southern Jordan
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Southern Jordan is a largely arid region of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan known for its desert landscapes, archaeological sites, and proximity to landmarks such as Petra and Wadi Rum.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| southern Jordan canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15159144 — 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: southern Jordan Context triple: [al-Humayma, locatedIn, southern Jordan]
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A.
southwestern Jordan
Southwestern Jordan is a region of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan that includes parts of the arid desert and mountainous areas near the Red Sea and the borders with Israel and Saudi Arabia.
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B.
Northern Jordan
Northern Jordan is a geographic region of Jordan encompassing cities like Irbid and known for its relatively fertile highlands and proximity to the Syrian border.
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C.
Central Jordan
Central Jordan is a geographic area of Jordan that includes key cities such as Madaba and encompasses part of the country’s central plateau.
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D.
western Jordan
Western Jordan is the region of Jordan lying west of the country’s central highlands, encompassing parts of the Jordan Valley and the Arava desert along the border with Israel and the Palestinian territories.
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E.
Transjordan
Transjordan was a former British-controlled territory east of the Jordan River that became the Emirate of Transjordan and later the modern Kingdom of Jordan.
- 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: southern Jordan Target entity description: Southern Jordan is a largely arid region of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan known for its desert landscapes, archaeological sites, and proximity to landmarks such as Petra and Wadi Rum.
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A.
southwestern Jordan
Southwestern Jordan is a region of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan that includes parts of the arid desert and mountainous areas near the Red Sea and the borders with Israel and Saudi Arabia.
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B.
Northern Jordan
Northern Jordan is a geographic region of Jordan encompassing cities like Irbid and known for its relatively fertile highlands and proximity to the Syrian border.
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C.
Central Jordan
Central Jordan is a geographic area of Jordan that includes key cities such as Madaba and encompasses part of the country’s central plateau.
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D.
western Jordan
Western Jordan is the region of Jordan lying west of the country’s central highlands, encompassing parts of the Jordan Valley and the Arava desert along the border with Israel and the Palestinian territories.
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E.
Transjordan
Transjordan was a former British-controlled territory east of the Jordan River that became the Emirate of Transjordan and later the modern Kingdom of Jordan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.