Megiddo
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Megiddo was an important ancient Canaanite city strategically located along key trade and military routes in the Levant, known for its archaeological significance and association with biblical Armageddon.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Megiddo canonical | 13 |
| Tel Megiddo | 3 |
| Biblical Tels – Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba | 1 |
| Har Megiddo | 1 |
| Megiddo (after the ancient city) | 1 |
| Megiddo Junction | 1 |
| ancient city of Megiddo | 1 |
| hill of Megiddo (Tell el-Mutesellim) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T617627 — 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: Megiddo Context triple: [Canaan, majorCity, Megiddo]
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A.
Jericho
Jericho is an ancient city in the West Bank, often regarded as one of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements in the world and noted for its biblical significance.
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B.
Magdala
Magdala is an ancient fishing town on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, traditionally known as the hometown of Mary Magdalene in Christian tradition.
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C.
Beersheba
Beersheba is a major city in southern Israel, often regarded as the "Capital of the Negev" and known for its historical significance and rapid modern development.
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D.
Ṭarābulus
Ṭarābulus is the Arabic name for Tripoli, a major historic port city and the capital of Libya on the Mediterranean coast.
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E.
Yokneam Illit
Yokneam Illit is a city in northern Israel known for its high-tech industrial parks and rapid development from a small town into a regional technology hub.
- 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: Megiddo Target entity description: Megiddo was an important ancient Canaanite city strategically located along key trade and military routes in the Levant, known for its archaeological significance and association with biblical Armageddon.
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A.
Jericho
Jericho is an ancient city in the West Bank, often regarded as one of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements in the world and noted for its biblical significance.
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B.
Magdala
Magdala is an ancient fishing town on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, traditionally known as the hometown of Mary Magdalene in Christian tradition.
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C.
Beersheba
Beersheba is a major city in southern Israel, often regarded as the "Capital of the Negev" and known for its historical significance and rapid modern development.
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D.
Ṭarābulus
Ṭarābulus is the Arabic name for Tripoli, a major historic port city and the capital of Libya on the Mediterranean coast.
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E.
Yokneam Illit
Yokneam Illit is a city in northern Israel known for its high-tech industrial parks and rapid development from a small town into a regional technology hub.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (74)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canaanite city
ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Amarna letters ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Armageddon
ⓘ
apocalyptic traditions ⓘ final battle in Christian eschatology ⓘ |
| battleAssociation |
British victory over Ottoman forces in World War I
ⓘ
Thutmose III’s victory over Canaanite coalition ⓘ death of King Josiah of Judah ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| currentUse | national park ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 60 meters above surrounding plain ⓘ |
| etymologicallyRelatedTo | Armageddon ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
David Ussishkin
ⓘ
Israel Finkelstein ⓘ Oriental Institute Museum ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
Tel Aviv University ⓘ Yigael Yadin ⓘ |
| firstMajorExcavationsBy | Gottlieb Schumacher ⓘ |
| firstMajorExcavationsStartYear | 1903 ⓘ |
| governedBy | Canaanite rulers under Egyptian suzerainty ⓘ |
| hasArabicName | مجدو ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFeature |
administrative buildings
ⓘ
city gates ⓘ cultic installations ⓘ fortifications ⓘ palaces ⓘ stables ⓘ temples ⓘ water system ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalLayerCount | more than 20 occupation layers ⓘ |
| hasHebrewName | מגידו ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod |
Bronze Age
ⓘ
Late Bronze Age ⓘ
surface form:
Canaanite period
Hellenistic period ⓘ Iron Age ⓘ Ancient Israel ⓘ
surface form:
Israelite period
Persian period ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| hasNearbyBattle |
Battle of Megiddo (15th century BCE)
ⓘ
Battle of Megiddo (1918) ⓘ Battle of Megiddo (15th century BCE) ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Megiddo (609 BCE)
|
| hasNotableStructure |
Solomonic-style six-chambered gate (disputed attribution)
ⓘ
horse stables traditionally attributed to King Ahab ⓘ large Late Bronze Age palace complex ⓘ massive circular Early Bronze Age altar ⓘ rock-cut water tunnel ⓘ underground water shaft ⓘ |
| knownAs |
Megiddo
ⓘ
surface form:
Tel Megiddo
Tell el-Mutesellim ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jezreel Valley
ⓘ
Levant region ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
Galilee ⓘ
surface form:
Lower Galilee region
Northern District, Israel ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Israel
|
| managedBy | Israel Nature and Parks Authority ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Books of Chronicles
ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Chronicles
Book of Joshua ⓘ Judges ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Judges
Books of Kings ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Kings
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| near |
Kibbutz Megiddo
ⓘ
modern city of Afula ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
important in Christian tradition
ⓘ
important in Jewish tradition ⓘ site associated with eschatological expectations ⓘ |
| strategicLocationOn |
ancient trade route Via Maris
ⓘ
surface form:
Via Maris trade route
ancient trade routes between Egypt and Mesopotamia ⓘ routes connecting coastal plain and Jordan Valley ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | part of Biblical Tels – Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba ⓘ |
| wasCanaaniteCityState | true ⓘ |
| wasVassalTo |
New Kingdom of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Egyptian New Kingdom
|
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: Megiddo Description of subject: Megiddo was an important ancient Canaanite city strategically located along key trade and military routes in the Levant, known for its archaeological significance and association with biblical Armageddon.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tel Megiddo
this entity surface form:
Tel Megiddo
this entity surface form:
Har Megiddo
this entity surface form:
Megiddo Junction
this entity surface form:
Megiddo (after the ancient city)
this entity surface form:
hill of Megiddo (Tell el-Mutesellim)
this entity surface form:
ancient city of Megiddo
subject surface form:
Battle of Megiddo (609 BCE)