Roki Tunnel
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Roki Tunnel is a strategic road tunnel through the Caucasus Mountains that serves as a key transport link between Russia and the breakaway region of South Ossetia in Georgia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roki Tunnel canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2334666 — 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: Roki Tunnel Context triple: [South Ossetia, hasRoadConnectionThrough, Roki Tunnel]
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A.
Wawona Tunnel
Wawona Tunnel is a historic highway tunnel in Yosemite National Park that serves as the dramatic western gateway to the famous Tunnel View overlook of Yosemite Valley.
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B.
Malinta Tunnel
Malinta Tunnel is a historic underground complex on Corregidor Island in the Philippines that served as a bomb-proof headquarters and hospital for American and Filipino forces during World War II.
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C.
Tenda road tunnel
The Tenda road tunnel is a major Alpine tunnel connecting France and Italy beneath the Col de Tende, facilitating cross-border road traffic through the Maritime Alps.
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D.
Robertson Tunnel
Robertson Tunnel is a major light rail tunnel in Portland, Oregon, carrying MAX trains through the West Hills between downtown and the city’s western suburbs.
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E.
Shela Bagh Tunnel
Shela Bagh Tunnel is a historic railway tunnel in Balochistan, Pakistan, known as one of the longest and most significant tunnels on the region’s mountainous rail routes.
- 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: Roki Tunnel Target entity description: Roki Tunnel is a strategic road tunnel through the Caucasus Mountains that serves as a key transport link between Russia and the breakaway region of South Ossetia in Georgia.
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A.
Wawona Tunnel
Wawona Tunnel is a historic highway tunnel in Yosemite National Park that serves as the dramatic western gateway to the famous Tunnel View overlook of Yosemite Valley.
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B.
Malinta Tunnel
Malinta Tunnel is a historic underground complex on Corregidor Island in the Philippines that served as a bomb-proof headquarters and hospital for American and Filipino forces during World War II.
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C.
Tenda road tunnel
The Tenda road tunnel is a major Alpine tunnel connecting France and Italy beneath the Col de Tende, facilitating cross-border road traffic through the Maritime Alps.
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D.
Robertson Tunnel
Robertson Tunnel is a major light rail tunnel in Portland, Oregon, carrying MAX trains through the West Hills between downtown and the city’s western suburbs.
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E.
Shela Bagh Tunnel
Shela Bagh Tunnel is a historic railway tunnel in Balochistan, Pakistan, known as one of the longest and most significant tunnels on the region’s mountainous rail routes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain tunnel
ⓘ
road tunnel ⓘ |
| borderCrossing |
Russia–Georgia border
ⓘ
linked to:
Georgian–Russian border
|
| borderFunction | checkpoint between Russia and South Ossetia ⓘ |
| connects |
Java Municipality
ⓘ
North Ossetia–Alania ⓘ
linked to:
North Ossetia
Russia ⓘ South Ossetia ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1971 ⓘ |
| country |
Georgia
ⓘ
Russia ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 2000 m above sea level ⓘ |
| hasLaneCount | 2 ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfSignage |
Georgian
ⓘ
linked to:
Georgian language
Ossetian ⓘ Russian ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance |
key transport link between Russia and South Ossetia
ⓘ
major route between Russia and Georgia-controlled territory via South Ossetia ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | cross-border infrastructure ⓘ |
| length |
3.73 km
ⓘ
3730 m ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caucasus Mountains
ⓘ
linked to:
Caucasus
Caucasus region ⓘ Eurasia ⓘ Greater Caucasus ⓘ Java District ⓘ North Ossetia–Alania ⓘ
linked to:
North Ossetia
Roki Gorge ⓘ South Ossetia ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Roki Pass ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Transcaucasian Highway ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Tskhinvali
ⓘ
Vladikavkaz ⓘ |
| opened | 1984 ⓘ |
| operator | Russian authorities ⓘ |
| partOf | Transcaucasian Highway ⓘ |
| regionClaimedBy | Georgia ⓘ |
| regionRecognizedByMostStatesAs | part of Georgia ⓘ |
| regionRecognizedByRussiaAs | part of independent South Ossetia ⓘ |
| significance |
bypasses higher and more weather-exposed mountain passes
ⓘ
only year-round road link between Russia and South Ossetia ⓘ |
| status | under de facto control of Russia and South Ossetian authorities ⓘ |
| trafficType | road traffic ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Russian military forces
ⓘ
linked to:
Russian Armed Forces
South Ossetian authorities ⓘ
linked to:
Republic of South Ossetia authorities
|
| usedInConflict |
2008 South Ossetia War
ⓘ
linked to:
Russo-Georgian War 2008
Russo–Georgian War ⓘ
linked to:
Russo-Georgian War 2008
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Roki Tunnel Description of subject: Roki Tunnel is a strategic road tunnel through the Caucasus Mountains that serves as a key transport link between Russia and the breakaway region of South Ossetia in Georgia.
Referenced by (1)
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