Yarkand River
E154603
The Yarkand River is a major river in China’s Xinjiang region that flows through the southwestern Tarim Basin and contributes significantly to the Tarim River system.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yarkand River canonical | 5 |
| Kashgar River | 2 |
| Aksu River | 1 |
| Yarkand He | 1 |
| Yarkand River basin | 1 |
| Yarkand River system | 1 |
| Yarkant River | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1023008 — 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.
Target entity: Yarkand River Context triple: [Tarim Basin, contains, Yarkand River]
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A.
Tarim River
The Tarim River is the longest inland river in China, flowing through the arid Tarim Basin in Xinjiang and sustaining oases along the edge of the Taklamakan Desert.
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B.
Huangshui River
The Huangshui River is a significant river in Qinghai and Gansu provinces of China, flowing through the city of Xining and playing an important role in the ecology and agriculture of the northeastern Tibetan Plateau.
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C.
Khabur River
The Khabur River is a major river in northeastern Syria that flows through the Jazira region and is historically significant as part of ancient Mesopotamia’s irrigation and settlement network.
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D.
Sunzha River
The Sunzha River is a significant waterway in the North Caucasus that flows through Chechnya and neighboring regions, serving as an important tributary of the Terek River.
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E.
Argun River
The Argun River is a major river in Northeast Asia that forms part of the border between Russia and China and serves as one of the headwaters of the Amur River.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Yarkand River Target entity description: The Yarkand River is a major river in China’s Xinjiang region that flows through the southwestern Tarim Basin and contributes significantly to the Tarim River system.
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A.
Tarim River
The Tarim River is the longest inland river in China, flowing through the arid Tarim Basin in Xinjiang and sustaining oases along the edge of the Taklamakan Desert.
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B.
Huangshui River
The Huangshui River is a significant river in Qinghai and Gansu provinces of China, flowing through the city of Xining and playing an important role in the ecology and agriculture of the northeastern Tibetan Plateau.
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C.
Khabur River
The Khabur River is a major river in northeastern Syria that flows through the Jazira region and is historically significant as part of ancient Mesopotamia’s irrigation and settlement network.
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D.
Sunzha River
The Sunzha River is a significant waterway in the North Caucasus that flows through Chechnya and neighboring regions, serving as an important tributary of the Terek River.
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E.
Argun River
The Argun River is a major river in Northeast Asia that forms part of the border between Russia and China and serves as one of the headwaters of the Amur River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
river ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Taklamakan Desert ⓘ |
| basinCountry | China ⓘ |
| climateZone | arid ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Tarim Basin ⓘ |
| drains | southern slopes of the Kunlun–Karakoram region ⓘ |
| flowsDirection |
generally northward
ⓘ
then eastward ⓘ |
| flowsNear | Taklamakan Desert ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Hotan
ⓘ
surface form:
Hotan Prefecture
Kashgar ⓘ
surface form:
Kashgar Prefecture
Pishan County ⓘ Shache County ⓘ Aksu Prefecture ⓘ
surface form:
Yarkant County
|
| hasAlternativeName |
Yarkand River
ⓘ
surface form:
Yarkand He
|
| hasAlternativeTransliteration |
Yarkand River
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Yarkant River
|
| hasCulturalRole | vital water source for Uyghur communities in Yarkand oasis ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalRole | supports oasis ecosystems in southern Xinjiang ⓘ |
| hasEconomicRole |
supports cotton cultivation in southern Xinjiang
ⓘ
supports local fisheries ⓘ |
| hasGeomorphologicalContext |
flows along the northern margin of the Karakoram Range
ⓘ
part of an endorheic inland drainage system ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalRole | major contributor of water to the Tarim River ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Yarkand ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | important water source for oasis settlements in southwestern Tarim Basin ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Chinese
ⓘ
Uyghur language ⓘ
surface form:
Uyghur
|
| locatedIn |
Tarim Basin
ⓘ
Xinjiang ⓘ Tarim Basin ⓘ
surface form:
southwestern Tarim Basin
Western China ⓘ
surface form:
western China
|
| locatedOn | northern edge of the Karakoram ⓘ |
| majorTributaryOf | Tarim River ⓘ |
| mouth | Tarim River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Tarim River
ⓘ
surface form:
Tarim River system
Xinjiang river network ⓘ |
| region |
Xinjiang
ⓘ
surface form:
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
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| sourceLocation |
Karakax River headwaters region
ⓘ
Karakoram ⓘ
surface form:
Karakoram Mountains
|
| terminatesIn |
Tarim Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
endorheic Tarim Basin
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| tributaryOf | Tarim River ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agriculture
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ |
| watercourseType | inland river ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Yarkand River Description of subject: The Yarkand River is a major river in China’s Xinjiang region that flows through the southwestern Tarim Basin and contributes significantly to the Tarim River system.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.