Mosul Dam Lake
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Mosul Dam Lake is a large artificial reservoir in northern Iraq formed by the Mosul Dam on the Tigris River, serving as a major source of water storage, irrigation, and hydroelectric power for the region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mosul Dam Lake canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8479813 — 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: Mosul Dam Lake Context triple: [Kuyunjik, nearbyFeature, Mosul Dam Lake]
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A.
Al Habbaniyah Lake
Al Habbaniyah Lake is a large artificial reservoir in central Iraq, known for its recreational facilities and role in irrigation and flood control.
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B.
Haditha Dam
Haditha Dam is a large hydroelectric and irrigation dam on the Euphrates River in western Iraq, crucial for power generation, water management, and regional flood control.
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C.
Keban Lake
Keban Lake is a large artificial reservoir in eastern Turkey formed by the Keban Dam on the Euphrates River, serving hydroelectric, irrigation, and flood-control purposes.
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D.
Lake Assad
Lake Assad is Syria’s largest artificial lake, created on the Euphrates River to provide water storage, irrigation, and hydroelectric power.
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E.
Ebinur Lake
Ebinur Lake is a saline endorheic lake in northwest China known for its fluctuating water levels, high salinity, and importance as a habitat for migratory birds.
- 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: Mosul Dam Lake Target entity description: Mosul Dam Lake is a large artificial reservoir in northern Iraq formed by the Mosul Dam on the Tigris River, serving as a major source of water storage, irrigation, and hydroelectric power for the region.
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A.
Al Habbaniyah Lake
Al Habbaniyah Lake is a large artificial reservoir in central Iraq, known for its recreational facilities and role in irrigation and flood control.
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B.
Haditha Dam
Haditha Dam is a large hydroelectric and irrigation dam on the Euphrates River in western Iraq, crucial for power generation, water management, and regional flood control.
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C.
Keban Lake
Keban Lake is a large artificial reservoir in eastern Turkey formed by the Keban Dam on the Euphrates River, serving hydroelectric, irrigation, and flood-control purposes.
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D.
Lake Assad
Lake Assad is Syria’s largest artificial lake, created on the Euphrates River to provide water storage, irrigation, and hydroelectric power.
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E.
Ebinur Lake
Ebinur Lake is a saline endorheic lake in northwest China known for its fluctuating water levels, high salinity, and importance as a habitat for migratory birds.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | reservoir ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lake Dahuk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mosul Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRisk | Mosul Dam structural instability ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateZone | semi-arid ⓘ |
| constructionStartOfDam | 1980 ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| createdByConstructionOf | Mosul Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| damCompleted | 1986 ⓘ |
| formedBy | Mosul Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedInDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| hasDam | Mosul Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
regulating Tigris River flow
ⓘ
supporting agricultural development in northern Iraq ⓘ supporting regional electricity grid ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Middle East
ⓘ
Tigris River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Iraq ⓘ |
| locatedInGovernorate | Nineveh Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Upper Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Mosul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Tigris River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedUpstreamOf | Mosul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Duhok
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zakho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfInfrastructure |
Iraq national power system
ⓘ
Iraq national water management system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfRiverSystem | Tigris–Euphrates river system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryInflows | Tigris River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ water storage ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Kurdistan Region of Iraq
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nineveh Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agricultural irrigation
ⓘ
drinking water supply ⓘ fisheries ⓘ hydroelectric power ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| watercourse | Tigris River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterSourceFor | Tigris River irrigation schemes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mosul Dam Lake Description of subject: Mosul Dam Lake is a large artificial reservoir in northern Iraq formed by the Mosul Dam on the Tigris River, serving as a major source of water storage, irrigation, and hydroelectric power for the region.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.