riyal
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The riyal is the official currency used in several Middle Eastern countries, including Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| riyal canonical | 1 |
| riyal–qirsh system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3343375 — 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: riyal Context triple: [QAR, monetaryUnit, riyal]
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A.
Saudi riyal
The Saudi riyal is the official monetary unit of Saudi Arabia, used nationwide for all financial transactions and pegged to the US dollar.
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B.
Aden rupee
The Aden rupee was the former currency of the British-controlled port of Aden, used before being succeeded by the Aden shilling.
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C.
Dirham
The dirham is a historical silver coin and monetary unit widely used in the Islamic world, originating as a standard currency under early Muslim caliphates.
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D.
Yemeni rial
The Yemeni rial is the official monetary unit of Yemen, used for everyday transactions and issued by the Central Bank of Yemen.
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E.
Iraqi dinar
The Iraqi dinar is the official fiat currency of Iraq, issued by the Central Bank of Iraq and subdivided into 1,000 fils.
- 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: riyal Target entity description: The riyal is the official currency used in several Middle Eastern countries, including Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
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A.
Saudi riyal
The Saudi riyal is the official monetary unit of Saudi Arabia, used nationwide for all financial transactions and pegged to the US dollar.
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B.
Aden rupee
The Aden rupee was the former currency of the British-controlled port of Aden, used before being succeeded by the Aden shilling.
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C.
Dirham
The dirham is a historical silver coin and monetary unit widely used in the Islamic world, originating as a standard currency under early Muslim caliphates.
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D.
Yemeni rial
The Yemeni rial is the official monetary unit of Yemen, used for everyday transactions and issued by the Central Bank of Yemen.
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E.
Iraqi dinar
The Iraqi dinar is the official fiat currency of Iraq, issued by the Central Bank of Iraq and subdivided into 1,000 fils.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
currency
ⓘ
currency ⓘ |
| centralBank |
Qatar Central Bank
ⓘ
Saudi Central Bank ⓘ |
| country |
Qatar
ⓘ
Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| denominationType |
banknote
ⓘ
coin ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code |
QAR
ⓘ
SAR ⓘ |
| languageOnBanknotes |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| legalTender |
Qatar
ⓘ
Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| peggedExchangeRateApprox |
3.64 QAR = 1 USD
ⓘ
3.75 SAR = 1 USD ⓘ |
| peggedTo |
United States dollar
ⓘ
linked to:
US dollar
|
| region | Gulf Cooperation Council ⓘ |
| subunit |
dirham
ⓘ
halala ⓘ |
| subunitToUnitRatio | 100 ⓘ |
| symbol |
QR
ⓘ
SR ⓘ ر.س ⓘ ر.ق ⓘ |
| typicalBanknoteDenomination |
1 riyal
ⓘ
10 riyals ⓘ 100 riyals ⓘ 5 riyals ⓘ 50 riyals ⓘ 500 riyals ⓘ |
| usedFor | domestic payments ⓘ |
| usedInRegion | Middle East ⓘ |
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: riyal Description of subject: The riyal is the official currency used in several Middle Eastern countries, including Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: riyal