Garagum Canal
E800934
The Garagum Canal is a major irrigation and water-supply canal in Turkmenistan that diverts water from the Amu Darya River across the Karakum Desert.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Garagum Canal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9461116 — 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: Garagum Canal Context triple: [Karakum Canal, alsoKnownAs, Garagum Canal]
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A.
Feeder Canal
The Feeder Canal is an artificial waterway in Bristol, England, that connects the River Avon to Bristol Harbour and helps regulate water levels for the city’s docks.
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B.
Surplus Canal
Surplus Canal is a man-made waterway in Utah designed to divert excess flow from the Jordan River for flood control and irrigation.
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C.
Imperial Canal
The Imperial Canal is a major irrigation waterway that diverts Colorado River water to support agriculture in California’s Imperial Valley.
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D.
Murray Canal
The Murray Canal is a man-made waterway in Ontario, Canada, that provides a navigable shortcut between the Bay of Quinte and Lake Ontario as part of the Trent–Severn Waterway.
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E.
Tennant Canal
Tennant Canal is a historic industrial waterway in South Wales that once served as an important transport route for coal and other goods near Briton Ferry.
- 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: Garagum Canal Target entity description: The Garagum Canal is a major irrigation and water-supply canal in Turkmenistan that diverts water from the Amu Darya River across the Karakum Desert.
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A.
Feeder Canal
The Feeder Canal is an artificial waterway in Bristol, England, that connects the River Avon to Bristol Harbour and helps regulate water levels for the city’s docks.
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B.
Surplus Canal
Surplus Canal is a man-made waterway in Utah designed to divert excess flow from the Jordan River for flood control and irrigation.
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C.
Imperial Canal
The Imperial Canal is a major irrigation waterway that diverts Colorado River water to support agriculture in California’s Imperial Valley.
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D.
Murray Canal
The Murray Canal is a man-made waterway in Ontario, Canada, that provides a navigable shortcut between the Bay of Quinte and Lake Ontario as part of the Trent–Severn Waterway.
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E.
Tennant Canal
Tennant Canal is a historic industrial waterway in South Wales that once served as an important transport route for coal and other goods near Briton Ferry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
irrigation canal
ⓘ
water-supply canal ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Karakum Canal ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Turkmenistan ⓘ |
| connectsHydrologically |
Amu Darya basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Amu Darya region
|
| constructedBy | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1967 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1954 ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Turkmenistan ⓘ |
| crosses | Karakum Desert ⓘ |
| divertsWaterFrom | Amu Darya ⓘ |
| era | Soviet era ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to environmental changes in the Amu Darya basin
ⓘ
enabled expansion of cotton cultivation in Turkmenistan ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | large-scale water diversion project ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 1100 km
ⓘ
approximately 680 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Asia
ⓘ
Karakum Desert ⓘ Karakum lowland ⓘ
linked to:
Karakum Desert
Turkmen SSR ⓘ
linked to:
Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic
|
| notableFor | being one of the longest irrigation canals in the world ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Ashgabat
ⓘ
Mary ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
drinking water supply
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ |
| purpose |
to irrigate arid regions of Turkmenistan
ⓘ
to supply water to urban areas ⓘ to support agriculture in Turkmenistan ⓘ |
| region |
Ahal Region
ⓘ
Mary Region ⓘ |
| servesCity |
Ashgabat
ⓘ
Mary ⓘ |
| servesSector |
agriculture
ⓘ
municipal water supply ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| waterConveyanceMethod | open canal ⓘ |
| waterSource |
Amu Darya River
ⓘ
linked to:
Amu Darya
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Garagum Canal Description of subject: The Garagum Canal is a major irrigation and water-supply canal in Turkmenistan that diverts water from the Amu Darya River across the Karakum Desert.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.