Fez el-Bali city walls
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The Fez el-Bali city walls are the medieval fortifications encircling the old medina of Fez, Morocco, built to protect the historic urban core and its gates, including Bab Guissa.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| City walls of Fes el-Jdid | 1 |
| Fez el-Bali city walls canonical | 1 |
| Fez medina walls | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10274650 — 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: Fez el-Bali city walls Context triple: [Bab Guissa, isPartOfDefensiveSystemOf, Fez el-Bali city walls]
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A.
Zaria City Walls
Zaria City Walls are historic defensive fortifications in Zaria, Nigeria, built by the Hausa kingdom to protect the ancient city and control access.
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B.
Diyarbakır city walls
The Diyarbakır city walls are a monumental set of black basalt fortifications in southeastern Turkey, renowned as some of the longest and best-preserved defensive walls in the world.
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C.
Bursa city walls
The Bursa city walls are the historic fortifications that once enclosed the early Ottoman capital of Bursa, reflecting its strategic and architectural heritage.
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D.
Harar Jugol city wall system
The Harar Jugol city wall system is a historic defensive enclosure surrounding the old city of Harar in eastern Ethiopia, renowned for its ancient gates, stone fortifications, and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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E.
Al Jalali Fort
Al Jalali Fort is a historic coastal fortress in Muscat, Oman, built by the Portuguese in the 16th century and now a prominent symbol of the city's heritage.
- 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: Fez el-Bali city walls Target entity description: The Fez el-Bali city walls are the medieval fortifications encircling the old medina of Fez, Morocco, built to protect the historic urban core and its gates, including Bab Guissa.
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A.
Zaria City Walls
Zaria City Walls are historic defensive fortifications in Zaria, Nigeria, built by the Hausa kingdom to protect the ancient city and control access.
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B.
Diyarbakır city walls
The Diyarbakır city walls are a monumental set of black basalt fortifications in southeastern Turkey, renowned as some of the longest and best-preserved defensive walls in the world.
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C.
Bursa city walls
The Bursa city walls are the historic fortifications that once enclosed the early Ottoman capital of Bursa, reflecting its strategic and architectural heritage.
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D.
Harar Jugol city wall system
The Harar Jugol city wall system is a historic defensive enclosure surrounding the old city of Harar in eastern Ethiopia, renowned for its ancient gates, stone fortifications, and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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E.
Al Jalali Fort
Al Jalali Fort is a historic coastal fortress in Muscat, Oman, built by the Portuguese in the 16th century and now a prominent symbol of the city's heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city walls
ⓘ
fortification ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Fez Jdid city walls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Islamic architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Fez Medina UNESCO World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Morocco ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Maghrebi
ⓘ
Moroccan ⓘ |
| encircles |
Fez el-Bali medina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
old medina of Fez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function | demarcation of the old city limits ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bastions
ⓘ
gates ⓘ ramparts ⓘ towers ⓘ |
| hasGate |
Bab Guissa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern gates of Fez el-Bali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Bab Guissa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
city gates of Fez el-Bali ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | Fez el-Bali medina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site buffer ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fez
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fez el-Bali NERFINISHED ⓘ Morocco NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Morocco ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | UTC+1 ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
ⓘ
rammed earth ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| near |
Fez River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oued Fes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
historic center of Fez
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
historic fortifications of Fez ⓘ |
| protects |
markets of Fez el-Bali
ⓘ
religious monuments of Fez el-Bali ⓘ residential quarters of Fez el-Bali ⓘ |
| region | Fès-Meknès NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | major example of medieval Islamic urban fortifications in North Africa ⓘ |
| timePeriod | medieval period ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
control of access to the medina
ⓘ
protection of historic urban core ⓘ urban defense ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fez el-Bali city walls Description of subject: The Fez el-Bali city walls are the medieval fortifications encircling the old medina of Fez, Morocco, built to protect the historic urban core and its gates, including Bab Guissa.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
City walls of Fes el-Jdid
this entity surface form:
Fez medina walls