Nile Basin
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The Nile Basin is the extensive drainage region of the Nile River, spanning multiple countries in northeastern Africa and supporting diverse ecosystems and large human populations dependent on its water resources.
All labels observed (13)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nile Basin canonical | 40 |
| Nile River basin | 17 |
| Nile basin | 7 |
| Nile Basin region | 3 |
| Nile River Basin | 2 |
| East African drainage basin | 1 |
| Greater Nile basin | 1 |
| Nile Basin countries | 1 |
| Nile Basin riparian states | 1 |
| Nile Basin states | 1 |
| Nile River system | 1 |
| Nile drainage basin | 1 |
| Nile river system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2233759 — 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: Nile Basin Context triple: [Nilo-Saharian, majorCenter, Nile Basin]
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A.
Nile
The Nile is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa, widely regarded as one of the longest rivers in the world and a crucial lifeline for the civilizations that have flourished along its banks.
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B.
Nile Nubian
Nile Nubian is a modern Nubian language of the Nilo-Saharan family spoken along the Nile in southern Egypt and northern Sudan.
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C.
Niger River
The Niger River is a major West African river that flows in a great arc through countries including Guinea, Mali, Niger, and Nigeria before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean.
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D.
White Nile
The White Nile is one of the two main tributaries of the Nile River, rising in the Great Lakes region of central Africa and flowing northward through countries such as South Sudan and Sudan.
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E.
Nile Valley
The Nile Valley is the fertile river corridor in northeastern Africa that supported the rise and flourishing of ancient Egyptian civilization.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Nile Basin Target entity description: The Nile Basin is the extensive drainage region of the Nile River, spanning multiple countries in northeastern Africa and supporting diverse ecosystems and large human populations dependent on its water resources.
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A.
Nile
The Nile is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa, widely regarded as one of the longest rivers in the world and a crucial lifeline for the civilizations that have flourished along its banks.
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B.
Nile Nubian
Nile Nubian is a modern Nubian language of the Nilo-Saharan family spoken along the Nile in southern Egypt and northern Sudan.
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C.
Niger River
The Niger River is a major West African river that flows in a great arc through countries including Guinea, Mali, Niger, and Nigeria before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean.
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D.
White Nile
The White Nile is one of the two main tributaries of the Nile River, rising in the Great Lakes region of central Africa and flowing northward through countries such as South Sudan and Sudan.
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E.
Nile Valley
The Nile Valley is the fertile river corridor in northeastern Africa that supported the rise and flourishing of ancient Egyptian civilization.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drainage basin
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ river basin ⓘ |
| borderedBySeaViaRiverMouth | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| countryContains |
Burundi
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Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ Egypt ⓘ Eritrea ⓘ Ethiopia ⓘ Kenya ⓘ Rwanda ⓘ South Sudan ⓘ Sudan ⓘ Tanzania ⓘ Uganda ⓘ |
| drainedBy |
Nile
ⓘ
surface form:
Nile River
|
| environmentalIssue |
deforestation in headwater regions
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land degradation ⓘ pollution from agriculture and urban areas ⓘ water scarcity ⓘ wetland loss ⓘ |
| governedByCooperativeBody | Nile Basin Initiative ⓘ |
| hasClimateCharacteristic |
arid and semi-arid zones
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tropical highland zones ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Atbara River
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surface form:
Atbara River Basin
Eastern Nile sub-basin ⓘ
surface form:
Blue Nile Basin
Lake Victoria basin ⓘ
surface form:
Lake Victoria Basin
Nile Delta ⓘ
surface form:
Nile Delta region
Sudd ⓘ
surface form:
Sudd wetlands
Nile Equatorial Lakes region ⓘ
surface form:
White Nile Basin
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| hasPopulationCharacteristic | large human population dependent on Nile waters ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Northeast Africa
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surface form:
Northeastern Africa
|
| locatedOnContinent | Africa ⓘ |
| majorLake |
Lake Tana
ⓘ
Lake Victoria ⓘ |
| majorTributary |
Atbara River
ⓘ
Blue Nile ⓘ White Nile ⓘ |
| name | Nile Basin self-link ⓘ |
| subjectOf | transboundary water management agreements ⓘ |
| supportsEcosystemType |
delta ecosystems
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floodplain ecosystems ⓘ riverine ecosystems ⓘ wetland ecosystems ⓘ |
| supportsHumanActivity |
domestic water supply
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fishing ⓘ hydropower generation ⓘ industrial water use ⓘ irrigated agriculture ⓘ livestock rearing ⓘ navigation ⓘ |
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Subject: Nile Basin Description of subject: The Nile Basin is the extensive drainage region of the Nile River, spanning multiple countries in northeastern Africa and supporting diverse ecosystems and large human populations dependent on its water resources.
Referenced by (77)
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