UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Medina of Fez)
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UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Medina of Fez) is a designation recognizing the historic medina of Fez in Morocco as a culturally and architecturally significant urban ensemble of global importance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Medina of Fez) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10274662 — 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 (as part of Medina of Fez) Context triple: [Bab Mahrouk, heritageDesignation, UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Medina of Fez)]
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A.
UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Medina of Kairouan)
UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Medina of Kairouan) is a protected historic urban area in Tunisia recognized for its outstanding Islamic architecture, cultural significance, and role as an early center of Muslim civilization in North Africa.
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B.
UNESCO World Heritage Site (Medina of Sousse)
The UNESCO World Heritage Site "Medina of Sousse" is the historic walled old town of Sousse, Tunisia, renowned for its well-preserved early Islamic urban fabric, fortifications, and traditional architecture.
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C.
UNESCO World Heritage Site (At-Turaif District)
The UNESCO World Heritage Site of the At-Turaif District is the historic mud-brick core of Diriyah in Saudi Arabia, recognized as the first capital of the Saudi dynasty and a major center of 18th–19th century Najdi architecture and political power.
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D.
UNESCO World Heritage (as part of historic center)
UNESCO World Heritage (as part of historic center) is a designation given by UNESCO to recognize and protect historically significant urban cores whose collective architecture, monuments, and urban fabric possess outstanding universal value.
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E.
Historic City of Meknes
The Historic City of Meknes is a fortified imperial city in northern Morocco renowned for its grand palaces, monumental gates, and harmonious blend of Islamic and European architectural styles.
- 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 (as part of Medina of Fez) Target entity description: UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Medina of Fez) is a designation recognizing the historic medina of Fez in Morocco as a culturally and architecturally significant urban ensemble of global importance.
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A.
UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Medina of Kairouan)
UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Medina of Kairouan) is a protected historic urban area in Tunisia recognized for its outstanding Islamic architecture, cultural significance, and role as an early center of Muslim civilization in North Africa.
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B.
UNESCO World Heritage Site (Medina of Sousse)
The UNESCO World Heritage Site "Medina of Sousse" is the historic walled old town of Sousse, Tunisia, renowned for its well-preserved early Islamic urban fabric, fortifications, and traditional architecture.
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C.
UNESCO World Heritage Site (At-Turaif District)
The UNESCO World Heritage Site of the At-Turaif District is the historic mud-brick core of Diriyah in Saudi Arabia, recognized as the first capital of the Saudi dynasty and a major center of 18th–19th century Najdi architecture and political power.
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D.
UNESCO World Heritage (as part of historic center)
UNESCO World Heritage (as part of historic center) is a designation given by UNESCO to recognize and protect historically significant urban cores whose collective architecture, monuments, and urban fabric possess outstanding universal value.
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E.
Historic City of Meknes
The Historic City of Meknes is a fortified imperial city in northern Morocco renowned for its grand palaces, monumental gates, and harmonious blend of Islamic and European architectural styles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | UNESCO World Heritage Site designation ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Medina of Fez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Moulay Idriss II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bufferZone | surrounding modern districts of Fez ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Morocco ⓘ |
| criteria |
(ii)
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(v) ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Idrisid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | UNESCO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageCategory | Cultural ⓘ |
| includes |
Al-Qarawiyyin Mosque
NERFINISHED
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Andalusian Mosque (Fez) NERFINISHED ⓘ Attarine Madrasa NERFINISHED ⓘ Bab Bou Jeloud NERFINISHED ⓘ Bou Inania Madrasa NERFINISHED ⓘ Chouara Tannery NERFINISHED ⓘ Fes el-Bali NERFINISHED ⓘ Fes el-Jdid NERFINISHED ⓘ Fondouk el-Nejjarine NERFINISHED ⓘ Mausoleum of Moulay Idriss II NERFINISHED ⓘ Nejjarine Fountain NERFINISHED ⓘ Seffarine Square NERFINISHED ⓘ Talaa Kebira NERFINISHED ⓘ Talaa Seghira NERFINISHED ⓘ University of al-Qarawiyyin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inscribedOnUNESCOWorldHeritageList | 1981 ⓘ |
| languageOfLocalCommunity |
Arabic
ⓘ
Moroccan Arabic NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamazight (Berber languages) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Fez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricRegion | Fez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Fès-Meknès NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managementAuthority |
Moroccan Ministry of Culture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
local authorities of Fez ⓘ |
| notedFor |
dense traditional housing
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historic city gates ⓘ labyrinthine street network ⓘ |
| officialName | Medina of Fez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Old city of Fez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfSignificance | 9th century to 14th century ⓘ |
| protectionStatus | protected under Moroccan heritage law ⓘ |
| recognizedFor |
Islamic architecture
ⓘ
crafts and traditional souks ⓘ historic madrasas ⓘ religious and educational institutions ⓘ traditional urban fabric ⓘ |
| threats |
building deterioration
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infrastructure constraints ⓘ urban pressure ⓘ |
| tourismType | cultural tourism ⓘ |
| urbanType | walled medina ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Medina of Fez) Description of subject: UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Medina of Fez) is a designation recognizing the historic medina of Fez in Morocco as a culturally and architecturally significant urban ensemble of global importance.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Nejjarine Museum of Wooden Arts and Crafts
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heritageDesignation
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UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Medina of Fez)
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