Port of Mombasa
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The Port of Mombasa is Kenya’s largest and busiest seaport, serving as a key gateway for maritime trade in East and Central Africa.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Port of Mombasa canonical | 13 |
| Mombasa Old Port | 1 |
| Mombasa harbor system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10922376 — 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 of Mombasa Context triple: [Mombasa County, hasPort, Port of Mombasa]
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A.
Port of Dar es Salaam
The Port of Dar es Salaam is Tanzania’s principal maritime gateway and one of East Africa’s busiest ports, handling the majority of the country’s international trade and serving several landlocked neighboring states.
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B.
Mombasa
Mombasa is a major coastal city in Kenya known as a key regional port and historic trading hub on the Indian Ocean.
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C.
Port of Mogadishu
The Port of Mogadishu is Somalia’s principal seaport and a key hub for the country’s maritime trade on the Indian Ocean.
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D.
Port of Aden
The Port of Aden is a major natural harbor and commercial seaport in Yemen, strategically located near the entrance to the Red Sea along key international shipping routes.
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E.
Mombasa Island
Mombasa Island is a coastal island in southeastern Kenya that hosts much of the city of Mombasa, including its historic Old Town and key port facilities.
- 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 of Mombasa Target entity description: The Port of Mombasa is Kenya’s largest and busiest seaport, serving as a key gateway for maritime trade in East and Central Africa.
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A.
Port of Dar es Salaam
The Port of Dar es Salaam is Tanzania’s principal maritime gateway and one of East Africa’s busiest ports, handling the majority of the country’s international trade and serving several landlocked neighboring states.
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B.
Mombasa
Mombasa is a major coastal city in Kenya known as a key regional port and historic trading hub on the Indian Ocean.
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C.
Port of Mogadishu
The Port of Mogadishu is Somalia’s principal seaport and a key hub for the country’s maritime trade on the Indian Ocean.
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D.
Port of Aden
The Port of Aden is a major natural harbor and commercial seaport in Yemen, strategically located near the entrance to the Red Sea along key international shipping routes.
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E.
Mombasa Island
Mombasa Island is a coastal island in southeastern Kenya that hosts much of the city of Mombasa, including its historic Old Town and key port facilities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
seaport
ⓘ
transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| connectedBy |
Mombasa–Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway
ⓘ
linked to:
Kenya Standard Gauge Railway network
Northern Corridor road network ⓘ meter-gauge railway ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| function |
gateway for regional exports
ⓘ
gateway for regional imports ⓘ |
| governedBy | Kenya Ports Authority Act ⓘ |
| handlesCargoType |
containerized cargo
ⓘ
dry bulk cargo ⓘ general cargo ⓘ liquid bulk cargo ⓘ |
| hasBerth |
bulk berths
ⓘ
container berths ⓘ oil berths ⓘ |
| hasChannel | Kilindini Channel ⓘ |
| hasCustomsFacility |
Kenya Revenue Authority customs offices
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linked to:
Kenya Revenue Authority
|
| hasFacility |
bulk cargo terminal
ⓘ
container terminal ⓘ inland container depot ⓘ multipurpose terminal ⓘ oil terminal ⓘ roll-on/roll-off terminal ⓘ |
| hasHarbourType | natural deep-water harbour ⓘ |
| hasSecurityMeasure | ISPS Code compliance ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Mombasa ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Indian Ocean
ⓘ
Kilindini Harbour ⓘ |
| managedBy | Kenya Ports Authority ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Mombasa ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Central Africa
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East Africa ⓘ Great Lakes region ⓘ |
| roleInEconomy | major contributor to Kenya’s GDP ⓘ |
| roleInTrade |
primary entry point for Kenya’s imports
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primary exit point for Kenya’s exports ⓘ |
| servesCountry |
Burundi
ⓘ
Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ Ethiopia ⓘ Kenya ⓘ Rwanda ⓘ South Sudan ⓘ Uganda ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
key maritime hub for East and Central Africa
ⓘ
main seaport of Kenya ⓘ |
| supportsTransportMode |
maritime transport
ⓘ
rail transport ⓘ road transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Port of Mombasa Description of subject: The Port of Mombasa is Kenya’s largest and busiest seaport, serving as a key gateway for maritime trade in East and Central Africa.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Port of Mombasa
linked to: Port of Mombasa