Trans-Sumatran Highway
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The Trans-Sumatran Highway is a major road corridor that spans the length of Sumatra, connecting key cities and regions across the Indonesian island to support transportation and economic activity.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Trans-Sumatran Highway canonical | 9 |
| Trans-Sumatra Highway | 3 |
| Medan–Kabanjahe road | 1 |
| Padang–Solok road | 1 |
| Trans-Sumatra Highway (nearby via Lampung) | 1 |
| Trans-Sumatra roads | 1 |
| Trans-Sumatra transport corridor | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4141514 — 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: Trans-Sumatran Highway Context triple: [Padang, roadNetwork, Trans-Sumatran Highway]
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A.
Trans-Sulawesi Highway
The Trans-Sulawesi Highway is a major road network spanning the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, linking key cities and regions to support transportation, trade, and regional development.
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B.
Asian Highway 1
Asian Highway 1 is a major transcontinental route in the Asian Highway Network that runs from Tokyo, Japan, through multiple Asian countries to the border of Turkey and Bulgaria, facilitating international road transport and trade.
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C.
Kukum Highway
Kukum Highway is a major roadway in Honiara, the capital city of the Solomon Islands, serving as one of its primary transport arteries.
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D.
Pali Highway
Pali Highway is a major scenic roadway on the island of Oʻahu that connects Honolulu with the windward side, including the town of Kailua.
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E.
Maju Expressway
Maju Expressway is a major Malaysian highway that provides a fast, direct route between Kuala Lumpur and the administrative capital Putrajaya.
- 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: Trans-Sumatran Highway Target entity description: The Trans-Sumatran Highway is a major road corridor that spans the length of Sumatra, connecting key cities and regions across the Indonesian island to support transportation and economic activity.
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A.
Trans-Sulawesi Highway
The Trans-Sulawesi Highway is a major road network spanning the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, linking key cities and regions to support transportation, trade, and regional development.
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B.
Asian Highway 1
Asian Highway 1 is a major transcontinental route in the Asian Highway Network that runs from Tokyo, Japan, through multiple Asian countries to the border of Turkey and Bulgaria, facilitating international road transport and trade.
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C.
Kukum Highway
Kukum Highway is a major roadway in Honiara, the capital city of the Solomon Islands, serving as one of its primary transport arteries.
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D.
Pali Highway
Pali Highway is a major scenic roadway on the island of Oʻahu that connects Honolulu with the windward side, including the town of Kailua.
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E.
Maju Expressway
Maju Expressway is a major Malaysian highway that provides a fast, direct route between Kuala Lumpur and the administrative capital Putrajaya.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
highway system
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road network ⓘ transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| connects |
eastern Sumatra
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northern Sumatra ⓘ southern Sumatra ⓘ western Sumatra ⓘ |
| connectsCity |
Banda Aceh
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Bandar Lampung ⓘ Jambi ⓘ Medan ⓘ Padang ⓘ Palembang ⓘ Pekanbaru ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
ferry ports linking Sumatra to Java
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local road networks in Sumatra ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| geographicScope | length of Sumatra island ⓘ |
| hasLaneConfiguration | mostly two-lane road ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfSignage | Indonesian ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | land transport corridor ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Sumatra ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Government of Indonesia
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Ministry of Public Works and Housing of Indonesia ⓘ |
| partOf | Indonesian national road network ⓘ |
| passesThroughProvince |
Aceh
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Bengkulu ⓘ Jambi ⓘ Lampung ⓘ North Sumatra ⓘ Riau ⓘ South Sumatra ⓘ West Sumatra ⓘ |
| purpose |
facilitate freight transport
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facilitate intercity travel ⓘ support economic activity ⓘ support transportation ⓘ |
| regionServed | western Indonesia ⓘ |
| roadType |
arterial road corridor
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intercity highway ⓘ |
| supports |
access to agricultural areas
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access to industrial areas ⓘ access to ports ⓘ regional integration in Sumatra ⓘ tourism in Sumatra ⓘ |
| usedFor |
goods transport
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passenger transport ⓘ |
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: Trans-Sumatran Highway Description of subject: The Trans-Sumatran Highway is a major road corridor that spans the length of Sumatra, connecting key cities and regions across the Indonesian island to support transportation and economic activity.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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