Atbara River
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The Atbara River is a major tributary of the Nile in northeastern Africa, flowing from the Ethiopian Highlands northward through Sudan before joining the main Nile.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Atbara River canonical | 28 |
| Atbarah River | 5 |
| Atbara River basin | 4 |
| Atbara | 2 |
| Atbara River Basin | 1 |
| Tekezé–Setit–Atbara river system | 1 |
| regulates flow of Atbara River | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T297128 — 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: Atbara River Context triple: [Ethiopian Highlands, sourceOf, Atbara River]
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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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B.
Napo River
The Napo River is a major tributary of the Amazon River in northwestern South America, flowing from the Andes through Ecuador into Peru and supporting rich rainforest ecosystems and indigenous communities.
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C.
Kosi
Kosi is a major Himalayan river in northern India and Nepal, often called the "Sorrow of Bihar" for its frequent and devastating floods before joining the Ganges.
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D.
Benue River
The Benue River is a major West African waterway and the largest tributary of the Niger River, flowing through Cameroon and Nigeria and serving as an important route for transport, agriculture, and fishing.
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E.
Zambezi River
The Zambezi River is one of Africa’s largest rivers, famed for Victoria Falls and its role as a vital waterway and natural border in southern Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Atbara River Target entity description: The Atbara River is a major tributary of the Nile in northeastern Africa, flowing from the Ethiopian Highlands northward through Sudan before joining the main Nile.
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A.
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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B.
Napo River
The Napo River is a major tributary of the Amazon River in northwestern South America, flowing from the Andes through Ecuador into Peru and supporting rich rainforest ecosystems and indigenous communities.
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C.
Kosi
Kosi is a major Himalayan river in northern India and Nepal, often called the "Sorrow of Bihar" for its frequent and devastating floods before joining the Ganges.
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D.
Benue River
The Benue River is a major West African waterway and the largest tributary of the Niger River, flowing through Cameroon and Nigeria and serving as an important route for transport, agriculture, and fishing.
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E.
Zambezi River
The Zambezi River is one of Africa’s largest rivers, famed for Victoria Falls and its role as a vital waterway and natural border in southern Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
river
ⓘ
tributary ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Atbara River
ⓘ
surface form:
Tekezé–Setit–Atbara river system
|
| approximateLength | about 800 kilometres ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
Ethiopia
ⓘ
Sudan ⓘ |
| borderFunction | forms part of the border between Ethiopia and Eritrea via its upper tributaries ⓘ |
| cityOnRiver |
Atbara River
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Atbara
Kassala ⓘ |
| climateZone | semi-arid to arid in lower course ⓘ |
| confluenceNear | city of Atbara, Sudan ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Ethiopia
ⓘ
Sudan ⓘ |
| direction | northward ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Ethiopia
ⓘ
Sudan ⓘ |
| economicUse |
hydropower
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ |
| fedBy | monsoon rains in Ethiopian Highlands ⓘ |
| floodSeason | summer ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Nile ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Ethiopia
ⓘ
Sudan ⓘ |
| formsPartOf |
Nile
ⓘ
surface form:
Nile River basin
|
| hasDam |
Khashm el-Girba Dam
ⓘ
Upper Atbara and Setit Dam Complex ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Angereb River
ⓘ
Shinfa River ⓘ Tekeze River ⓘ
surface form:
Tekezé River
|
| historicalSignificance | important for ancient and medieval Nile civilizations ⓘ |
| hydrologicalRegime | highly seasonal ⓘ |
| joinsNile | north of Khartoum ⓘ |
| lowerCourseEnvironment | Sudanese plains ⓘ |
| majorTributaryOf | Nile ⓘ |
| mouthCountry | Sudan ⓘ |
| mouthElevation | about 300 metres ⓘ |
| mouthLocation | Nile ⓘ |
| notableFeature | often nearly dry outside flood season in lower reaches ⓘ |
| partOfSystem | Eastern Nile tributaries ⓘ |
| region | northeastern Africa ⓘ |
| sedimentLoad | high during flood season ⓘ |
| sourceCountry | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| sourceRegion | Ethiopian Highlands ⓘ |
| tributaryType | right tributary of the Nile ⓘ |
| upperCourseEnvironment | Ethiopian Highlands ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
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Subject: Atbara River Description of subject: The Atbara River is a major tributary of the Nile in northeastern Africa, flowing from the Ethiopian Highlands northward through Sudan before joining the main Nile.
Referenced by (42)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.