Jaisalmer District

E442226

administrative district district

Jaisalmer District is a large, sparsely populated desert district in western Rajasthan, India, known for its golden sandstone fort, historic trade routes, and Thar Desert landscapes.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Jaisalmer district	8
Jaisalmer District canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4456444 — 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: Jaisalmer District
Context triple: [Thari, region, Jaisalmer District]

A. Jodhpur district
Jodhpur district is an administrative region in the western Indian state of Rajasthan, known for its arid desert landscape, historic forts, and the city of Jodhpur as its headquarters.
B. Bikaner district
Bikaner district is an administrative region in the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan, known for its desert landscape, historic forts, and cultural heritage centered around the city of Bikaner.
C. Jaisalmer State
Jaisalmer State was a princely state in western India, centered on the desert city of Jaisalmer and ruled by Bhati Rajput rulers until Indian independence.
D. Jhunjhunu district
Jhunjhunu district is a district in the Indian state of Rajasthan, noted for its rich Shekhawati heritage, grand havelis with frescoes, and historical significance.
E. Jaipur district
Jaipur district is an administrative region in the Indian state of Rajasthan that encompasses the state capital, Jaipur, and several historic sites and forts.
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: Jaisalmer District
Target entity description: Jaisalmer District is a large, sparsely populated desert district in western Rajasthan, India, known for its golden sandstone fort, historic trade routes, and Thar Desert landscapes.

A. Jodhpur district
Jodhpur district is an administrative region in the western Indian state of Rajasthan, known for its arid desert landscape, historic forts, and the city of Jodhpur as its headquarters.
B. Bikaner district
Bikaner district is an administrative region in the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan, known for its desert landscape, historic forts, and cultural heritage centered around the city of Bikaner.
C. Jaisalmer State
Jaisalmer State was a princely state in western India, centered on the desert city of Jaisalmer and ruled by Bhati Rajput rulers until Indian independence.
D. Jhunjhunu district
Jhunjhunu district is a district in the Indian state of Rajasthan, noted for its rich Shekhawati heritage, grand havelis with frescoes, and historical significance.
E. Jaipur district
Jaipur district is an administrative region in the Indian state of Rajasthan that encompasses the state capital, Jaipur, and several historic sites and forts.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	administrative district ⓘ district ⓘ
administratedBy	Jaisalmer District Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ
border	Barmer District NERFINISHED ⓘ Bikaner District NERFINISHED ⓘ Jodhpur District NERFINISHED ⓘ Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
contains	Desert National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Jaisalmer Fort NERFINISHED ⓘ Longewala NERFINISHED ⓘ Pokaran NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Sand Dunes NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanot Mata Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
economyBasedOn	animal husbandry ⓘ border-related services ⓘ tourism ⓘ
hasClimate	arid climate ⓘ
hasFort	Jaisalmer Fort NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasHeadquarters	Jaisalmer NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus	Jaisalmer Fort is a UNESCO World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTerrain	desert ⓘ sand dunes ⓘ
historicalRole	important node on ancient trade routes ⓘ
knownFor	Jaisalmer Fort NERFINISHED ⓘ Thar Desert landscapes ⓘ camel safaris ⓘ golden sandstone architecture ⓘ historic trade routes ⓘ sand dunes ⓘ
language	Hindi ⓘ Rajasthani ⓘ
locatedIn	Rajasthan ⓘ western Rajasthan NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorReligion	Hinduism ⓘ Islam ⓘ
namedAfter	Jaisalmer NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Thar Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ
populationDensity	sparsely populated ⓘ
region	Marwar NERFINISHED ⓘ
state	Rajasthan NERFINISHED ⓘ
timeZone	Indian Standard Time ⓘ
tourismAttraction	desert festivals ⓘ desert safaris ⓘ havelis ⓘ
utcOffset	+05:30 ⓘ
vehicleRegistrationCode	RJ-15 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited