Gulf of Aqaba
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The Gulf of Aqaba is a northeastern arm of the Red Sea known for its deep waters, rich coral reefs, and strategic location between Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gulf of Aqaba canonical | 88 |
| Gulf of Aqaba region | 3 |
| Gulf of Eilat | 2 |
| Red Sea | 2 |
| מפרץ אילת | 2 |
| Gulf of Aqaba (distant) | 1 |
| Gulf of Aqaba segment | 1 |
| Gulf of Aqaba–Eilat Bay | 1 |
| Red Sea area near Aqaba and Eilat | 1 |
| Red Sea via Gulf of Aqaba | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T309413 — 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: Gulf of Aqaba Context triple: [Sinai Peninsula, borderedBy, Gulf of Aqaba]
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A.
Gulf of Suez
The Gulf of Suez is a northwestern arm of the Red Sea that separates mainland Egypt from the Sinai Peninsula and serves as the southern entrance to the Suez Canal.
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B.
Red Sea
The Red Sea is a seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean lying between Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, renowned for its rich marine biodiversity and extensive coral reefs.
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C.
Gulf of Tadjoura
The Gulf of Tadjoura is a narrow inlet of the Gulf of Aden along the coast of Djibouti, known for its deep waters, rich marine life, and strategic location at the entrance to the Red Sea.
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D.
Gulf of Aden
The Gulf of Aden is a vital waterway in the northwestern Indian Ocean between Yemen and the Horn of Africa, serving as a key maritime route linking the Red Sea and Suez Canal to the Arabian Sea.
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E.
Dead Sea
The Dead Sea is a hypersaline lake in the Jordan Rift Valley, renowned as one of the world's saltiest bodies of water and Earth's lowest land elevation point.
- 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: Gulf of Aqaba Target entity description: The Gulf of Aqaba is a northeastern arm of the Red Sea known for its deep waters, rich coral reefs, and strategic location between Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia.
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A.
Gulf of Suez
The Gulf of Suez is a northwestern arm of the Red Sea that separates mainland Egypt from the Sinai Peninsula and serves as the southern entrance to the Suez Canal.
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B.
Red Sea
The Red Sea is a seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean lying between Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, renowned for its rich marine biodiversity and extensive coral reefs.
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C.
Gulf of Tadjoura
The Gulf of Tadjoura is a narrow inlet of the Gulf of Aden along the coast of Djibouti, known for its deep waters, rich marine life, and strategic location at the entrance to the Red Sea.
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D.
Gulf of Aden
The Gulf of Aden is a vital waterway in the northwestern Indian Ocean between Yemen and the Horn of Africa, serving as a key maritime route linking the Red Sea and Suez Canal to the Arabian Sea.
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E.
Dead Sea
The Dead Sea is a hypersaline lake in the Jordan Rift Valley, renowned as one of the world's saltiest bodies of water and Earth's lowest land elevation point.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arm of the Red Sea
ⓘ
gulf ⓘ |
| climate | arid climate ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Red Sea
ⓘ
Strait of Tiran ⓘ |
| countryBorder |
Egypt
ⓘ
Israel ⓘ Jordan ⓘ Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| ecoregion | Red Sea coral reef ecosystem ⓘ |
| formedBy | tectonic activity ⓘ |
| hasCityOnCoast |
Aqaba
ⓘ
Dahab ⓘ Eilat ⓘ Haql ⓘ Taba ⓘ |
| hasDisputeHistory |
Arab–Israeli conflict
ⓘ
Strait of Tiran blockade ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
fringing coral reefs
ⓘ
narrow continental shelf ⓘ steep submarine slopes ⓘ |
| hasPort |
Aqaba
ⓘ
Eilat ⓘ Haql ⓘ Nuweiba ⓘ |
| knownFor |
deep waters
ⓘ
marine biodiversity ⓘ recreational diving ⓘ rich coral reefs ⓘ snorkeling ⓘ strategic location ⓘ |
| length | about 160 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Red Sea ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
northern Red Sea
ⓘ
linked to:
Red Sea
|
| maximumDepth | about 1850 meters ⓘ |
| maximumWidth | about 24 kilometers ⓘ |
| northernTerminusNear | Aqaba ⓘ |
| partOf |
Afro-Arabian Rift System
ⓘ
Great Rift Valley ⓘ |
| salinity | high salinity ⓘ |
| southernTerminusNear | Strait of Tiran ⓘ |
| strategicFor |
Egypt
ⓘ
Israel ⓘ Jordan ⓘ Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
international shipping ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | tectonic gulf ⓘ |
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: Gulf of Aqaba Description of subject: The Gulf of Aqaba is a northeastern arm of the Red Sea known for its deep waters, rich coral reefs, and strategic location between Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia.
Referenced by (102)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Gulf of Aqaba
linked to: Gulf of Aqaba
subject linked to:
Sinai desert
linked to: Gulf of Aqaba
linked to: Gulf of Aqaba
linked to: Gulf of Aqaba
linked to: Gulf of Aqaba
linked to: Gulf of Aqaba
linked to: Gulf of Aqaba