Oecusse
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Oecusse is a coastal exclave region of Timor-Leste located on the northwestern part of Timor island, separated from the country's main territory by Indonesian land.
All labels observed (14)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T258646 — 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: Oecusse Context triple: [Timor-Leste, hasExclave, Oecusse]
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Cocos (Keeling) Islands is a remote Australian external territory in the Indian Ocean, known for its small population, coral atolls, and strategic location between Australia and Sri Lanka.
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Flores
Flores is a large island in eastern Indonesia known for its volcanic landscapes, traditional villages, and proximity to Komodo National Park with its famous Komodo dragons.
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C.
Nggela Islands
The Nggela Islands, also known as the Florida Islands, are a small group of islands in the Central Province of the Solomon Islands, noted for their role in World War II and their rich marine and coastal ecosystems.
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D.
Bougainville Island
Bougainville Island is a large, mountainous island in the South Pacific’s Solomon Islands archipelago, notable for its strategic role in World War II and its rich indigenous cultures.
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E.
Maluku Islands
The Maluku Islands are an Indonesian archipelago historically known as the Spice Islands, famed for their production of nutmeg, cloves, and other valuable spices that drew intense European colonial interest.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Oecusse Target entity description: Oecusse is a coastal exclave region of Timor-Leste located on the northwestern part of Timor island, separated from the country's main territory by Indonesian land.
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A.
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Cocos (Keeling) Islands is a remote Australian external territory in the Indian Ocean, known for its small population, coral atolls, and strategic location between Australia and Sri Lanka.
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B.
Flores
Flores is a large island in eastern Indonesia known for its volcanic landscapes, traditional villages, and proximity to Komodo National Park with its famous Komodo dragons.
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C.
Nggela Islands
The Nggela Islands, also known as the Florida Islands, are a small group of islands in the Central Province of the Solomon Islands, noted for their role in World War II and their rich marine and coastal ecosystems.
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D.
Bougainville Island
Bougainville Island is a large, mountainous island in the South Pacific’s Solomon Islands archipelago, notable for its strategic role in World War II and its rich indigenous cultures.
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E.
Maluku Islands
The Maluku Islands are an Indonesian archipelago historically known as the Spice Islands, famed for their production of nutmeg, cloves, and other valuable spices that drew intense European colonial interest.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
exclave
ⓘ
municipality of East Timor ⓘ special administrative region ⓘ |
| administrativeCentre | Pante Macassar ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Indonesia ⓘ |
| borderType | land border with Indonesia ⓘ |
| capital | Pante Macassar ⓘ |
| climate | tropical savanna climate ⓘ |
| coastFeature |
beaches
ⓘ
small bays ⓘ |
| contains |
Nitibe
ⓘ
Oesilo ⓘ Pante Macassar ⓘ Passabe ⓘ |
| country |
Timor-Leste
ⓘ
surface form:
East Timor
|
| drainageBasin | north coast rivers of Timor ⓘ |
| governedAs | autonomous region within East Timor ⓘ |
| governingLaw |
Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of East Timor
|
| hasBorderWith |
Timor (western part)
ⓘ
surface form:
West Timor
|
| hasCoastlineOn | Savu Sea ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup |
Atoni Meto
ⓘ
Timorese ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage |
Portuguese language
ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese
Tetum ⓘ |
| hasReligionMajority | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType | rural and urban settlements ⓘ |
| hasSpecialStatus | Special Administrative Region of East Timor ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Oecusse
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Oecusse-Ambeno
|
| isCoastalRegion | true ⓘ |
| isEnclaveWithin | Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara ⓘ |
| isExclaveOf |
Timor-Leste
ⓘ
surface form:
East Timor
|
| locatedIn |
Lesser Sunda Islands
ⓘ
Maritime Southeast Asia ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Timor
ⓘ
surface form:
Timor island
|
| locatedOnCoastOf | north coast of Timor ⓘ |
| locatedWestOf | main territory of East Timor ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Oecusse
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Oecusse (local toponym)
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| officialName |
Oecusse
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Região Administrativa Especial de Oecusse-Ambeno
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| partOf |
Timor-Leste
ⓘ
surface form:
East Timor
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| primaryEconomicActivities |
fishing
ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| separatedFromMainlandBy | Indonesian territory ⓘ |
| shortName | RAEOA ⓘ |
| strategicCharacteristic | separated from rest of East Timor by foreign territory ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC+09:00 ⓘ |
| usesCurrency |
US dollar
ⓘ
surface form:
United States dollar
|
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Subject: Oecusse Description of subject: Oecusse is a coastal exclave region of Timor-Leste located on the northwestern part of Timor island, separated from the country's main territory by Indonesian land.
Referenced by (33)
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