Batang Hari River
E100786
The Batang Hari River is the longest river in Sumatra, Indonesia, flowing through several provinces and serving as an important waterway for transportation, agriculture, and local communities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Batang Hari River canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T730821 — 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: Batang Hari River Context triple: [Sumatra, hasRiver, Batang Hari River]
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A.
Mekong River
The Mekong River is one of Asia’s longest and most important rivers, flowing from the Tibetan Plateau through several Southeast Asian countries before emptying into the South China Sea.
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B.
Rajang River
The Rajang River is the longest river in Malaysia, flowing through the interior rainforests of Sarawak in northwestern Borneo and serving as a vital transportation and economic lifeline for the region.
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C.
Hai River
The Hai River is a major river system in northern China that flows through the Beijing–Tianjin region into the Bohai Sea, playing a crucial role in regional water supply, agriculture, and transportation.
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D.
Barito River
The Barito River is one of the largest and longest rivers in Borneo, flowing through the Indonesian province of South Kalimantan and serving as a vital transportation and economic lifeline for the region.
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E.
Irrawaddy River
The Irrawaddy River is Myanmar’s largest and most important waterway, serving as a vital transport route and lifeline for agriculture, fisheries, and riverine communities from the north to the Andaman Sea.
- 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: Batang Hari River Target entity description: The Batang Hari River is the longest river in Sumatra, Indonesia, flowing through several provinces and serving as an important waterway for transportation, agriculture, and local communities.
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A.
Mekong River
The Mekong River is one of Asia’s longest and most important rivers, flowing from the Tibetan Plateau through several Southeast Asian countries before emptying into the South China Sea.
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B.
Rajang River
The Rajang River is the longest river in Malaysia, flowing through the interior rainforests of Sarawak in northwestern Borneo and serving as a vital transportation and economic lifeline for the region.
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C.
Hai River
The Hai River is a major river system in northern China that flows through the Beijing–Tianjin region into the Bohai Sea, playing a crucial role in regional water supply, agriculture, and transportation.
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D.
Barito River
The Barito River is one of the largest and longest rivers in Borneo, flowing through the Indonesian province of South Kalimantan and serving as a vital transportation and economic lifeline for the region.
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E.
Irrawaddy River
The Irrawaddy River is Myanmar’s largest and most important waterway, serving as a vital transport route and lifeline for agriculture, fisheries, and riverine communities from the north to the Andaman Sea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
river ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Indonesia ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| drainageBasinArea | over 40,000 square kilometers ⓘ |
| emptiesInto |
Karimata Strait
ⓘ
South China Sea ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
deforestation in catchment area
ⓘ
mercury contamination from gold mining ⓘ sedimentation ⓘ water pollution ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Jambi
ⓘ
Riau ⓘ South Sumatra ⓘ West Sumatra ⓘ |
| hasBasin | Batang Hari River basin ⓘ |
| hasLocalName | Sungai Batanghari ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Kumpeh River
ⓘ
Tebo River ⓘ Tembesi River ⓘ |
| importance |
key resource for local communities
ⓘ
major inland waterway of Sumatra ⓘ |
| isLongestRiverOf | Sumatra ⓘ |
| languageOfLocalName | Indonesian ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 500 miles
ⓘ
approximately 800 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Sumatra ⓘ |
| majorCityOnRiver |
Jambi
ⓘ
surface form:
Jambi City
Muara Bulian ⓘ Muara Tebo ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn | Jambi ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Jambi
ⓘ
surface form:
Jambi City
Muara Bulian ⓘ Muara Tebo ⓘ Sijunjung Regency ⓘ
surface form:
Muaro Sijunjung
|
| region | central Sumatra ⓘ |
| sourceLocatedIn |
Barisan Mountains
ⓘ
West Sumatra ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
gold panning
ⓘ
local passenger transport ⓘ river transport of goods ⓘ sand and gravel mining ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agriculture
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domestic water supply ⓘ fishing ⓘ irrigation ⓘ transportation ⓘ |
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: Batang Hari River Description of subject: The Batang Hari River is the longest river in Sumatra, Indonesia, flowing through several provinces and serving as an important waterway for transportation, agriculture, and local communities.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.