UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat)
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The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) is the archaeological remains of the ancient Assyrian city of Ashur in modern-day Iraq, once a major political and religious center of the Assyrian Empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9071144 — 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: UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) Context triple: [Sharqat, hasHeritageNearby, UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat)]
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A.
UNESCO World Heritage Site (Ancient City of Aleppo)
The UNESCO World Heritage Site "Ancient City of Aleppo" is a historic urban center in northern Syria renowned for its millennia-old architecture, bustling souks, and cultural significance, much of which has been severely damaged during recent conflicts.
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B.
Babylon Archaeological Site
The Babylon Archaeological Site is the ancient Mesopotamian city in present-day Iraq, renowned as a cradle of early civilization and legendary home of monuments like the Hanging Gardens and the Tower of Babel.
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C.
UNESCO World Heritage (as part of Babylon)
UNESCO World Heritage (as part of Babylon) is an international cultural heritage designation recognizing the ancient Mesopotamian city of Babylon, including the Ishtar Gate, for its outstanding universal value to human history and civilization.
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D.
World Heritage Site (Ur)
World Heritage Site (Ur) is the ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq renowned for its well-preserved ziggurat and significance as a major center of early Mesopotamian civilization.
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E.
Ancient City of Damascus World Heritage Site
The Ancient City of Damascus World Heritage Site is the historic core of Syria’s capital, renowned as one of the world’s oldest continuously inhabited urban centers with a rich legacy of Islamic, Roman, and Byzantine architecture.
- 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: UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) Target entity description: The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) is the archaeological remains of the ancient Assyrian city of Ashur in modern-day Iraq, once a major political and religious center of the Assyrian Empire.
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A.
UNESCO World Heritage Site (Ancient City of Aleppo)
The UNESCO World Heritage Site "Ancient City of Aleppo" is a historic urban center in northern Syria renowned for its millennia-old architecture, bustling souks, and cultural significance, much of which has been severely damaged during recent conflicts.
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B.
Babylon Archaeological Site
The Babylon Archaeological Site is the ancient Mesopotamian city in present-day Iraq, renowned as a cradle of early civilization and legendary home of monuments like the Hanging Gardens and the Tower of Babel.
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C.
UNESCO World Heritage (as part of Babylon)
UNESCO World Heritage (as part of Babylon) is an international cultural heritage designation recognizing the ancient Mesopotamian city of Babylon, including the Ishtar Gate, for its outstanding universal value to human history and civilization.
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D.
World Heritage Site (Ur)
World Heritage Site (Ur) is the ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq renowned for its well-preserved ziggurat and significance as a major center of early Mesopotamian civilization.
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E.
Ancient City of Damascus World Heritage Site
The Ancient City of Damascus World Heritage Site is the historic core of Syria’s capital, renowned as one of the world’s oldest continuously inhabited urban centers with a rich legacy of Islamic, Roman, and Byzantine architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Assyrian city
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UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ ancient city ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ashur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qal'at Sherqat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bufferZoneArea | approximately 154 ha ⓘ |
| contains |
city walls
ⓘ
palaces ⓘ temples ⓘ ziggurat remains ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 35.452°N 43.250°E ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| dateOfEntryOnListInDanger | 2003 ⓘ |
| dateOfInscription | 2003 ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | German archaeological missions ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalEvidenceOf |
Assyrian royal architecture
ⓘ
religious cult of Ashur ⓘ |
| hasLegalProtectionStatus | national heritage site of Iraq ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
earliest capital of the Assyrian Empire
ⓘ
primary cult center of the god Ashur ⓘ |
| hasUse |
political center of Assyria
ⓘ
religious center of Assyria ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage in Danger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Iraq
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Salah ad Din Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | UTC+3 ⓘ |
| locatedNear | modern town of Al-Shirqat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | west bank of the Tigris River ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ashur (Assyrian national god) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
ancient Assyria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
cultural heritage of Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
1st millennium BCE
ⓘ
2nd millennium BCE ⓘ 3rd millennium BCE ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
armed conflict in Iraq
ⓘ
looting ⓘ planned dam construction on the Tigris ⓘ |
| UNESCOArea | approximately 70 ha (core zone) ⓘ |
| UNESCOCriteria |
(iii)
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(iv) ⓘ (vi) ⓘ |
| UNESCORegion | Arab States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteType | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 1130 ⓘ |
| wasCapitalOf |
Middle Assyrian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) Description of subject: The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) is the archaeological remains of the ancient Assyrian city of Ashur in modern-day Iraq, once a major political and religious center of the Assyrian Empire.
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