Desert region of Discworld
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The Desert region of Discworld is a vast, arid expanse on Terry Pratchett’s flat world, best known as the harsh, god-haunted landscape where much of the novel "Small Gods" takes place.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Desert region of Discworld canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6796292 — 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: Desert region of Discworld Context triple: [Small Gods, primarySetting, Desert region of Discworld]
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A.
Anti-Atlas region
The Anti-Atlas region is a mountainous area in southern Morocco known for its ancient rock formations, arid landscapes, and traditional Berber communities.
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B.
The Desert
"The Desert" is a luminous 19th-century landscape painting by American artist Sanford Robinson Gifford, exemplifying the Hudson River School’s atmospheric treatment of light and expansive natural vistas.
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C.
Merwara region
Merwara region is a historical area in present-day Rajasthan, India, known for its rugged Aravalli hills and its role as a former princely and administrative region under British rule.
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D.
Esdraelon Plain
Esdraelon Plain is a broad, fertile valley in northern Israel that has historically served as a major crossroads and battleground between ancient civilizations.
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E.
Domanic region
The Domanic region is a historical area in northwestern Anatolia, Turkey, associated with the early activities and origins of Ertuğrul and the founding of the Ottoman beylik.
- 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: Desert region of Discworld Target entity description: The Desert region of Discworld is a vast, arid expanse on Terry Pratchett’s flat world, best known as the harsh, god-haunted landscape where much of the novel "Small Gods" takes place.
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A.
Anti-Atlas region
The Anti-Atlas region is a mountainous area in southern Morocco known for its ancient rock formations, arid landscapes, and traditional Berber communities.
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B.
The Desert
"The Desert" is a luminous 19th-century landscape painting by American artist Sanford Robinson Gifford, exemplifying the Hudson River School’s atmospheric treatment of light and expansive natural vistas.
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C.
Merwara region
Merwara region is a historical area in present-day Rajasthan, India, known for its rugged Aravalli hills and its role as a former princely and administrative region under British rule.
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D.
Esdraelon Plain
Esdraelon Plain is a broad, fertile valley in northern Israel that has historically served as a major crossroads and battleground between ancient civilizations.
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E.
Domanic region
The Domanic region is a historical area in northwestern Anatolia, Turkey, associated with the early activities and origins of Ertuğrul and the founding of the Ottoman beylik.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional desert region
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location in Discworld ⓘ setting in fantasy literature ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Small Gods ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Brutha
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the small god Om ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Om ⓘ |
| associatedWithEmpire | Omnian Empire ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Omnianism ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
faith
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fanaticism ⓘ personal belief ⓘ religious doubt ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | Terry Pratchett ⓘ |
| describedAs |
arid
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god-haunted ⓘ harsh ⓘ vast ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
novel Small Gods
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linked to:
Small Gods
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| genre | comic fantasy ⓘ |
| hasClimate |
dry
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hot ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bleak landscapes
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dunes ⓘ sparse vegetation ⓘ |
| hasMetaphoricalRole |
arena for conflict between organized religion and personal faith
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place where gods depend on belief ⓘ |
| hasTerrain |
rock
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sand ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | prose ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
place of pilgrimage
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place of revelation ⓘ testing ground for faith ⓘ |
| partOf | Discworld ⓘ |
| primarySettingOf | Small Gods ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfFirstAppearance | 1992 ⓘ |
| universe |
Discworld series
ⓘ
linked to:
Discworld
|
| usedAs |
symbol of divine distance
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symbol of inner emptiness ⓘ symbol of spiritual desolation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Desert region of Discworld Description of subject: The Desert region of Discworld is a vast, arid expanse on Terry Pratchett’s flat world, best known as the harsh, god-haunted landscape where much of the novel "Small Gods" takes place.
Referenced by (1)
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