N4 highway
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The N4 highway is a major east–west route in South Africa and Mozambique that forms part of the Maputo Corridor, linking inland economic hubs with the port city of Maputo.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| N4 highway canonical | 8 |
| N4 highway corridor | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5772199 — 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: N4 highway Context triple: [Nelspruit, roadConnection, N4 highway]
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A.
N8 highway
The N8 highway is a major Moroccan road that runs across the Middle Atlas region, linking key cities such as Azrou with other important urban and economic centers.
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B.
N3 highway
The N3 highway is a major South African national route that connects Johannesburg and Durban, serving as a key freight and passenger corridor between the inland economic hub and the east coast.
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C.
N14 highway
The N14 highway is a major South African national route connecting Pretoria and Johannesburg with the North West and Northern Cape provinces.
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D.
A4 highway
The A4 highway is a major road route that connects with the A2 coastal highway, serving as an important link in the regional transportation network.
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E.
E40 motorway
The E40 motorway is a major trans-European highway stretching from Calais in France across multiple countries to Kazakhstan, serving as a key east–west transport corridor.
- 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: N4 highway Target entity description: The N4 highway is a major east–west route in South Africa and Mozambique that forms part of the Maputo Corridor, linking inland economic hubs with the port city of Maputo.
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A.
N8 highway
The N8 highway is a major Moroccan road that runs across the Middle Atlas region, linking key cities such as Azrou with other important urban and economic centers.
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B.
N3 highway
The N3 highway is a major South African national route that connects Johannesburg and Durban, serving as a key freight and passenger corridor between the inland economic hub and the east coast.
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C.
N14 highway
The N14 highway is a major South African national route connecting Pretoria and Johannesburg with the North West and Northern Cape provinces.
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D.
A4 highway
The A4 highway is a major road route that connects with the A2 coastal highway, serving as an important link in the regional transportation network.
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E.
E40 motorway
The E40 motorway is a major trans-European highway stretching from Calais in France across multiple countries to Kazakhstan, serving as a key east–west transport corridor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
highway
ⓘ
national road ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Maputo Corridor route
ⓘ
linked to:
Maputo Corridor
|
| connectsPort | Port of Maputo ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Maputo
ⓘ
Nelspruit ⓘ Pretoria ⓘ
linked to:
Pretoria, South Africa
Witbank ⓘ |
| country |
Mozambique
ⓘ
South Africa ⓘ |
| crosses |
Mozambique border near Lebombo/Ressano Garcia
ⓘ
linked to:
Eswatini–Mozambique border
|
| economicRole |
facilitates access to global markets via Maputo port
ⓘ
supports regional integration between South Africa and Mozambique ⓘ |
| formsPartOf |
Maputo Development Corridor
ⓘ
linked to:
Maputo Corridor
Trans-African Highway network ⓘ |
| function |
freight corridor
ⓘ
link between South African interior and Indian Ocean port ⓘ trade route ⓘ |
| hasLaneConfiguration |
dual carriageway on some sections
ⓘ
single carriageway on some sections ⓘ |
| importance | major east–west transport artery in Southern Africa ⓘ |
| managedBy | SANRAL ⓘ |
| partOf | Maputo Corridor ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Gauteng
ⓘ
Maputo Province ⓘ Mpumalanga ⓘ |
| regionServed |
inland economic hubs of South Africa
ⓘ
port city of Maputo ⓘ |
| roadNumber | N4 ⓘ |
| roadType |
national route in South Africa
ⓘ
primary highway in Mozambique ⓘ |
| routeDirection | east–west ⓘ |
| surface | asphalt ⓘ |
| terminusEast | Maputo ⓘ |
| terminusWest | near Pretoria ⓘ |
| tollRoad | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
export of minerals
ⓘ
import and export of manufactured goods ⓘ passenger transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: N4 highway Description of subject: The N4 highway is a major east–west route in South Africa and Mozambique that forms part of the Maputo Corridor, linking inland economic hubs with the port city of Maputo.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: N4 highway