Tekeze River
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The Tekeze River is a major river in the Horn of Africa that flows through northern Ethiopia and Eritrea, carving one of the deepest gorges in Africa before joining the Atbarah River.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tekeze River canonical | 11 |
| Tekezé River | 5 |
| Tekeze (English) | 1 |
| Tekeze River basin | 1 |
| Tekezé River basin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T297129 — 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: Tekeze River Context triple: [Ethiopian Highlands, sourceOf, Tekeze River]
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A.
Atbara River
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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B.
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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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.
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.
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E.
Congo River
The Congo River is Africa’s second-longest river and the world’s deepest, flowing through central Africa to the Atlantic Ocean and serving as a major waterway for transport, ecology, and regional economies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Tekeze River Target entity description: The Tekeze River is a major river in the Horn of Africa that flows through northern Ethiopia and Eritrea, carving one of the deepest gorges in Africa before joining the Atbarah River.
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A.
Atbara River
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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B.
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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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.
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.
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E.
Congo River
The Congo River is Africa’s second-longest river and the world’s deepest, flowing through central Africa to the Atlantic Ocean and serving as a major waterway for transport, ecology, and regional economies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
river ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Setit River
ⓘ
Takkaze River ⓘ Tekeze River ⓘ
surface form:
Tekezé River
|
| carves | deep gorge ⓘ |
| climateZone | tropical highland and semi-arid ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Eritrea
ⓘ
Ethiopia ⓘ |
| countryBasin |
Eritrea
ⓘ
Ethiopia ⓘ Sudan ⓘ |
| damLocation |
Tigray region
ⓘ
surface form:
Tigray Region
|
| drainageBasinFeature |
mountainous terrain
ⓘ
semi-arid lowlands ⓘ |
| ecoregion | Ethiopian Highlands ecoregions ⓘ |
| erosionalFeature | steep cliffs ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally westward ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Nile basin via Atbarah River ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Eritrea
ⓘ
northern Ethiopia ⓘ |
| formsBorderBetween |
Eritrea
ⓘ
Ethiopia ⓘ |
| hasBridge | Tekeze River Bridge (Ethiopia) ⓘ |
| hasFloods | seasonal flooding ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | traditional boundary in northern Ethiopia and Eritrea ⓘ |
| hasHydropowerDam | Tekeze Dam ⓘ |
| hasMouth |
Atbara River
ⓘ
surface form:
Atbarah River
|
| hasValleyType | deep canyon ⓘ |
| importance |
major river of northern Ethiopia
ⓘ
major tributary of the Atbarah River ⓘ |
| languageVariantName |
Tekeze River
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Tekeze (English)
Täkkäze (Amharic transliteration) ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Horn of Africa ⓘ |
| mouthLocation | Sudan ⓘ |
| notableFor | one of the deepest gorges in Africa ⓘ |
| partOf | East African Rift-related drainage ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Amhara Region
ⓘ
Tigray region ⓘ
surface form:
Tigray Region
|
| region | East Africa ⓘ |
| riverSystem |
Nile
ⓘ
surface form:
Nile River basin
|
| sourceCountry | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| sourceRegion | Ethiopian Highlands ⓘ |
| tributaryOf |
Atbara River
ⓘ
surface form:
Atbarah River
|
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Tekeze River Description of subject: The Tekeze River is a major river in the Horn of Africa that flows through northern Ethiopia and Eritrea, carving one of the deepest gorges in Africa before joining the Atbarah River.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.