Baghdad–Basra railway line
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The Baghdad–Basra railway line is a major rail route in Iraq that connects the capital Baghdad with the southern port city of Basra, serving as a key corridor for passenger and freight transport.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Baghdad–Basra railway line canonical | 2 |
| Iraqi North–South railway line | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22507048 — 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: Baghdad–Basra railway line Context triple: [Baghdad–Basra corridor, hasComponent, Baghdad–Basra railway line]
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A.
Baghdad Railway
The Baghdad Railway was a major early 20th-century rail project intended to link Berlin with the Persian Gulf via Anatolia and Mesopotamia, symbolizing German influence and imperial ambitions in the Ottoman Empire.
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B.
Tehran–Khorramshahr railway
The Tehran–Khorramshahr railway is a major Iranian rail line connecting the capital Tehran with the southwestern city and port of Khorramshahr, serving as an important corridor for passenger and freight transport.
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C.
Tehran–Tabriz railway
The Tehran–Tabriz railway is a major rail line in Iran that links the capital Tehran with the northwestern city of Tabriz, serving as a key corridor for passenger and freight transport across the country.
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D.
Hejaz Railway
The Hejaz Railway was an early 20th-century Ottoman narrow-gauge railway built to connect Damascus with the holy cities of the Hejaz, notably facilitating Muslim pilgrimage to Medina.
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E.
Dammam–Riyadh railway line
The Dammam–Riyadh railway line is a major intercity rail route in Saudi Arabia connecting the eastern coastal city of Dammam with the capital Riyadh, serving as a key corridor for passenger and freight transport.
- 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: Baghdad–Basra railway line Target entity description: The Baghdad–Basra railway line is a major rail route in Iraq that connects the capital Baghdad with the southern port city of Basra, serving as a key corridor for passenger and freight transport.
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A.
Baghdad Railway
The Baghdad Railway was a major early 20th-century rail project intended to link Berlin with the Persian Gulf via Anatolia and Mesopotamia, symbolizing German influence and imperial ambitions in the Ottoman Empire.
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B.
Tehran–Khorramshahr railway
The Tehran–Khorramshahr railway is a major Iranian rail line connecting the capital Tehran with the southwestern city and port of Khorramshahr, serving as an important corridor for passenger and freight transport.
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C.
Tehran–Tabriz railway
The Tehran–Tabriz railway is a major rail line in Iran that links the capital Tehran with the northwestern city of Tabriz, serving as a key corridor for passenger and freight transport across the country.
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D.
Hejaz Railway
The Hejaz Railway was an early 20th-century Ottoman narrow-gauge railway built to connect Damascus with the holy cities of the Hejaz, notably facilitating Muslim pilgrimage to Medina.
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E.
Dammam–Riyadh railway line
The Dammam–Riyadh railway line is a major intercity rail route in Saudi Arabia connecting the eastern coastal city of Dammam with the capital Riyadh, serving as a key corridor for passenger and freight transport.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Baghdad–Basra railway line