Tarbela Dam
E76597
Tarbela Dam is one of the world’s largest earth-filled dams, located in Pakistan and serving as a major source of hydroelectric power and irrigation water.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tarbela Dam canonical | 5 |
| Tarbela Lake | 2 |
| Tarbela 4th Extension Hydropower Project | 1 |
| Tarbela 5th Extension Hydropower Project | 1 |
| Tarbela Dam Project | 1 |
| Tarbela Dam power complex | 1 |
| Tarbela Dam region | 1 |
| Tarbela Hydropower Station | 1 |
| Tarbela Reservoir | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T613811 — 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: Tarbela Dam Context triple: [Indus River, hasDam, Tarbela Dam]
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A.
Wazirabad Barrage
Wazirabad Barrage is a major water-regulating structure on the Yamuna River in Delhi, India, used for diversion and supply of water to the city.
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B.
Almatti Dam
Almatti Dam is a major hydroelectric and irrigation dam in Karnataka, India, built across the Krishna River as part of the Upper Krishna Project.
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C.
Hathni Kund Barrage
Hathni Kund Barrage is a major diversion and flood-control structure on the Yamuna River in the Indian state of Haryana, crucial for regulating water supply to northern India.
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D.
Okhla Barrage
Okhla Barrage is a major dam and bridge structure on the Yamuna River near Delhi, India, used for irrigation, flood control, and regulating water flow.
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E.
Itezhi-Tezhi Dam
Itezhi-Tezhi Dam is a major hydroelectric and water-regulation dam in Zambia that helps control flows and generate power along the Kafue River system, a key tributary of the Zambezi.
- 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: Tarbela Dam Target entity description: Tarbela Dam is one of the world’s largest earth-filled dams, located in Pakistan and serving as a major source of hydroelectric power and irrigation water.
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A.
Wazirabad Barrage
Wazirabad Barrage is a major water-regulating structure on the Yamuna River in Delhi, India, used for diversion and supply of water to the city.
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B.
Almatti Dam
Almatti Dam is a major hydroelectric and irrigation dam in Karnataka, India, built across the Krishna River as part of the Upper Krishna Project.
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C.
Hathni Kund Barrage
Hathni Kund Barrage is a major diversion and flood-control structure on the Yamuna River in the Indian state of Haryana, crucial for regulating water supply to northern India.
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D.
Okhla Barrage
Okhla Barrage is a major dam and bridge structure on the Yamuna River near Delhi, India, used for irrigation, flood control, and regulating water flow.
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E.
Itezhi-Tezhi Dam
Itezhi-Tezhi Dam is a major hydroelectric and water-regulation dam in Zambia that helps control flows and generate power along the Kafue River system, a key tributary of the Zambezi.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dam
ⓘ
earth-fill dam ⓘ hydroelectric power station ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Pakistan ⓘ |
| benefits |
agricultural irrigation
ⓘ
electricity supply ⓘ flood mitigation ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Pakistan
ⓘ
surface form:
Pakistan national grid
|
| constructionMaterial |
earth
ⓘ
rock-fill ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1968 ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| crosses | Indus River ⓘ |
| damType |
earth-fill
ⓘ
embankment ⓘ |
| designedFor | multi-purpose water resource development ⓘ |
| expansionProject |
Tarbela Dam
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Tarbela 4th Extension Hydropower Project
Tarbela Dam self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Tarbela 5th Extension Hydropower Project
|
| fundedBy | World Bank ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| height | approximately 143 meters ⓘ |
| impact |
resettlement of local population
ⓘ
sedimentation in reservoir ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | over 4,800 megawatts ⓘ |
| length | approximately 2,743 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Indus River ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Haripur
ⓘ
Swabi ⓘ |
| notableFeature | among the largest man-made reservoirs in Pakistan ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1976 ⓘ |
| operator | Water and Power Development Authority ⓘ |
| owner | Water and Power Development Authority ⓘ |
| partOf | Indus Basin irrigation system ⓘ |
| projectName |
Tarbela Dam
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Tarbela Dam Project
|
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation water supply ⓘ |
| rankByStructure | one of the world’s largest earth-filled dams ⓘ |
| region |
Haripur District
ⓘ
Swabi ⓘ
surface form:
Swabi District
|
| reservoirName |
Tarbela Dam
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Tarbela Lake
|
| reservoirTotalCapacity | approximately 11.6 cubic kilometers ⓘ |
| waterSourceFor |
irrigation canals in Punjab
ⓘ
irrigation canals in Sindh ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tarbela Dam Description of subject: Tarbela Dam is one of the world’s largest earth-filled dams, located in Pakistan and serving as a major source of hydroelectric power and irrigation water.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tarbela Dam region
this entity surface form:
Tarbela Lake
this entity surface form:
Tarbela Dam Project
this entity surface form:
Tarbela 4th Extension Hydropower Project
this entity surface form:
Tarbela 5th Extension Hydropower Project
this entity surface form:
Tarbela Reservoir
this entity surface form:
Tarbela Hydropower Station
this entity surface form:
Tarbela Dam power complex
this entity surface form:
Tarbela Lake