Keban Dam
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Keban Dam is a major hydroelectric and flood-control dam in eastern Turkey that forms one of the largest reservoirs on the Euphrates River.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Keban Dam canonical | 8 |
| Haditha Dam | 1 |
| Karakaya Dam | 1 |
| Keban Barajı | 1 |
| Keban Dam Reservoir | 1 |
| Keban Dam project | 1 |
| Keban Reservoir | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T656751 — 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: Keban Dam Context triple: [Euphrates, hasDam, Keban Dam]
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A.
Atatürk Dam
Atatürk Dam is one of Turkey’s largest and most significant hydroelectric and irrigation dams, forming a key part of the Southeastern Anatolia Project on the Euphrates River.
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B.
Almatti Dam
Almatti Dam is a major hydroelectric and irrigation dam in Karnataka, India, built across the Krishna River as part of the Upper Krishna Project.
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C.
Itezhi-Tezhi Dam
Itezhi-Tezhi Dam is a major hydroelectric and water-regulation dam in Zambia that helps control flows and generate power along the Kafue River system, a key tributary of the Zambezi.
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D.
Bargi Dam
Bargi Dam is a major multipurpose dam built on the Narmada River in Madhya Pradesh, India, primarily used for irrigation, hydropower generation, and flood control.
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E.
Jurala Dam
Jurala Dam is a major irrigation and hydroelectric project built across the Krishna River in Telangana, India.
- 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: Keban Dam Target entity description: Keban Dam is a major hydroelectric and flood-control dam in eastern Turkey that forms one of the largest reservoirs on the Euphrates River.
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A.
Atatürk Dam
Atatürk Dam is one of Turkey’s largest and most significant hydroelectric and irrigation dams, forming a key part of the Southeastern Anatolia Project on the Euphrates River.
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B.
Almatti Dam
Almatti Dam is a major hydroelectric and irrigation dam in Karnataka, India, built across the Krishna River as part of the Upper Krishna Project.
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C.
Itezhi-Tezhi Dam
Itezhi-Tezhi Dam is a major hydroelectric and water-regulation dam in Zambia that helps control flows and generate power along the Kafue River system, a key tributary of the Zambezi.
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D.
Bargi Dam
Bargi Dam is a major multipurpose dam built on the Narmada River in Madhya Pradesh, India, primarily used for irrigation, hydropower generation, and flood control.
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E.
Jurala Dam
Jurala Dam is a major irrigation and hydroelectric project built across the Krishna River in Telangana, India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arch dam
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concrete arch-gravity dam ⓘ flood-control dam ⓘ hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| commissioningDate | 1975 ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | concrete arch-gravity construction ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1966 ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| crestElevation | 845 m above sea level ⓘ |
| designedBy | Turkish engineers ⓘ |
| designedWithAssistanceFrom | foreign engineering firms ⓘ |
| hasFunction | regulates Euphrates River flow ⓘ |
| hasImpact |
created one of the largest reservoirs in Turkey
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required resettlement of local populations ⓘ submerged archaeological sites ⓘ |
| height | 210 m ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | 1,330 MW ⓘ |
| length | 1,097 m ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Elazığ Province
ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ |
| locatedInCountrySubdivision |
Bingöl Province
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Malatya Province ⓘ Tunceli Province ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Eastern Anatolia
ⓘ
linked to:
eastern Turkey
|
| locatedOnRiver |
Euphrates River
ⓘ
linked to:
Euphrates
|
| nearestCity | Keban ⓘ |
| nearestMajorCity | Elazığ ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 8 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1974 ⓘ |
| operator | State Hydraulic Works of Turkey ⓘ |
| owner | State Hydraulic Works of Turkey ⓘ |
| partOf | Southeastern Anatolia Project ⓘ |
| plantType | conventional hydroelectric power plant ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ |
| reservoirCatchmentArea | 64,100 km² ⓘ |
| reservoirName |
Keban Lake
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Keban Reservoir ⓘ
linked to:
Keban Dam
|
| reservoirSurfaceArea | 675 km² ⓘ |
| reservoirTotalCapacity | 30.6 km³ ⓘ |
| riverBasin |
Euphrates–Tigris basin
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linked to:
Tigris–Euphrates river system
|
| secondaryPurpose |
irrigation support
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navigation regulation ⓘ |
| spillwayType | gated overflow spillway ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
| watercourse |
Upper Euphrates
ⓘ
linked to:
Euphrates
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Keban Dam Description of subject: Keban Dam is a major hydroelectric and flood-control dam in eastern Turkey that forms one of the largest reservoirs on the Euphrates River.
Referenced by (14)
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