Sirba River
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The Sirba River is a significant West African waterway that flows through Burkina Faso and Niger before joining the Niger River, contributing notably to its hydrology and seasonal flooding.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sirba River canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1272344 — 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: Sirba River Context triple: [Niger River, majorTributary, Sirba River]
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A.
Sura River
The Sura River is a significant river in western Russia that flows through the Volga Upland and several regions before joining the Volga River.
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B.
Sajur River
The Sajur River is a minor river in northern Syria and southeastern Turkey that flows into the Euphrates, contributing to the region’s agricultural irrigation and local water supply.
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C.
Buotama River
The Buotama River is a Siberian waterway in Russia’s Sakha Republic that flows through remote taiga landscapes before joining the Lena River.
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D.
Bani River
The Bani River is a significant West African waterway that joins the Niger River in Mali, contributing substantially to its flow and regional agriculture.
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E.
Shashe River
The Shashe River is a significant watercourse in southern Africa that flows through Botswana and Zimbabwe before joining the Limpopo River.
- 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: Sirba River Target entity description: The Sirba River is a significant West African waterway that flows through Burkina Faso and Niger before joining the Niger River, contributing notably to its hydrology and seasonal flooding.
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A.
Sura River
The Sura River is a significant river in western Russia that flows through the Volga Upland and several regions before joining the Volga River.
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B.
Sajur River
The Sajur River is a minor river in northern Syria and southeastern Turkey that flows into the Euphrates, contributing to the region’s agricultural irrigation and local water supply.
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C.
Buotama River
The Buotama River is a Siberian waterway in Russia’s Sakha Republic that flows through remote taiga landscapes before joining the Lena River.
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D.
Bani River
The Bani River is a significant West African waterway that joins the Niger River in Mali, contributing substantially to its flow and regional agriculture.
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E.
Shashe River
The Shashe River is a significant watercourse in southern Africa that flows through Botswana and Zimbabwe before joining the Limpopo River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| affects | flood risk in downstream communities in Niger ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
Burkina Faso
ⓘ
Niger ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
hydrology of the Niger River
ⓘ
seasonal flooding of the Niger River ⓘ |
| country |
Burkina Faso
ⓘ
Niger ⓘ |
| crossesBorderBetween | Burkina Faso and Niger ⓘ |
| dischargesInto | Niger River near Niamey region ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Niger River drainage basin ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
flood hazards
ⓘ
vulnerability to climate variability ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Sahel
ⓘ
surface form:
Sahel region
|
| hasAlternativeName | Rivière Sirba ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalRegime | seasonal ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | hydrological studies in the Niger basin ⓘ |
| languageRegion |
Francophone Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
French-speaking West Africa
|
| locatedIn | West Africa ⓘ |
| mouthCountry | Niger ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn | Niger River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Niger River
ⓘ
surface form:
Niger River basin
|
| region | Sahelian zone of Burkina Faso and Niger ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Niger River ⓘ |
| usedFor |
irrigation
ⓘ
livestock watering ⓘ small-scale fishing ⓘ |
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: Sirba River Description of subject: The Sirba River is a significant West African waterway that flows through Burkina Faso and Niger before joining the Niger River, contributing notably to its hydrology and seasonal flooding.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.