Port Qasim
E56979
Port Qasim is Pakistan’s second-busiest deep-sea commercial port and a major industrial and shipping hub located near Karachi on the Arabian Sea.
All labels observed (7)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T451891 — 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: Port Qasim Context triple: [Karachi, hasPort, Port Qasim]
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A.
Jeddah Islamic Port
Jeddah Islamic Port is Saudi Arabia’s main commercial seaport on the Red Sea, serving as a key gateway for trade and pilgrims traveling to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina.
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B.
Port of Jebel Ali
The Port of Jebel Ali is one of the world’s largest and busiest man-made deep-water seaports, serving as a major global hub for container shipping and trade in the Middle East.
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C.
Jawaharlal Nehru Port
Jawaharlal Nehru Port is India’s largest container port and a major maritime trade hub located near Mumbai on the country’s western coast.
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D.
Yalta Sea Port
Yalta Sea Port is a major maritime harbor and transportation hub serving the resort city of Yalta on the southern coast of the Crimean Peninsula.
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E.
Port of Banana
The Port of Banana is a small but strategically located seaport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that serves as one of the country's key Atlantic Ocean access points.
- 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: Port Qasim Target entity description: Port Qasim is Pakistan’s second-busiest deep-sea commercial port and a major industrial and shipping hub located near Karachi on the Arabian Sea.
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A.
Jeddah Islamic Port
Jeddah Islamic Port is Saudi Arabia’s main commercial seaport on the Red Sea, serving as a key gateway for trade and pilgrims traveling to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina.
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B.
Port of Jebel Ali
The Port of Jebel Ali is one of the world’s largest and busiest man-made deep-water seaports, serving as a major global hub for container shipping and trade in the Middle East.
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C.
Jawaharlal Nehru Port
Jawaharlal Nehru Port is India’s largest container port and a major maritime trade hub located near Mumbai on the country’s western coast.
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D.
Yalta Sea Port
Yalta Sea Port is a major maritime harbor and transportation hub serving the resort city of Yalta on the southern coast of the Crimean Peninsula.
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E.
Port of Banana
The Port of Banana is a small but strategically located seaport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that serves as one of the country's key Atlantic Ocean access points.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commercial port
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deep-sea port ⓘ industrial port ⓘ seaport ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Port Muhammad Bin Qasim
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linked to:
Port Qasim
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| connectedTo |
National Highway Network of Pakistan
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Pakistan Railways network ⓘ |
| constructionStarted | 1973 ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | approximately 35 kilometers east of Karachi city center ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Port Qasim Authority
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linked to:
Port Qasim
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| handles |
LNG imports
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bulk cargo ⓘ coal imports ⓘ containerized cargo ⓘ liquid bulk cargo ⓘ petroleum products ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
LNG terminal
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coal terminal ⓘ container terminal ⓘ grain and fertilizer terminal ⓘ liquid cargo terminal ⓘ multipurpose terminal ⓘ oil terminal ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Ministry of Maritime Affairs Pakistan ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Karachi
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Port Qasim Industrial Area ⓘ
linked to:
Port Qasim
Sindh ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Korangi Creek
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Phitti Creek ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Arabian Sea ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Qasim ibn al-Hassan ⓘ |
| nearbyIndustrialArea |
Bin Qasim Industrial Zone
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linked to:
Bin Qasim Town
Korangi Industrial Area ⓘ |
| opened | 1980 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Port Qasim Authority
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linked to:
Port Qasim
|
| ownedBy | Government of Pakistan ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
cargo handling
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industrial hub ⓘ |
| rank | second-busiest port in Pakistan ⓘ |
| servesCity | Karachi ⓘ |
| servesCountry | Pakistan ⓘ |
| servesRegion | Sindh ⓘ |
| timezone | Pakistan Standard Time ⓘ |
| UNLocode | PKBQM ⓘ |
| waterway |
Korangi Creek
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Phitti Creek ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Port Qasim Description of subject: Port Qasim is Pakistan’s second-busiest deep-sea commercial port and a major industrial and shipping hub located near Karachi on the Arabian Sea.
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Port Qasim
linked to: Port Qasim
linked to: Port Qasim
linked to: Port Qasim
subject linked to:
southern Pakistan
linked to: Port Qasim
Keamari District
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contains
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Port Qasim industrial and port areas (partly associated with Karachi’s port zone)
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linked to: Port Qasim
linked to: Port Qasim
linked to: Port Qasim
linked to: Port Qasim
subject linked to:
Ministry of Maritime Affairs Pakistan
linked to: Port Qasim