Brahmaputra
E8601
The Brahmaputra is a major transboundary river in South Asia that flows through Tibet, India, and Bangladesh, playing a crucial role in the region’s ecology, agriculture, and culture.
All labels observed (17)
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Brahmaputra Context triple: [India, containsRiver, Brahmaputra]
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Ganges
The Ganges is a major river in northern India that is considered sacred in Hinduism and supports hundreds of millions of people along its basin.
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Yamuna
Yamuna is a major sacred river of northern India, flowing through cities like Delhi and Agra and serving as a key tributary of the Ganges.
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C.
Bengal
Bengal is a historical and cultural region in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent, known for its rich literary, artistic, and political heritage and now divided between Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal.
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D.
Sacandaga River
The Sacandaga River is a major river in upstate New York that drains the southern Adirondacks and flows into the Hudson River, historically important for logging, power generation, and recreation.
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E.
Rhône River
The Rhône River is a major European waterway that flows from the Swiss Alps through Lake Geneva into southeastern France, ultimately emptying into the Mediterranean Sea.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Brahmaputra Target entity description: The Brahmaputra is a major transboundary river in South Asia that flows through Tibet, India, and Bangladesh, playing a crucial role in the region’s ecology, agriculture, and culture.
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A.
Ganges
The Ganges is a major river in northern India that is considered sacred in Hinduism and supports hundreds of millions of people along its basin.
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B.
Yamuna
Yamuna is a major sacred river of northern India, flowing through cities like Delhi and Agra and serving as a key tributary of the Ganges.
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C.
Bengal
Bengal is a historical and cultural region in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent, known for its rich literary, artistic, and political heritage and now divided between Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal.
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D.
Sacandaga River
The Sacandaga River is a major river in upstate New York that drains the southern Adirondacks and flows into the Hudson River, historically important for logging, power generation, and recreation.
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E.
Rhône River
The Rhône River is a major European waterway that flows from the Swiss Alps through Lake Geneva into southeastern France, ultimately emptying into the Mediterranean Sea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
river
ⓘ
transboundary river ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Jamuna River
ⓘ
Brahmaputra ⓘ
surface form:
Tsangpo-Brahmaputra River
Brahmaputra ⓘ
surface form:
Yarlung Tsangpo
Brahmaputra ⓘ
surface form:
Yarlung Zangbo
|
| basinCountry |
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bangladesh
Bhutan ⓘ China ⓘ India ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country |
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bangladesh
China ⓘ India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
central to Assamese culture
ⓘ
sacred river in parts of India ⓘ |
| dischargesInto | Bay of Bengal ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Brahmaputra
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Brahmaputra River Basin
|
| ecologicalRole |
nourishes wetlands and floodplain ecosystems
ⓘ
supports rich freshwater biodiversity ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Arunachal Pradesh
ⓘ
Assam ⓘ People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan) ⓘ
surface form:
Bangladesh
Tibet Autonomous Region ⓘ
surface form:
Tibet
|
| formsConfluenceWith |
Ganges
ⓘ
Meghna ⓘ
surface form:
Meghna River
|
| hasFeature |
braided channel sections
ⓘ
large alluvial floodplain ⓘ seasonal flooding ⓘ |
| knownFor |
frequent and severe floods
ⓘ
high sediment load ⓘ hydropower potential ⓘ |
| lengthApproxKm | 2900 ⓘ |
| majorTributary |
Dibang River
ⓘ
Subansiri River ⓘ
surface form:
Lohit River
Manas River ⓘ Subansiri River ⓘ Teesta River ⓘ |
| mouth | Bay of Bengal ⓘ |
| partOf | Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system ⓘ |
| passesCity |
Dhaka region via Jamuna
ⓘ
Dibrugarh ⓘ Guwahati ⓘ Tezpur ⓘ |
| sourceRegion |
Himalayas
ⓘ
Tibetan Plateau ⓘ
surface form:
Tibet Plateau
|
| supports |
inland fisheries
ⓘ
irrigated agriculture ⓘ riverine transport ⓘ |
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Subject: Brahmaputra Description of subject: The Brahmaputra is a major transboundary river in South Asia that flows through Tibet, India, and Bangladesh, playing a crucial role in the region’s ecology, agriculture, and culture.
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