Arvand River
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The Arvand River, more widely known as the Shatt al-Arab, is a major waterway in the Middle East formed by the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and serving as part of the border between Iran and Iraq.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Arvand River canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14663169 — 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: Arvand River Context triple: [Arvand Rud, alsoKnownAs, Arvand River]
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A.
Alingar River
The Alingar River is a significant river in eastern Afghanistan that flows through mountainous regions including Nuristan Province, supporting local agriculture and settlements along its course.
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B.
Rihand River
The Rihand River is a major tributary in central India known for the Rihand Dam (Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar), one of the country’s largest reservoirs and a key source of hydroelectric power.
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C.
Waras River
The Waras River is a waterway in the Bicol Region of the Philippines that serves as one of the contributing rivers to the larger Bicol River system.
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D.
Amarja River
The Amarja River is a smaller river in southern India known primarily as a tributary that feeds into the larger Bhima River system.
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E.
Ardon River
The Ardon River is a mountain river in the North Caucasus region of Russia that flows through North Ossetia–Alania before joining the Terek River.
- 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: Arvand River Target entity description: The Arvand River, more widely known as the Shatt al-Arab, is a major waterway in the Middle East formed by the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and serving as part of the border between Iran and Iraq.
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A.
Alingar River
The Alingar River is a significant river in eastern Afghanistan that flows through mountainous regions including Nuristan Province, supporting local agriculture and settlements along its course.
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B.
Rihand River
The Rihand River is a major tributary in central India known for the Rihand Dam (Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar), one of the country’s largest reservoirs and a key source of hydroelectric power.
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C.
Waras River
The Waras River is a waterway in the Bicol Region of the Philippines that serves as one of the contributing rivers to the larger Bicol River system.
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D.
Amarja River
The Amarja River is a smaller river in southern India known primarily as a tributary that feeds into the larger Bhima River system.
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E.
Ardon River
The Ardon River is a mountain river in the North Caucasus region of Russia that flows through North Ossetia–Alania before joining the Terek River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.