Wadi Araba Crossing – Eilat and Aqaba
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Wadi Araba Crossing – Eilat and Aqaba is an international border crossing between Israel and Jordan linking the Israeli resort city of Eilat with the Jordanian port city of Aqaba.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wadi Araba Crossing | 2 |
| Wadi Araba Crossing – Eilat and Aqaba canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4360968 — 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: Wadi Araba Crossing – Eilat and Aqaba Context triple: [Jordan–Israel border, borderCrossingConnects, Wadi Araba Crossing – Eilat and Aqaba]
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A.
Rafah–El Kantara line
The Rafah–El Kantara line was a key standard-gauge railway route in the Middle East that connected Egypt with Palestine, serving as a major regional transport and strategic military corridor in the early to mid-20th century.
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B.
Kerem Shalom Crossing
Kerem Shalom Crossing is a key border terminal at the junction of Israel, Egypt, and the Gaza Strip used primarily for the transfer of goods and humanitarian aid into Gaza.
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C.
Erez Crossing
Erez Crossing is a major pedestrian and cargo border terminal between Israel and the northern Gaza Strip, used for controlled movement of people, goods, and humanitarian aid.
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D.
Rafah Crossing
Rafah Crossing is the main border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, serving as a critical gateway for the movement of people and goods in and out of Gaza.
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E.
Israel–Egypt border
The Israel–Egypt border is the international boundary separating Israel and Egypt, running from the Mediterranean Sea through the Sinai Peninsula to the Gulf of Aqaba.
- 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: Wadi Araba Crossing – Eilat and Aqaba Target entity description: Wadi Araba Crossing – Eilat and Aqaba is an international border crossing between Israel and Jordan linking the Israeli resort city of Eilat with the Jordanian port city of Aqaba.
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A.
Rafah–El Kantara line
The Rafah–El Kantara line was a key standard-gauge railway route in the Middle East that connected Egypt with Palestine, serving as a major regional transport and strategic military corridor in the early to mid-20th century.
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B.
Kerem Shalom Crossing
Kerem Shalom Crossing is a key border terminal at the junction of Israel, Egypt, and the Gaza Strip used primarily for the transfer of goods and humanitarian aid into Gaza.
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C.
Erez Crossing
Erez Crossing is a major pedestrian and cargo border terminal between Israel and the northern Gaza Strip, used for controlled movement of people, goods, and humanitarian aid.
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D.
Rafah Crossing
Rafah Crossing is the main border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, serving as a critical gateway for the movement of people and goods in and out of Gaza.
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E.
Israel–Egypt border
The Israel–Egypt border is the international boundary separating Israel and Egypt, running from the Mediterranean Sea through the Sinai Peninsula to the Gulf of Aqaba.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
border checkpoint
ⓘ
international border crossing ⓘ |
| borderSideNameInIsrael |
Wadi Araba Crossing
ⓘ
linked to:
Wadi Araba Crossing – Eilat and Aqaba
|
| borderSideNameInJordan |
Aqaba border crossing
ⓘ
linked to:
Arava Border Crossing
|
| connectsCity |
Aqaba
ⓘ
Eilat ⓘ |
| countryBorderBetween |
Israel
ⓘ
Jordan ⓘ |
| hasBorderFacility |
Israeli border terminal
ⓘ
Jordanian border terminal ⓘ |
| hasTransportMode | road transport ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry |
Israel
ⓘ
Jordan ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Wadi Araba ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Arabah Valley
ⓘ
Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ Negev Desert ⓘ
linked to:
Negev desert
|
| nearBodyOfWater | Red Sea ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Aqaba
ⓘ
Eilat ⓘ |
| partOfBorder |
Israel–Jordan border
ⓘ
linked to:
Jordan–Israel border
|
| servesPurpose |
passenger traffic
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| usedFor |
entry to Israel from Jordan
ⓘ
entry to Jordan from Israel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wadi Araba Crossing – Eilat and Aqaba Description of subject: Wadi Araba Crossing – Eilat and Aqaba is an international border crossing between Israel and Jordan linking the Israeli resort city of Eilat with the Jordanian port city of Aqaba.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Wadi Araba Crossing – Eilat and Aqaba
linked to: Wadi Araba Crossing – Eilat and Aqaba