Lake Khashm el-Girba
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Lake Khashm el-Girba is an artificial reservoir in eastern Sudan formed by the Khashm el-Girba Dam on the Atbara River, primarily used for irrigation, water supply, and hydroelectric power generation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lake Khashm el-Girba canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8476683 — 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: Lake Khashm el-Girba Context triple: [Khashm el-Girba Dam, reservoirName, Lake Khashm el-Girba]
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A.
Lake Qarun
Lake Qarun is a saline lake in Egypt’s Faiyum Depression, known for its ancient history, rich biodiversity, and importance as a protected wetland and bird habitat.
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B.
Lake Timsah
Lake Timsah is a saltwater lake in northeastern Egypt that forms part of the Suez Canal route and borders the city of Ismailia.
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C.
Lake Manzala
Lake Manzala is a large, shallow coastal lagoon in northeastern Egypt along the Mediterranean Sea, known for its fisheries and proximity to the Suez Canal region.
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D.
Lake Nasser
Lake Nasser is a vast artificial reservoir in southern Egypt and northern Sudan, created by the construction of the Aswan High Dam and known for its role in water storage, hydroelectric power, and flood control along the Nile.
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E.
Bahr el Jebel
Bahr el Jebel is the stretch of the White Nile that flows through South Sudan, characterized by its swamps and rapids before joining the Bahr el Ghazal.
- 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: Lake Khashm el-Girba Target entity description: Lake Khashm el-Girba is an artificial reservoir in eastern Sudan formed by the Khashm el-Girba Dam on the Atbara River, primarily used for irrigation, water supply, and hydroelectric power generation.
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A.
Lake Qarun
Lake Qarun is a saline lake in Egypt’s Faiyum Depression, known for its ancient history, rich biodiversity, and importance as a protected wetland and bird habitat.
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B.
Lake Timsah
Lake Timsah is a saltwater lake in northeastern Egypt that forms part of the Suez Canal route and borders the city of Ismailia.
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C.
Lake Manzala
Lake Manzala is a large, shallow coastal lagoon in northeastern Egypt along the Mediterranean Sea, known for its fisheries and proximity to the Suez Canal region.
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D.
Lake Nasser
Lake Nasser is a vast artificial reservoir in southern Egypt and northern Sudan, created by the construction of the Aswan High Dam and known for its role in water storage, hydroelectric power, and flood control along the Nile.
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E.
Bahr el Jebel
Bahr el Jebel is the stretch of the White Nile that flows through South Sudan, characterized by its swamps and rapids before joining the Bahr el Ghazal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | reservoir ⓘ |
| associatedStructure | Khashm el-Girba Dam ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Sudan ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Sudan ⓘ |
| createdBy | Khashm el-Girba Dam ⓘ |
| formedBy | Khashm el-Girba Dam ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
regulation of Atbara River flow
ⓘ
support of agricultural schemes downstream ⓘ |
| hasPurpose | support settlement and development in eastern Sudan ⓘ |
| inflow | Atbara River ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kassala State
ⓘ
linked to:
Kassala State, Sudan
eastern Sudan ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Khashm el-Girba ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Atbara River ⓘ |
| outflow | Atbara River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Atbara River basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Atbara River
|
| region |
Nile basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Nile Basin
|
| typeOfWaterBody | freshwater lake ⓘ |
| use |
hydroelectric power generation
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ water supply ⓘ |
| watercourse | Atbara River ⓘ |
| waterSourceFor | irrigated agriculture in eastern Sudan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lake Khashm el-Girba Description of subject: Lake Khashm el-Girba is an artificial reservoir in eastern Sudan formed by the Khashm el-Girba Dam on the Atbara River, primarily used for irrigation, water supply, and hydroelectric power generation.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.