Alarms and Excursions in Arabia
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Alarms and Excursions in Arabia is a travel narrative by British explorer Bertram Thomas recounting his journeys and experiences in the Arabian Peninsula.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alarms and Excursions in Arabia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10691363 — 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: Alarms and Excursions in Arabia Context triple: [Bertram Thomas, notableWork, Alarms and Excursions in Arabia]
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A.
Travels in Arabia
Travels in Arabia is an early 19th-century travel narrative by Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt, documenting his journeys and observations across the Arabian Peninsula.
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B.
The Heart of Arabia
The Heart of Arabia is an influential travel and exploration book by St. John Philby that documents his journeys and observations in the Arabian Peninsula in the early 20th century.
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C.
Arabia: A Journey Through The Labyrinth
Arabia: A Journey Through The Labyrinth is a travel book by Jonathan Raban that blends reportage, memoir, and cultural commentary as it explores the societies and landscapes of the Arabian Peninsula.
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D.
Tribes of the Hejaz
Tribes of the Hejaz refers to the traditional Arab tribal groups historically inhabiting the Hejaz region of western Arabia, including notable clans such as Banu Asad.
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E.
Arabian Sands
Arabian Sands is a classic travel memoir by Wilfred Thesiger recounting his arduous mid-20th-century journeys across the Empty Quarter of the Arabian Peninsula and the vanishing Bedouin way of life.
- 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: Alarms and Excursions in Arabia Target entity description: Alarms and Excursions in Arabia is a travel narrative by British explorer Bertram Thomas recounting his journeys and experiences in the Arabian Peninsula.
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A.
Travels in Arabia
Travels in Arabia is an early 19th-century travel narrative by Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt, documenting his journeys and observations across the Arabian Peninsula.
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B.
The Heart of Arabia
The Heart of Arabia is an influential travel and exploration book by St. John Philby that documents his journeys and observations in the Arabian Peninsula in the early 20th century.
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C.
Arabia: A Journey Through The Labyrinth
Arabia: A Journey Through The Labyrinth is a travel book by Jonathan Raban that blends reportage, memoir, and cultural commentary as it explores the societies and landscapes of the Arabian Peninsula.
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D.
Tribes of the Hejaz
Tribes of the Hejaz refers to the traditional Arab tribal groups historically inhabiting the Hejaz region of western Arabia, including notable clans such as Banu Asad.
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E.
Arabian Sands
Arabian Sands is a classic travel memoir by Wilfred Thesiger recounting his arduous mid-20th-century journeys across the Empty Quarter of the Arabian Peninsula and the vanishing Bedouin way of life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
non-fiction book
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travel book ⓘ travel narrative ⓘ |
| author | Bertram Thomas ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describes |
experiences of Bertram Thomas in the Arabian Peninsula
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journeys in Arabia ⓘ |
| features |
accounts of travel across Arabian deserts
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encounters with Bedouin tribes ⓘ observations on local customs in Arabia ⓘ |
| genre |
exploration literature
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travel literature ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | British ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Arabian Peninsula
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Arabian tribes ⓘ Bedouin culture ⓘ desert exploration ⓘ |
| nonfictionSubject |
ethnography of Arabian peoples
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exploration history of Arabia ⓘ geography of Arabia ⓘ |
| setting |
Arabian Desert
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Arabian Peninsula ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | early 20th century ⓘ |
| workOf | Bertram Thomas ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alarms and Excursions in Arabia Description of subject: Alarms and Excursions in Arabia is a travel narrative by British explorer Bertram Thomas recounting his journeys and experiences in the Arabian Peninsula.
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