Margat Castle
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Margat Castle is a massive medieval fortress in Syria built and expanded by the Crusader Knights Hospitaller, renowned for its strategic coastal position and well-preserved military architecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Margat Castle canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11789839 — 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: Margat Castle Context triple: [Crusader architecture, hasNotableExample, Margat Castle]
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A.
Bellver Castle
Bellver Castle is a unique circular Gothic fortress overlooking Palma de Mallorca, Spain, known for its well-preserved medieval architecture and panoramic views of the city and bay.
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B.
Hautefort Castle
Hautefort Castle is a grand historic château in southwestern France, renowned for its elegant classical architecture and formal gardens.
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C.
Canossa Castle
Canossa Castle is a historic fortress in northern Italy famed as the site where Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV performed penance before Pope Gregory VII in 1077 during the Investiture Controversy.
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D.
Castell de Sant Ferran
Castell de Sant Ferran is a vast 18th-century military fortress in Figueres, Catalonia, considered one of the largest bastion fortresses in Europe.
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E.
Valère Castle
Valère Castle is a historic fortified complex overlooking the town of Sion in the Swiss canton of Valais, notable for its medieval architecture and hilltop basilica.
- 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: Margat Castle Target entity description: Margat Castle is a massive medieval fortress in Syria built and expanded by the Crusader Knights Hospitaller, renowned for its strategic coastal position and well-preserved military architecture.
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A.
Bellver Castle
Bellver Castle is a unique circular Gothic fortress overlooking Palma de Mallorca, Spain, known for its well-preserved medieval architecture and panoramic views of the city and bay.
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B.
Hautefort Castle
Hautefort Castle is a grand historic château in southwestern France, renowned for its elegant classical architecture and formal gardens.
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C.
Canossa Castle
Canossa Castle is a historic fortress in northern Italy famed as the site where Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV performed penance before Pope Gregory VII in 1077 during the Investiture Controversy.
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D.
Castell de Sant Ferran
Castell de Sant Ferran is a vast 18th-century military fortress in Figueres, Catalonia, considered one of the largest bastion fortresses in Europe.
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E.
Valère Castle
Valère Castle is a historic fortified complex overlooking the town of Sion in the Swiss canton of Valais, notable for its medieval architecture and hilltop basilica.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Crusader fortress
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ medieval castle ⓘ |
| builder | Knights Hospitaller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | Crusaders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedBy |
Mamluk Sultanate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sultan Qalawun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 12th century ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Knights Hospitaller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Syria ⓘ |
| dateCaptured | 1285 ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 360 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| era | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| expandedIn | 13th century ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | Order of Saint John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
chapel
ⓘ
cisterns ⓘ ditches ⓘ gatehouse ⓘ inner fortress ⓘ keep ⓘ massive concentric fortifications ⓘ outer enceinte ⓘ residential quarters ⓘ storerooms ⓘ thick curtain walls ⓘ towers ⓘ underground chambers ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important Crusader archaeological site ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | siege by Mamluks ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Crusader-period fortifications
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size and strength ⓘ strategic coastal position ⓘ well-preserved military architecture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Tartus Governorate
NERFINISHED
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western Syria ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Baniyas
NERFINISHED
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Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| locatedOn | volcanic hill ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
basalt
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limestone ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Tartus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf |
County of Tripoli
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Crusader states NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administrative center
ⓘ
military defense ⓘ residence ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Margat Castle Description of subject: Margat Castle is a massive medieval fortress in Syria built and expanded by the Crusader Knights Hospitaller, renowned for its strategic coastal position and well-preserved military architecture.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.