Tambak Johor
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Tambak Johor is the Malay name for the Johor–Singapore Causeway, the major road and rail link connecting Malaysia and Singapore across the Johor Strait.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tambak Johor canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7508532 — 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: Tambak Johor Context triple: [Johor–Singapore Causeway, alsoKnownAs, Tambak Johor]
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A.
Johor Lama
Johor Lama was a historic fortified riverine settlement that served as an important political and trading center of the Johor Sultanate in the Malay Peninsula.
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B.
Bachok
Bachok is a coastal town and district in the Malaysian state of Kelantan, known for its beaches and traditional Malay fishing villages.
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C.
Jasinga
Jasinga is a district-level area in West Java, Indonesia, known as one of the administrative regions within Bogor Regency.
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D.
Teluk Intan
Teluk Intan is a historic riverside town in the Malaysian state of Perak, known for its iconic leaning clock tower and colonial-era architecture.
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E.
Lumut
Lumut is a small island located within Indonesia’s Bangka Belitung Islands province, known for its coastal tropical setting.
- 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: Tambak Johor Target entity description: Tambak Johor is the Malay name for the Johor–Singapore Causeway, the major road and rail link connecting Malaysia and Singapore across the Johor Strait.
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A.
Johor Lama
Johor Lama was a historic fortified riverine settlement that served as an important political and trading center of the Johor Sultanate in the Malay Peninsula.
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B.
Bachok
Bachok is a coastal town and district in the Malaysian state of Kelantan, known for its beaches and traditional Malay fishing villages.
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C.
Jasinga
Jasinga is a district-level area in West Java, Indonesia, known as one of the administrative regions within Bogor Regency.
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D.
Teluk Intan
Teluk Intan is a historic riverside town in the Malaysian state of Perak, known for its iconic leaning clock tower and colonial-era architecture.
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E.
Lumut
Lumut is a small island located within Indonesia’s Bangka Belitung Islands province, known for its coastal tropical setting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
causeway
ⓘ
cross-border link ⓘ road-rail bridge ⓘ transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| alternativeTo | Malaysia–Singapore Second Link ⓘ |
| borderType | land border crossing ⓘ |
| builder |
British colonial administration
ⓘ
linked to:
British imperial administration
|
| carries |
motor vehicles
ⓘ
pedestrians ⓘ railway traffic ⓘ |
| connects |
Johor Bahru
ⓘ
Woodlands ⓘ |
| connectsCountry |
Malaysia
ⓘ
Singapore ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1919 ⓘ |
| country |
Malaysia
ⓘ
Singapore ⓘ |
| crosses |
Johor Strait
ⓘ
linked to:
Straits of Johor
|
| hasBorderCheckpoint |
Sultan Iskandar Building
ⓘ
Woodlands Checkpoint ⓘ |
| hasRailwayTrack | yes ⓘ |
| hasToll | no ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | used during World War II military operations ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 0.66 miles
ⓘ
approximately 1.056 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Iskandar Malaysia
ⓘ
North Region, Singapore ⓘ |
| locatedInState | Johor ⓘ |
| nativeName | Tambak Johor ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage | Malay ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the busiest border crossings in the world
ⓘ
heavy daily congestion ⓘ |
| officialName | Johor–Singapore Causeway ⓘ |
| opened | 1923 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Malaysia–Singapore border
ⓘ
linked to:
Singapore–Malaysia border
|
| railwayOperator | KTM Intercity ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Johor Bahru metropolitan area
ⓘ
linked to:
Johor Bahru
Singapore ⓘ |
| roadLanes | 4 ⓘ |
| roadOperator |
Land Transport Authority of Singapore
ⓘ
Malaysian Public Works Department ⓘ
linked to:
Ministry of Works (Malaysia)
|
| strategicImportance | major land link between Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore ⓘ |
| trafficType |
commercial traffic
ⓘ
commuter traffic ⓘ |
| waterwayEffect | restricts water flow in Johor Strait ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tambak Johor Description of subject: Tambak Johor is the Malay name for the Johor–Singapore Causeway, the major road and rail link connecting Malaysia and Singapore across the Johor Strait.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.