Jebel Aulia Dam
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Jebel Aulia Dam is a large dam on the White Nile in Sudan, originally built by the British in the 1930s for water storage and flow regulation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jebel Aulia Dam canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12851060 — 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: Jebel Aulia Dam Context triple: [Jabal Awliya locality, includesArea, Jebel Aulia Dam]
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A.
Qaraoun Dam
Qaraoun Dam is a major concrete dam in Lebanon that creates Lake Qaraoun, serving as a key source of hydroelectric power, irrigation, and water storage for the Litani River basin.
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B.
Haditha Dam
Haditha Dam is a large hydroelectric and irrigation dam on the Euphrates River in western Iraq, crucial for power generation, water management, and regional flood control.
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C.
Khashm el-Girba Dam
Khashm el-Girba Dam is a major embankment dam in eastern Sudan that provides irrigation water, hydroelectric power, and flood control along the Atbara River.
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D.
Darra-e-Nur Dam
Darra-e-Nur Dam is a hydroelectric and irrigation dam located on the Kabul River in eastern Afghanistan.
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E.
King Talal Dam
King Talal Dam is a major multipurpose dam in Jordan that provides irrigation water, supports agriculture, and helps regulate water resources in the Zarqa River basin.
- 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: Jebel Aulia Dam Target entity description: Jebel Aulia Dam is a large dam on the White Nile in Sudan, originally built by the British in the 1930s for water storage and flow regulation.
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A.
Qaraoun Dam
Qaraoun Dam is a major concrete dam in Lebanon that creates Lake Qaraoun, serving as a key source of hydroelectric power, irrigation, and water storage for the Litani River basin.
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B.
Haditha Dam
Haditha Dam is a large hydroelectric and irrigation dam on the Euphrates River in western Iraq, crucial for power generation, water management, and regional flood control.
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C.
Khashm el-Girba Dam
Khashm el-Girba Dam is a major embankment dam in eastern Sudan that provides irrigation water, hydroelectric power, and flood control along the Atbara River.
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D.
Darra-e-Nur Dam
Darra-e-Nur Dam is a hydroelectric and irrigation dam located on the Kabul River in eastern Afghanistan.
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E.
King Talal Dam
King Talal Dam is a major multipurpose dam in Jordan that provides irrigation water, supports agriculture, and helps regulate water resources in the Zarqa River basin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dam
ⓘ
gravity dam ⓘ hydraulic engineering structure ⓘ |
| affects | downstream Nile flow to Egypt ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | concrete gravity dam ⓘ |
| builtDuring |
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan period
ⓘ
linked to:
Anglo-Egyptian period
|
| builtUnder | British engineering supervision ⓘ |
| category | Dams in Sudan ⓘ |
| constructedBy | British colonial authorities ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | concrete ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1933 ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Sudan ⓘ |
| designedFor | regulation of Nile flows for Egypt ⓘ |
| era | interwar period ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
seasonal flow regulation
ⓘ
water storage for dry season ⓘ |
| hasNavigationLock | yes ⓘ |
| hasReservoir |
Jebel Aulia Reservoir
ⓘ
linked to:
Jebel Aulia reservoir
|
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Khartoum State
ⓘ
linked to:
Khartoum state
|
| locatedInBasin | Nile Basin ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Jebel Aulia ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Nile River system
ⓘ
linked to:
Nile
|
| locatedOnWaterway | White Nile ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf | Khartoum ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Jebel Aulia area ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Khartoum ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the earliest large dams on the White Nile ⓘ |
| openedForUseIn | 1937 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1937 ⓘ |
| operator | Government of Sudan ⓘ |
| originalOwner | Egypt ⓘ |
| partOf | Nile water management infrastructure ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
flow regulation ⓘ irrigation support ⓘ water storage ⓘ |
| region | North Africa ⓘ |
| reservoirCountry | Sudan ⓘ |
| reservoirExtendsAlong | White Nile ⓘ |
| reservoirName |
Jebel Aulia Reservoir
ⓘ
linked to:
Jebel Aulia reservoir
|
| riverCrossed | White Nile ⓘ |
| transferDate | 1977 ⓘ |
| transferredTo | Sudan ⓘ |
| usedFor |
navigation improvement
ⓘ
support of downstream irrigation schemes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jebel Aulia Dam Description of subject: Jebel Aulia Dam is a large dam on the White Nile in Sudan, originally built by the British in the 1930s for water storage and flow regulation.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.