Skardu Road
E419656
Skardu Road is a high-altitude mountain highway in northern Pakistan that serves as the primary route connecting Skardu to the rest of the country through the Karakoram region.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gilgit-Skardu Road | 1 |
| Skardu Road canonical | 1 |
| Skardu Road junction | 1 |
| Skardu–Deosai road | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4188982 — 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: Skardu Road Context triple: [Skardu, roadConnection, Skardu Road]
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A.
Darbuk–Shyok–Daulat Beg Oldi Road
The Darbuk–Shyok–Daulat Beg Oldi Road is a strategic high-altitude road in Ladakh, India, built by the Border Roads Organisation to connect Leh with the Daulat Beg Oldi military outpost near the Line of Actual Control with China.
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B.
Kaghan–Naran road
Kaghan–Naran road is a scenic mountain highway in Pakistan’s Kaghan Valley that serves as the main route for travelers heading to the town of Naran and surrounding tourist destinations.
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C.
Leh–Nubra road
The Leh–Nubra road is a high-altitude route in Ladakh, India, that connects Leh to the Nubra Valley through rugged Himalayan terrain and dramatic river gorges.
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D.
Karakoram Highway
The Karakoram Highway is a high-altitude international road linking Pakistan and China through the Karakoram mountain range, renowned as one of the world’s highest paved routes and a key part of the ancient Silk Road corridor.
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E.
Mardan–Nowshera Road
Mardan–Nowshera Road is a key regional roadway in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, connecting the cities of Mardan and Nowshera and facilitating local trade and travel.
- 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: Skardu Road Target entity description: Skardu Road is a high-altitude mountain highway in northern Pakistan that serves as the primary route connecting Skardu to the rest of the country through the Karakoram region.
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A.
Darbuk–Shyok–Daulat Beg Oldi Road
The Darbuk–Shyok–Daulat Beg Oldi Road is a strategic high-altitude road in Ladakh, India, built by the Border Roads Organisation to connect Leh with the Daulat Beg Oldi military outpost near the Line of Actual Control with China.
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B.
Kaghan–Naran road
Kaghan–Naran road is a scenic mountain highway in Pakistan’s Kaghan Valley that serves as the main route for travelers heading to the town of Naran and surrounding tourist destinations.
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C.
Leh–Nubra road
The Leh–Nubra road is a high-altitude route in Ladakh, India, that connects Leh to the Nubra Valley through rugged Himalayan terrain and dramatic river gorges.
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D.
Karakoram Highway
The Karakoram Highway is a high-altitude international road linking Pakistan and China through the Karakoram mountain range, renowned as one of the world’s highest paved routes and a key part of the ancient Silk Road corridor.
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E.
Mardan–Nowshera Road
Mardan–Nowshera Road is a key regional roadway in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, connecting the cities of Mardan and Nowshera and facilitating local trade and travel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
high-altitude highway
ⓘ
mountain road ⓘ |
| climateChallenges |
rockfalls
ⓘ
snowfall in winter ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Gilgit-Skardu Road
ⓘ
linked to:
Skardu Road
Karakoram Highway ⓘ Rest of Pakistan ⓘ Skardu ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| follows | Indus River ⓘ |
| hazard |
frequent closures due to landslides
ⓘ
road erosion along river ⓘ |
| knownFor |
landslide risk
ⓘ
narrow sections ⓘ scenic views ⓘ steep cliffs ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gilgit-Baltistan
ⓘ
northern Pakistan ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Karakoram ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Government of Pakistan
ⓘ
National Highway Authority of Pakistan ⓘ |
| partOf | road network of Gilgit-Baltistan ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Indus River valley
ⓘ
linked to:
Indus Valley
|
| primaryAccessRouteFor |
Skardu
ⓘ
Skardu District ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Baltistan
ⓘ
linked to:
Gilgit-Baltistan
Skardu Valley ⓘ
linked to:
Skardu
|
| role |
main passenger route for Skardu
ⓘ
main supply route for Skardu ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
access to Karakoram region
ⓘ
access to military installations in northern Pakistan ⓘ access to tourism destinations in Skardu ⓘ |
| surfaceType | paved ⓘ |
| terrainType | mountainous ⓘ |
| transportMode | motor vehicles ⓘ |
| usedFor |
tourism access to Skardu
ⓘ
transport of goods to Skardu ⓘ |
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: Skardu Road Description of subject: Skardu Road is a high-altitude mountain highway in northern Pakistan that serves as the primary route connecting Skardu to the rest of the country through the Karakoram region.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Skardu Road
linked to: Skardu Road
linked to: Skardu Road