East–West Highway
E1031425
The East–West Highway is Nepal’s main longitudinal roadway, running across the Terai region and linking major towns and cities, including Nepalgunj, from the country’s eastern to western borders.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| East–West Highway canonical | 12 |
| East-West Highway | 2 |
| East‑West Highway | 2 |
| East–West Highway corridor | 1 |
| East–West Highway network | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12992975 — 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: East–West Highway Context triple: [Nepalgunj, connectedBy, East–West Highway]
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A.
East–West Highway
East–West Highway is a major east–west arterial road in Maryland that runs through several inner suburbs of Washington, D.C., serving as a key commuter and commercial corridor.
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B.
East–West Arterial Highway
The East–West Arterial Highway is a major thoroughfare in Savannah, Georgia, that facilitates cross-city traffic and connects key parts of the metropolitan area.
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C.
E.C. Row Expressway
The E.C. Row Expressway is a major east–west freeway in Windsor, Ontario, serving as a primary urban arterial route across the city.
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D.
Western Express Highway
Western Express Highway is a major north–south arterial road in Mumbai, India, connecting the city’s western suburbs to its central and southern areas and forming a key part of the city’s transport network.
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E.
Jenah Expressway
Jenah Expressway is a major urban highway in Tehran, Iran, serving as an important north–south traffic artery in the city’s road network.
- 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: East–West Highway Target entity description: The East–West Highway is Nepal’s main longitudinal roadway, running across the Terai region and linking major towns and cities, including Nepalgunj, from the country’s eastern to western borders.
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A.
East–West Highway
East–West Highway is a major east–west arterial road in Maryland that runs through several inner suburbs of Washington, D.C., serving as a key commuter and commercial corridor.
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B.
East–West Arterial Highway
The East–West Arterial Highway is a major thoroughfare in Savannah, Georgia, that facilitates cross-city traffic and connects key parts of the metropolitan area.
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C.
E.C. Row Expressway
The E.C. Row Expressway is a major east–west freeway in Windsor, Ontario, serving as a primary urban arterial route across the city.
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D.
Western Express Highway
Western Express Highway is a major north–south arterial road in Mumbai, India, connecting the city’s western suburbs to its central and southern areas and forming a key part of the city’s transport network.
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E.
Jenah Expressway
Jenah Expressway is a major urban highway in Tehran, Iran, serving as an important north–south traffic artery in the city’s road network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
highway
ⓘ
road transportation infrastructure ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Mahendra Highway ⓘ |
| connects |
Nepalgunj
ⓘ
eastern border of Nepal ⓘ major cities in Terai ⓘ major towns in Terai ⓘ western border of Nepal ⓘ |
| connectsTo | feeder roads to hill and mountain regions of Nepal ⓘ |
| country | Nepal ⓘ |
| function | main longitudinal roadway of Nepal ⓘ |
| geographicalSetting | lowland Terai belt ⓘ |
| importance | primary east–west transport corridor in Nepal ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Terai region
ⓘ
linked to:
Terai
|
| maintainedBy |
Department of Roads of Nepal
ⓘ
Government of Nepal ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
King Mahendra of Nepal
ⓘ
linked to:
Mahendra of Nepal
|
| orientation | east–west ⓘ |
| partOf | national highway network of Nepal ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
central Nepal
ⓘ
eastern Nepal ⓘ western Nepal ⓘ |
| regionServed | southern plains of Nepal ⓘ |
| roadType | paved highway ⓘ |
| roleInEconomy |
facilitates trade across Nepal
ⓘ
supports movement of agricultural products from Terai ⓘ |
| runsAcross | Terai region of Nepal ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger 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: East–West Highway Description of subject: The East–West Highway is Nepal’s main longitudinal roadway, running across the Terai region and linking major towns and cities, including Nepalgunj, from the country’s eastern to western borders.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: East–West Highway
linked to: East–West Highway
linked to: East–West Highway
linked to: East–West Highway
linked to: East–West Highway
linked to: East–West Highway