Acequia Real
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Acequia Real is the main historic irrigation canal that supplied water to the Generalife and Alhambra palaces in Granada, Spain.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Acequia Real canonical | 3 |
| Acequia del Rey | 1 |
| Royal Acequia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5533388 — 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: Acequia Real Context triple: [Generalife, waterManagementFeature, Acequia Real]
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A.
Madera Canal
Madera Canal is an irrigation and water-conveyance canal in California’s Central Valley that delivers San Joaquin River water to agricultural lands and communities in Madera County.
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B.
Lahontan Valley irrigation district
The Lahontan Valley irrigation district is an agricultural water management area in western Nevada that supplies and regulates irrigation for farms and ranches around Fallon and the surrounding Lahontan Valley.
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C.
North Bay Aqueduct
The North Bay Aqueduct is a key water conveyance facility in California that delivers State Water Project supplies to communities in Solano and Napa counties.
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D.
Sunraysia irrigation district
The Sunraysia irrigation district is a major agricultural region in northwestern Victoria and southwestern New South Wales, Australia, renowned for its irrigated fruit and wine grape production along the Murray River.
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E.
San Luis Canal
San Luis Canal is a major irrigation and water conveyance canal in California that transports water from the San Luis Reservoir to agricultural and urban users in the San Joaquin Valley.
- 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: Acequia Real Target entity description: Acequia Real is the main historic irrigation canal that supplied water to the Generalife and Alhambra palaces in Granada, Spain.
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A.
Madera Canal
Madera Canal is an irrigation and water-conveyance canal in California’s Central Valley that delivers San Joaquin River water to agricultural lands and communities in Madera County.
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B.
Lahontan Valley irrigation district
The Lahontan Valley irrigation district is an agricultural water management area in western Nevada that supplies and regulates irrigation for farms and ranches around Fallon and the surrounding Lahontan Valley.
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C.
North Bay Aqueduct
The North Bay Aqueduct is a key water conveyance facility in California that delivers State Water Project supplies to communities in Solano and Napa counties.
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D.
Sunraysia irrigation district
The Sunraysia irrigation district is a major agricultural region in northwestern Victoria and southwestern New South Wales, Australia, renowned for its irrigated fruit and wine grape production along the Murray River.
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E.
Fannin-McFarland Aqueduct
Fannin-McFarland Aqueduct is a major water conveyance canal in Arizona that forms part of the Central Arizona Project system delivering Colorado River water to central and southern Arizona.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic irrigation canal
ⓘ
water supply infrastructure ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Alhambra complex
ⓘ
linked to:
Alhambra
Generalife estate ⓘ
linked to:
Generalife
Nasrid dynasty ⓘ |
| climateAdaptationRole | supports irrigation in semi-arid Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | gravity-fed canal ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| currentUse |
historic monument
ⓘ
partial irrigation use ⓘ |
| engineeringType | open-channel aqueduct ⓘ |
| function |
garden irrigation
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ palace water supply ⓘ |
| hasNameMeaning | Royal Canal ⓘ |
| hasNameVariant |
Acequia del Rey
ⓘ
linked to:
Acequia Real
Royal Acequia ⓘ
linked to:
Acequia Real
|
| hasPart |
distribution channels to Alhambra
ⓘ
distribution channels to Generalife ⓘ intake works on the Darro River ⓘ |
| heritageContext |
Alhambra and Generalife UNESCO World Heritage Site
ⓘ
linked to:
Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada
|
| heritageStatus | protected as part of the Alhambra ensemble ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Nasrid Kingdom of Granada
ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of Granada
|
| historicalPeriod | Islamic period in Iberia ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andalusia
ⓘ
Granada ⓘ Province of Granada ⓘ
linked to:
Granada Province
Spain ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | heritage conservation authorities in Granada ⓘ |
| material |
lime mortar
ⓘ
masonry ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alhambra water system
ⓘ
historic irrigation network of Granada ⓘ |
| routeFeature |
feeds secondary channels and fountains
ⓘ
runs along the slope above the Alhambra ⓘ |
| significance |
example of medieval Islamic irrigation technology
ⓘ
key element of Alhambra hydraulic engineering ⓘ |
| suppliedWaterTo |
Alhambra
ⓘ
Alhambra palaces ⓘ
linked to:
Alhambra
Generalife ⓘ Generalife gardens ⓘ |
| tourismRole | attraction for cultural tourism in Granada ⓘ |
| usedFor | transporting water by gravity ⓘ |
| waterSource |
Darro River
ⓘ
Sierra Nevada watershed ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Acequia Real Description of subject: Acequia Real is the main historic irrigation canal that supplied water to the Generalife and Alhambra palaces in Granada, Spain.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Acequia Real
linked to: Acequia Real