Aksu River
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The Aksu River is a major river in northwestern China and Kyrgyzstan that forms the principal headwater of the Tarim River in the arid Tarim Basin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aksu River canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4820317 — 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: Aksu River Context triple: [Tarim River, sourceConfluence, Aksu River]
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A.
Kokcha River
The Kokcha River is a significant tributary of the Amu Darya in northeastern Afghanistan, flowing through Badakhshan and past the ancient Greco-Bactrian city of Ai-Khanoum.
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B.
Andijan-Say River
The Andijan-Say River is a watercourse in eastern Uzbekistan that flows through the city of Andijan in the fertile Fergana Valley.
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C.
Naryn River
The Naryn River is a major Central Asian river that originates in the Tien Shan mountains of Kyrgyzstan and serves as a key source for irrigation, hydropower, and the formation of the Syr Darya.
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D.
Qizil Uzun River
The Qizil Uzun River is a significant watercourse in northwestern Iran that flows through the Iranian Azerbaijan region and contributes to the drainage of the area before joining larger river systems.
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E.
Barguzin River
The Barguzin River is a major river in eastern Siberia, Russia, that flows through the Barguzin Valley before emptying into Lake Baikal.
- 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: Aksu River Target entity description: The Aksu River is a major river in northwestern China and Kyrgyzstan that forms the principal headwater of the Tarim River in the arid Tarim Basin.
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A.
Kokcha River
The Kokcha River is a significant tributary of the Amu Darya in northeastern Afghanistan, flowing through Badakhshan and past the ancient Greco-Bactrian city of Ai-Khanoum.
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B.
Andijan-Say River
The Andijan-Say River is a watercourse in eastern Uzbekistan that flows through the city of Andijan in the fertile Fergana Valley.
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C.
Naryn River
The Naryn River is a major Central Asian river that originates in the Tien Shan mountains of Kyrgyzstan and serves as a key source for irrigation, hydropower, and the formation of the Syr Darya.
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D.
Qizil Uzun River
The Qizil Uzun River is a significant watercourse in northwestern Iran that flows through the Iranian Azerbaijan region and contributes to the drainage of the area before joining larger river systems.
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E.
Barguzin River
The Barguzin River is a major river in eastern Siberia, Russia, that flows through the Barguzin Valley before emptying into Lake Baikal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| basin | Tarim Basin ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country |
China
ⓘ
Kyrgyzstan ⓘ |
| crossesBorderBetween | Kyrgyzstan and China ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Tarim Basin ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Aksu Prefecture
ⓘ
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region ⓘ
linked to:
Xinjiang
|
| hasEconomicUse |
agriculture support in Aksu region
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ |
| headwaterOf | Tarim River ⓘ |
| hydrologicalRole | principal headwater of the Tarim River ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Asia
ⓘ
Xinjiang ⓘ northwestern China ⓘ |
| locatedInDesertRegion |
Taklamakan Desert region
ⓘ
linked to:
Taklamakan Desert
Tarim Basin ⓘ |
| mouth | Tarim River ⓘ |
| mouthCountry | China ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Turkic languages ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | white water ⓘ |
| partOf |
Tarim River system
ⓘ
linked to:
Tarim River
|
| sourceRegion |
Kyrgyz Tian Shan
ⓘ
linked to:
Tien Shan
Tian Shan ⓘ
linked to:
Tian Shan mountain system
|
| transboundary | true ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Tarim River ⓘ |
| watercourseType | perennial river ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Aksu River Description of subject: The Aksu River is a major river in northwestern China and Kyrgyzstan that forms the principal headwater of the Tarim River in the arid Tarim Basin.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.