Deir ez-Zor suspension bridge
E377036
The Deir ez-Zor suspension bridge is a historic pedestrian bridge over the Euphrates River in Deir ez-Zor, Syria, long regarded as a symbol of the city.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Deir ez-Zor suspension bridge canonical | 2 |
| Deir ez-Zor railway bridge | 1 |
| Deir ez-Zor road bridge | 1 |
| Deir ez-Zor suspension footbridge | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3643421 — 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: Deir ez-Zor suspension bridge Context triple: [Deir ez-Zor, hasLandmark, Deir ez-Zor suspension bridge]
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A.
Byala Bridge
Byala Bridge is a historic 19th-century stone arch bridge in Bulgaria, renowned for its elegant architecture and engineering across the Yantra River.
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B.
Mughrabi Bridge
Mughrabi Bridge is the wooden access ramp that leads from the Western Wall Plaza up to the Mughrabi Gate entrance of the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif in Jerusalem.
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C.
Sidi M’Cid Bridge
Sidi M’Cid Bridge is a historic suspension bridge in Constantine, Algeria, famed for its dramatic height above the Rhumel Gorge and its iconic role in the city’s skyline.
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D.
Tunca Bridge
Tunca Bridge is a historic Ottoman-era stone bridge spanning the Tunca River in Edirne, Turkey.
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E.
El-Kantara Bridge
El-Kantara Bridge is a historic stone arch bridge in Constantine, Algeria, spanning a deep gorge and serving as one of the city’s iconic landmarks.
- 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: Deir ez-Zor suspension bridge Target entity description: The Deir ez-Zor suspension bridge is a historic pedestrian bridge over the Euphrates River in Deir ez-Zor, Syria, long regarded as a symbol of the city.
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A.
Byala Bridge
Byala Bridge is a historic 19th-century stone arch bridge in Bulgaria, renowned for its elegant architecture and engineering across the Yantra River.
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B.
Mughrabi Bridge
Mughrabi Bridge is the wooden access ramp that leads from the Western Wall Plaza up to the Mughrabi Gate entrance of the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif in Jerusalem.
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C.
Sidi M’Cid Bridge
Sidi M’Cid Bridge is a historic suspension bridge in Constantine, Algeria, famed for its dramatic height above the Rhumel Gorge and its iconic role in the city’s skyline.
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D.
Tunca Bridge
Tunca Bridge is a historic Ottoman-era stone bridge spanning the Tunca River in Edirne, Turkey.
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E.
El-Kantara Bridge
El-Kantara Bridge is a historic stone arch bridge in Constantine, Algeria, spanning a deep gorge and serving as one of the city’s iconic landmarks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic structure
ⓘ
pedestrian bridge ⓘ suspension bridge ⓘ |
| access | pedestrians only ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | suspension ⓘ |
| builder | French authorities in Mandate Syria ⓘ |
| causeOfDestruction |
Syrian Civil War
ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian civil war
|
| constructionStart | 1925 ⓘ |
| country | Syria ⓘ |
| crosses |
Euphrates
ⓘ
surface form:
Euphrates River
|
| dateDestroyed | 2013 ⓘ |
| era |
French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon
ⓘ
surface form:
French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon
|
| function | pedestrian traffic ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | symbol of Deir ez-Zor ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1927 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
distinctive towers and cables over the Euphrates
ⓘ
panoramic views of the Euphrates ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Deir ez-Zor
ⓘ
Deir ez-Zor ⓘ
surface form:
Deir ez-Zor Governorate
Syria ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway |
Euphrates
ⓘ
surface form:
Euphrates River
|
| material |
concrete
ⓘ
steel ⓘ |
| numberOfSpans | 4 ⓘ |
| partOf | infrastructure of Deir ez-Zor ⓘ |
| significance | major landmark of eastern Syria ⓘ |
| status | destroyed ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
connection between river banks of Deir ez-Zor
ⓘ
modernization of Deir ez-Zor during the Mandate period ⓘ |
| totalLength | about 500 metres ⓘ |
| usedFor |
city landmark
ⓘ
pedestrian crossing of the Euphrates ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| width | about 3.5 metres ⓘ |
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: Deir ez-Zor suspension bridge Description of subject: The Deir ez-Zor suspension bridge is a historic pedestrian bridge over the Euphrates River in Deir ez-Zor, Syria, long regarded as a symbol of the city.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Euphrates River bridges at Deir ez-Zor
subject surface form:
Euphrates River bridges at Deir ez-Zor
this entity surface form:
Deir ez-Zor suspension footbridge
subject surface form:
Euphrates River bridges at Deir ez-Zor
this entity surface form:
Deir ez-Zor road bridge
subject surface form:
Euphrates River bridges at Deir ez-Zor
this entity surface form:
Deir ez-Zor railway bridge