Kara Kilise
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Kara Kilise is an ancient Armenian monastery in northwestern Iran, renowned for its distinctive black-and-white stone architecture and significance as one of the oldest Christian sites in the region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kara Kilise canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9611862 — 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: Kara Kilise Context triple: [Saint Thaddeus Monastery, alsoKnownAs, Kara Kilise]
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A.
Shira Cathedral
Shira Cathedral is a prominent religious landmark and architectural centerpiece of the city of Shira.
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B.
Aya Eleni Church
Aya Eleni Church is a historic Christian church located in the town of Sille in central Turkey.
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C.
Holy Mountain Basilica
Holy Mountain Basilica is a prominent Baroque pilgrimage church and Marian shrine located on the Holy Mountain near Příbram in the Czech Republic.
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D.
Kaisariani Monastery
Kaisariani Monastery is a historic Byzantine-era monastic complex near Athens, Greece, renowned for its well-preserved frescoes, architecture, and scenic setting on the slopes of Mount Hymettus.
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E.
Arka Pana Church
Arka Pana Church is a prominent Roman Catholic church in Kraków’s Nowa Huta district, known for its modernist architecture and symbolic role in Poland’s religious and anti-communist history.
- 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: Kara Kilise Target entity description: Kara Kilise is an ancient Armenian monastery in northwestern Iran, renowned for its distinctive black-and-white stone architecture and significance as one of the oldest Christian sites in the region.
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A.
Shira Cathedral
Shira Cathedral is a prominent religious landmark and architectural centerpiece of the city of Shira.
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B.
Aya Eleni Church
Aya Eleni Church is a historic Christian church located in the town of Sille in central Turkey.
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C.
Holy Mountain Basilica
Holy Mountain Basilica is a prominent Baroque pilgrimage church and Marian shrine located on the Holy Mountain near Příbram in the Czech Republic.
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D.
Kaisariani Monastery
Kaisariani Monastery is a historic Byzantine-era monastic complex near Athens, Greece, renowned for its well-preserved frescoes, architecture, and scenic setting on the slopes of Mount Hymettus.
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E.
Arka Pana Church
Arka Pana Church is a prominent Roman Catholic church in Kraków’s Nowa Huta district, known for its modernist architecture and symbolic role in Poland’s religious and anti-communist history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Armenian monastery
ⓘ
Christian religious site ⓘ monastery ⓘ |
| architecturalFeature |
basilica plan elements
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black-and-white stone masonry ⓘ domed church ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Armenian architecture ⓘ |
| associatedTradition | site of martyrdom of Saint Thaddeus ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Apostle Thaddeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | protected monument ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Saint Thaddeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination | Armenian Apostolic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 7th century ⓘ |
| governingBody | Iranian Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
chapels
ⓘ
main church ⓘ monastic buildings ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 2008 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
West Azerbaijan Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northwestern Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Chaldoran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maku NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
black stone
ⓘ
white stone ⓘ |
| otherName |
Black Church
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kara Kelisa NERFINISHED ⓘ Qara Kelisa NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Thaddeus Monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pilgrimageEvent | annual feast of Saint Thaddeus ⓘ |
| rebuiltInCentury |
13th century
ⓘ
14th century ⓘ |
| region | historic Armenian cultural area ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| significance |
major Armenian pilgrimage site
ⓘ
one of the oldest Christian sites in Iran ⓘ |
| UNESCOSerialProperty | Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(ii)
ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ (vi) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 1262 ⓘ |
| wallDecoration |
carved crosses
ⓘ
stone reliefs ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kara Kilise Description of subject: Kara Kilise is an ancient Armenian monastery in northwestern Iran, renowned for its distinctive black-and-white stone architecture and significance as one of the oldest Christian sites in the region.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.