Port of Malé
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The Port of Malé is the principal seaport and maritime gateway of the Maldives, handling most of the country’s international cargo and passenger traffic.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Port of Malé canonical | 3 |
| Presidential Jetty (Malé) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8265682 — 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: Port of Malé Context triple: [Malé Commercial Harbour, partOf, Port of Malé]
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A.
Port of Merak
The Port of Merak is a major ferry and cargo port in western Java, Indonesia, serving as a key gateway between Java and Sumatra across the Sunda Strait.
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B.
Port of Dili
The Port of Dili is the main seaport and maritime gateway of Timor-Leste’s capital, handling most of the country’s international cargo and passenger traffic.
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C.
Kalabahi Port
Kalabahi Port is the main seaport and maritime gateway serving the island and regency of Alor in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
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D.
Port Khalid
Port Khalid is a major seaport in the Emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, serving as a key hub for regional trade and maritime logistics.
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E.
Gilimanuk Port
Gilimanuk Port is a major ferry terminal in western Bali, Indonesia, serving as the primary gateway between Bali and Java across the Bali Strait.
- 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: Port of Malé Target entity description: The Port of Malé is the principal seaport and maritime gateway of the Maldives, handling most of the country’s international cargo and passenger traffic.
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A.
Port of Merak
The Port of Merak is a major ferry and cargo port in western Java, Indonesia, serving as a key gateway between Java and Sumatra across the Sunda Strait.
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B.
Port of Dili
The Port of Dili is the main seaport and maritime gateway of Timor-Leste’s capital, handling most of the country’s international cargo and passenger traffic.
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C.
Kalabahi Port
Kalabahi Port is the main seaport and maritime gateway serving the island and regency of Alor in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
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D.
Port Khalid
Port Khalid is a major seaport in the Emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, serving as a key hub for regional trade and maritime logistics.
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E.
Gilimanuk Port
Gilimanuk Port is a major ferry terminal in western Bali, Indonesia, serving as the primary gateway between Bali and Java across the Bali Strait.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
seaport
ⓘ
transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Malé Commercial Harbour
ⓘ
Malé Port ⓘ
linked to:
Malé Harbour
|
| climate | tropical monsoon climate region ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
inter-island ferry network of the Maldives
ⓘ
international shipping routes in the Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| country | Maldives ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Government of the Maldives
ⓘ
linked to:
government of Maldives
|
| handles |
international cargo traffic of the Maldives
ⓘ
international passenger traffic of the Maldives ⓘ |
| hasAccess | deep-water approaches suitable for ocean-going vessels ⓘ |
| hasPart |
administration buildings
ⓘ
container terminal ⓘ customs facilities ⓘ general cargo berths ⓘ passenger and ferry terminal facilities ⓘ warehousing facilities ⓘ |
| hasService |
berthing services
ⓘ
cargo handling services ⓘ pilotage services ⓘ |
| hasTraffic |
break-bulk cargo
ⓘ
coastal cargo vessels ⓘ containerized cargo ⓘ inter-island supply vessels ⓘ passenger ferries ⓘ |
| importance | main entry point for seaborne trade of the Maldives ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Indian Ocean
ⓘ
Kaafu Atoll ⓘ Malé ⓘ |
| near |
Malé city waterfront
ⓘ
Velana International Airport ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Maldives Ports Limited ⓘ |
| partOf | national transport network of the Maldives ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
cargo handling
ⓘ
logistics hub for imported goods ⓘ passenger handling ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | Maldives Ports Authority ⓘ |
| securityProvidedBy |
Maldives Coast Guard
ⓘ
linked to:
Maldives National Defence Force
Maldives Police Service ⓘ |
| serves |
Greater Malé Region
ⓘ
linked to:
Greater Malé urban area
Malé ⓘ |
| servesAs |
maritime gateway of the Maldives
ⓘ
principal seaport of the Maldives ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
central hub for domestic maritime distribution in the Maldives
ⓘ
supports tourism industry logistics in the Maldives ⓘ |
| subjectTo | Indian Ocean monsoon weather patterns ⓘ |
| usedFor |
import of construction materials
ⓘ
import of foodstuffs ⓘ import of fuel and essential commodities ⓘ |
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Port of Malé Description of subject: The Port of Malé is the principal seaport and maritime gateway of the Maldives, handling most of the country’s international cargo and passenger traffic.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Port of Malé