Daulat Beg Oldi
E311514
Daulat Beg Oldi is a high-altitude military outpost and airstrip in the Ladakh region of India, near the Line of Actual Control with China.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Daulat Beg Oldi canonical | 9 |
| Daulat Beg Oldi Advanced Landing Ground | 1 |
| Daulat Beg Oldi military outpost | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2935966 — 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: Daulat Beg Oldi Context triple: [Shyok River, flowsNear, Daulat Beg Oldi]
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A.
Shigar Fort
Shigar Fort is a restored 17th-century fort and palace in Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan region, now serving as a heritage hotel and cultural landmark.
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B.
Shandur Pass
Shandur Pass is a high-altitude mountain pass in northern Pakistan famed for its annual polo festival held on one of the world’s highest polo grounds.
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C.
Dila Gori
Dila Gori is a professional football club based in Gori, Georgia, competing in the country’s top-tier league.
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D.
Amukta Pass
Amukta Pass is a major maritime strait in the central Aleutian Islands of Alaska, providing an important passage between the North Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea.
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E.
Lowari Pass
Lowari Pass is a high mountain pass in northern Pakistan that connects the Chitral region with the rest of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa through the Hindu Kush range.
- 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: Daulat Beg Oldi Target entity description: Daulat Beg Oldi is a high-altitude military outpost and airstrip in the Ladakh region of India, near the Line of Actual Control with China.
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A.
Shigar Fort
Shigar Fort is a restored 17th-century fort and palace in Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan region, now serving as a heritage hotel and cultural landmark.
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B.
Shandur Pass
Shandur Pass is a high-altitude mountain pass in northern Pakistan famed for its annual polo festival held on one of the world’s highest polo grounds.
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C.
Dila Gori
Dila Gori is a professional football club based in Gori, Georgia, competing in the country’s top-tier league.
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D.
Amukta Pass
Amukta Pass is a major maritime strait in the central Aleutian Islands of Alaska, providing an important passage between the North Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea.
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E.
Lowari Pass
Lowari Pass is a high mountain pass in northern Pakistan that connects the Chitral region with the rest of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa through the Hindu Kush range.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airstrip
ⓘ
military outpost ⓘ |
| access | connected by military roads from Leh side ⓘ |
| airOperations | supports fixed-wing aircraft operations at high altitude ⓘ |
| climate | cold desert ⓘ |
| controlledBy | India ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| elevation |
about 16,600 feet above sea level
ⓘ
about 5,065 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| environment |
high-altitude
ⓘ
low-oxygen ⓘ |
| historicalAssociation | ancient trade route between Leh and Yarkand ⓘ |
| infrastructure |
basic military facilities
ⓘ
temporary shelters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Karakoram region
ⓘ
linked to:
Karakoram
Ladakh ⓘ Union Territory of Ladakh ⓘ
linked to:
Ladakh
northern India ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Depsang Plains
ⓘ
Karakoram Pass ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sultan Said Khan (Daulat Beg) ⓘ |
| near |
Aksai Chin region
ⓘ
linked to:
Chinese-administered Aksai Chin region
China ⓘ Line of Actual Control ⓘ
linked to:
India–China border
|
| notableAs | one of the highest airstrips in the world ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Indian Air Force ⓘ |
| operationalChallenges |
extreme weather
ⓘ
logistical difficulties due to remoteness ⓘ thin air affecting aircraft performance ⓘ |
| partOf | Indian border infrastructure in Ladakh ⓘ |
| proximityToBorder | close to India–China de facto border ⓘ |
| region |
Eastern Ladakh
ⓘ
linked to:
Ladakh
|
| runwaySurface |
compact dirt and gravel
ⓘ
unpaved ⓘ |
| securityRole |
border surveillance
ⓘ
deterrence along Line of Actual Control ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
logistics hub for troops in northern Ladakh
ⓘ
monitoring India–China border ⓘ |
| terrain |
mountainous
ⓘ
remote ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Indian Air Force
ⓘ
Indian Army ⓘ |
| usedFor |
airlifting supplies
ⓘ
airlifting troops ⓘ forward staging base ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Daulat Beg Oldi Description of subject: Daulat Beg Oldi is a high-altitude military outpost and airstrip in the Ladakh region of India, near the Line of Actual Control with China.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Daulat Beg Oldi
linked to: Daulat Beg Oldi