Herat–Mashhad highway
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The Herat–Mashhad highway is a major international road linking western Afghanistan with northeastern Iran, serving as a key route for trade and travel between the two countries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Herat–Mashhad highway canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10171305 — 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: Herat–Mashhad highway Context triple: [Islam Qala, connectedBy, Herat–Mashhad highway]
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A.
Delaram–Zaranj Highway
The Delaram–Zaranj Highway is a strategic road in southwestern Afghanistan that links the city of Zaranj near the Iranian border to the Afghan highway network, facilitating trade and regional connectivity.
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B.
Tehran–Mashhad highway
The Tehran–Mashhad highway is a major Iranian roadway linking the capital Tehran with the northeastern city of Mashhad, serving as a key route for both domestic travel and religious pilgrimage.
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C.
Kandahar–Herat Highway
The Kandahar–Herat Highway is a major roadway in southwestern Afghanistan that connects the cities of Kandahar and Herat, forming a key segment of the country’s primary transport corridor.
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D.
Kabul–Mazar-i-Sharif road
The Kabul–Mazar-i-Sharif road is a major highway in Afghanistan that connects the capital Kabul with the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif, traversing the Hindu Kush mountains via the strategic Salang Pass.
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E.
Bandar Abbas–Tehran highway
The Bandar Abbas–Tehran highway is a major Iranian roadway that links the Persian Gulf port city of Bandar Abbas with the nation’s capital, Tehran, serving as a key north–south transport and trade corridor.
- 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: Herat–Mashhad highway Target entity description: The Herat–Mashhad highway is a major international road linking western Afghanistan with northeastern Iran, serving as a key route for trade and travel between the two countries.
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A.
Delaram–Zaranj Highway
The Delaram–Zaranj Highway is a strategic road in southwestern Afghanistan that links the city of Zaranj near the Iranian border to the Afghan highway network, facilitating trade and regional connectivity.
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B.
Tehran–Mashhad highway
The Tehran–Mashhad highway is a major Iranian roadway linking the capital Tehran with the northeastern city of Mashhad, serving as a key route for both domestic travel and religious pilgrimage.
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C.
Kandahar–Herat Highway
The Kandahar–Herat Highway is a major roadway in southwestern Afghanistan that connects the cities of Kandahar and Herat, forming a key segment of the country’s primary transport corridor.
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D.
Kabul–Mazar-i-Sharif road
The Kabul–Mazar-i-Sharif road is a major highway in Afghanistan that connects the capital Kabul with the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif, traversing the Hindu Kush mountains via the strategic Salang Pass.
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E.
Bandar Abbas–Tehran highway
The Bandar Abbas–Tehran highway is a major Iranian roadway that links the Persian Gulf port city of Bandar Abbas with the nation’s capital, Tehran, serving as a key north–south transport and trade corridor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international highway
ⓘ
road ⓘ |
| borderCrossingBetween |
Afghanistan
ⓘ
Iran ⓘ |
| connectsCity |
Herat
ⓘ
Mashhad ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
northeastern Iran
ⓘ
western Afghanistan ⓘ |
| country |
Afghanistan
ⓘ
Iran ⓘ |
| hasFunction | linking major cities in Afghanistan and Iran ⓘ |
| hasTerminus |
Herat
ⓘ
Mashhad ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Asia ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Herat
ⓘ
Mashhad ⓘ |
| partOf |
Afghanistan–Iran transport corridor
ⓘ
linked to:
Afghanistan–Iran trade corridor
|
| regionServed |
Herat Province
ⓘ
Razavi Khorasan Province ⓘ |
| significance |
key route for trade between Afghanistan and Iran
ⓘ
key route for travel between Afghanistan and Iran ⓘ |
| transportMode | road transport ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cargo transport
ⓘ
international trade ⓘ passenger travel ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: Herat–Mashhad highway Description of subject: The Herat–Mashhad highway is a major international road linking western Afghanistan with northeastern Iran, serving as a key route for trade and travel between the two countries.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.