient city of Kirrha was a significant port of Phocis in central Greece, serving as the harbor of Delphi and a key hub for pilgrims and trade in antiquity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| ancient city of Kirrha canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6612409 — 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: ancient city of Kirrha Context triple: [Mount Cirphis, locatedNear, ancient city of Kirrha]
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Hierapolis
Hierapolis was an ancient Greco-Roman city in Phrygia (modern-day Turkey), known for its hot springs and as an early center of Christianity.
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B.
Sirkap
Sirkap is an ancient planned city and archaeological site near Taxila in present-day Pakistan, known for its Hellenistic-influenced urban layout and rich cultural remains from Indo-Greek and subsequent periods.
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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.
ancient city of Zeugma
The ancient city of Zeugma was a prosperous Hellenistic and Roman settlement on the Euphrates River in modern-day Turkey, renowned for its richly decorated mosaics and strategic position on a major trade route.
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E.
Termessos
Termessos is an ancient Pisidian city in southwestern Turkey, renowned for its well-preserved ruins dramatically set high in the Taurus Mountains within a national park.
- 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: ancient city of Kirrha Target entity description: The ancient city of Kirrha was a significant port of Phocis in central Greece, serving as the harbor of Delphi and a key hub for pilgrims and trade in antiquity.
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A.
Hierapolis
Hierapolis was an ancient Greco-Roman city in Phrygia (modern-day Turkey), known for its hot springs and as an early center of Christianity.
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B.
Sirkap
Sirkap is an ancient planned city and archaeological site near Taxila in present-day Pakistan, known for its Hellenistic-influenced urban layout and rich cultural remains from Indo-Greek and subsequent periods.
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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.
ancient city of Zeugma
The ancient city of Zeugma was a prosperous Hellenistic and Roman settlement on the Euphrates River in modern-day Turkey, renowned for its richly decorated mosaics and strategic position on a major trade route.
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E.
Termessos
Termessos is an ancient Pisidian city in southwestern Turkey, renowned for its well-preserved ruins dramatically set high in the Taurus Mountains within a national park.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
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port city ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Delphic oracle
NERFINISHED
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Delphic sanctuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Delphi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
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| culture | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
maritime commerce
ⓘ
trade in goods for Delphi ⓘ |
| function |
pilgrimage hub
ⓘ
trade hub ⓘ |
| hasRole | maritime outlet of Delphi ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
gateway to Delphi
ⓘ
major port of Phocis ⓘ |
| linkedRoute | overland road from Kirrha to Delphi ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Greece
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Phocis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Gulf of Corinth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | coast of the Corinthian Gulf ⓘ |
| partOf | territory of Delphi ⓘ |
| politicalEntity | Phocian city ⓘ |
| region | Phocis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousFunction | entry point for visitors to Delphi ⓘ |
| servedAs |
harbor of Delphi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
port of Delphi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Antiquity ⓘ |
| transportMode | sea trade ⓘ |
| usedBy |
merchants
ⓘ
pilgrims to Delphi ⓘ |
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: ancient city of Kirrha Description of subject: The ancient city of Kirrha was a significant port of Phocis in central Greece, serving as the harbor of Delphi and a key hub for pilgrims and trade in antiquity.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.