Galang Refugee Camp
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Galang Refugee Camp was a major Indonesian camp that housed large numbers of Vietnamese boat people and other Indochinese refugees from the late 1970s through the 1990s.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Galang Refugee Camp canonical | 2 |
| Ex-Galang Refugee Camp historical area | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6847584 — 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: Galang Refugee Camp Context triple: [Galang, hasPart, Galang Refugee Camp]
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A.
Nu Po refugee camp
Nu Po refugee camp is a long-established settlement in Thailand that shelters refugees and asylum seekers fleeing conflict and persecution in neighboring Myanmar.
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B.
Umpiem Mai refugee camp
Umpiem Mai refugee camp is a long-established settlement in Thailand that shelters ethnic Karen and other refugees who have fled conflict and persecution in neighboring Myanmar.
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C.
Al-Arroub refugee camp
Al-Arroub refugee camp is a Palestinian refugee camp in the southern West Bank that houses refugees and their descendants displaced since the 1948 Arab–Israeli war.
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D.
Mae La refugee camp
Mae La refugee camp is the largest and most well-known camp for predominantly Karen refugees from Myanmar, located in northwestern Thailand.
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E.
Aqbat Jabr refugee camp
Aqbat Jabr refugee camp is a large Palestinian refugee camp near Jericho in the West Bank, established for refugees from the 1948 Arab–Israeli War and now functioning as a densely populated urban community.
- 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: Galang Refugee Camp Target entity description: Galang Refugee Camp was a major Indonesian camp that housed large numbers of Vietnamese boat people and other Indochinese refugees from the late 1970s through the 1990s.
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A.
Nu Po refugee camp
Nu Po refugee camp is a long-established settlement in Thailand that shelters refugees and asylum seekers fleeing conflict and persecution in neighboring Myanmar.
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B.
Umpiem Mai refugee camp
Umpiem Mai refugee camp is a long-established settlement in Thailand that shelters ethnic Karen and other refugees who have fled conflict and persecution in neighboring Myanmar.
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C.
Al-Arroub refugee camp
Al-Arroub refugee camp is a Palestinian refugee camp in the southern West Bank that houses refugees and their descendants displaced since the 1948 Arab–Israeli war.
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D.
Mae La refugee camp
Mae La refugee camp is the largest and most well-known camp for predominantly Karen refugees from Myanmar, located in northwestern Thailand.
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E.
Aqbat Jabr refugee camp
Aqbat Jabr refugee camp is a large Palestinian refugee camp near Jericho in the West Bank, established for refugees from the 1948 Arab–Israeli War and now functioning as a densely populated urban community.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical site
ⓘ
refugee camp ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| currentUse |
memorial site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1996 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1996 ⓘ |
| governedUnder | Comprehensive Plan of Action for Indochinese Refugees ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
administrative offices
ⓘ
housing barracks ⓘ medical clinic ⓘ places of worship ⓘ schools ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
monuments to Vietnamese boat people
ⓘ
museum about Indochinese refugees ⓘ |
| housed |
Cambodian refugees
ⓘ
Laotian refugees ⓘ Vietnamese boat people ⓘ |
| inception | 1979 ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
English
ⓘ
Indonesian ⓘ Vietnamese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Galang Island
ⓘ
Riau Archipelago ⓘ
linked to:
Riau Islands
Riau Islands ⓘ Riau Islands Province ⓘ
linked to:
Riau Islands
|
| locatedInBodyOfWater | South China Sea ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | UTC+7 ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Batam ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Batam ⓘ |
| notableFor |
receiving large numbers of Vietnamese boat people
ⓘ
role in the Indochinese refugee crisis ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Government of Indonesia ⓘ |
| partOf |
Indochinese refugee resettlement program
ⓘ
regional processing system for boat people in Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| peakActivityPeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
processing center for resettlement to third countries
ⓘ
temporary asylum for Indochinese refugees ⓘ |
| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Indochina
ⓘ
linked to:
Indochinese Peninsula
|
| startDate | 1979 ⓘ |
| status | closed ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
International Organization for Migration
ⓘ
UNHCR ⓘ United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ⓘ
linked to:
UNHCR
|
| usedFrom | late 1970s ⓘ |
| usedUntil | mid-1990s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Galang Refugee Camp Description of subject: Galang Refugee Camp was a major Indonesian camp that housed large numbers of Vietnamese boat people and other Indochinese refugees from the late 1970s through the 1990s.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Galang Refugee Camp