Port of Dakar

E413826

harbor seaport transport infrastructure

The Port of Dakar is a major West African seaport and maritime hub in Senegal, serving as a key gateway for regional trade and shipping.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Port of Dakar canonical	6
Port Autonome de Dakar	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4103111 — 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: Port of Dakar
Context triple: [Dakar Region, hosts, Port of Dakar]

A. Port of Conakry
The Port of Conakry is Guinea’s principal seaport and a key maritime gateway for the country’s international trade on the Atlantic coast.
B. Port of Banjul
The Port of Banjul is The Gambia’s principal seaport and a key maritime gateway for trade and cargo handling in the country and the wider West African region.
C. Port of Tadjoura
The Port of Tadjoura is a key maritime facility in Djibouti that serves as an export and import hub, particularly for Ethiopian goods, on the Gulf of Tadjoura.
D. Port of Cotonou
The Port of Cotonou is Benin’s principal seaport and a major West African maritime hub for regional trade and transit.
E. Port of Oran
The Port of Oran is a major commercial and passenger seaport on Algeria’s Mediterranean coast, serving as a key hub for regional trade and maritime transport.
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: Port of Dakar
Target entity description: The Port of Dakar is a major West African seaport and maritime hub in Senegal, serving as a key gateway for regional trade and shipping.

A. Port of Conakry
The Port of Conakry is Guinea’s principal seaport and a key maritime gateway for the country’s international trade on the Atlantic coast.
B. Port of Banjul
The Port of Banjul is The Gambia’s principal seaport and a key maritime gateway for trade and cargo handling in the country and the wider West African region.
C. Port of Tadjoura
The Port of Tadjoura is a key maritime facility in Djibouti that serves as an export and import hub, particularly for Ethiopian goods, on the Gulf of Tadjoura.
D. Port of Cotonou
The Port of Cotonou is Benin’s principal seaport and a major West African maritime hub for regional trade and transit.
E. Port of Oran
The Port of Oran is a major commercial and passenger seaport on Algeria’s Mediterranean coast, serving as a key hub for regional trade and maritime transport.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	harbor ⓘ seaport ⓘ transport infrastructure ⓘ
connectedTo	Bamako–Dakar Railway ⓘ surface form: Dakar–Bamako railway corridor
continent	Africa ⓘ
country	Senegal ⓘ
economicRole	major source of port revenues for Senegal ⓘ supports import and export trade of Senegal ⓘ
governedBy	Port of Dakar self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Port Autonome de Dakar
handles	agricultural exports ⓘ bulk commodities ⓘ containers ⓘ general cargo ⓘ petroleum products ⓘ
hasFunction	bulk cargo handling ⓘ cargo handling ⓘ container terminal operations ⓘ cruise ship calls ⓘ ferry services ⓘ passenger traffic ⓘ ro-ro operations ⓘ
hasInfrastructure	container terminals ⓘ logistics facilities ⓘ multipurpose terminals ⓘ oil terminals ⓘ warehouses ⓘ
hasStatus	major West African seaport ⓘ regional maritime hub ⓘ
isGatewayFor	international shipping ⓘ regional trade ⓘ
locatedIn	Dakar ⓘ Dakar Region ⓘ
locatedNear	Dakar ⓘ surface form: Dakar city center Dakar international shipping lanes ⓘ
locatedOn	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Cap-Vert Peninsula ⓘ
operatedBy	Port of Dakar self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Port Autonome de Dakar
region	West Africa ⓘ
serves	Senegalese economy ⓘ Dakar ⓘ surface form: city of Dakar landlocked countries of Burkina Faso ⓘ landlocked countries of Mali ⓘ landlocked countries of Niger ⓘ
strategicImportance	gateway for Sahel countries ⓘ key node in West African shipping routes ⓘ
supportsTransportMode	maritime transport ⓘ rail transport connections ⓘ road transport connections ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dakar Region → hosts → Port of Dakar ⓘ

Cap-Vert Peninsula → hasTransportationInfrastructure → Port of Dakar ⓘ

Europe–Africa transport network → includesMajorPort → Port of Dakar ⓘ

Bamako–Dakar Railway → connectsTo → Port of Dakar ⓘ

Dakar Plateau → contains → Port of Dakar ⓘ

Dakar Department → hasPort → Port of Dakar ⓘ

Port of Dakar → operatedBy → Port of Dakar self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Port Autonome de Dakar

Port of Dakar → governedBy → Port of Dakar self-linksurface differs ⓘ