Bilafond La

E937137

high-altitude pass mountain pass

Bilafond La is a high-altitude mountain pass in the eastern Karakoram, strategically significant due to its location near the Siachen Glacier along the disputed India–Pakistan border.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Bilafond La canonical	3

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11618254 — 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: Bilafond La
Context triple: [Saltoro Ridge, hasPass, Bilafond La]

A. Borama
Borama is a city in northwestern Somalia’s Awdal region, known as a cultural and educational center for the Somali people.
B. Baraolt
Baraolt is a small town in central Romania, located in Covasna County within the historical region of Transylvania.
C. Boghni
Boghni is a town and commune in northern Algeria’s Kabylie region, known for its Berber (Amazigh) cultural heritage and mountainous surroundings.
D. Elbel
Elbel is a surname most notably associated with Louis Elbel, the American composer of the University of Michigan fight song "The Victors."
E. Yasa'ur
Yasa'ur was a Mongol prince and military leader who played a significant role in the politics and conflicts of the Chagatai Khanate during the early 14th century.
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: Bilafond La
Target entity description: Bilafond La is a high-altitude mountain pass in the eastern Karakoram, strategically significant due to its location near the Siachen Glacier along the disputed India–Pakistan border.

A. Borama
Borama is a city in northwestern Somalia’s Awdal region, known as a cultural and educational center for the Somali people.
B. Baraolt
Baraolt is a small town in central Romania, located in Covasna County within the historical region of Transylvania.
C. Boghni
Boghni is a town and commune in northern Algeria’s Kabylie region, known for its Berber (Amazigh) cultural heritage and mountainous surroundings.
D. Elbel
Elbel is a surname most notably associated with Louis Elbel, the American composer of the University of Michigan fight song "The Victors."
E. Yasa'ur
Yasa'ur was a Mongol prince and military leader who played a significant role in the politics and conflicts of the Chagatai Khanate during the early 14th century.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (31)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	high-altitude pass ⓘ mountain pass ⓘ
accessibility	difficult ⓘ
borderDispute	Kashmir conflict ⓘ
climate	extreme cold ⓘ
conflictInvolvement	Siachen dispute ⓘ linked to: Siachen conflict
controlledBy	India ⓘ
countryClaimedBy	India ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ
elevationApprox	over 5000 metres ⓘ
geopoliticalStatus	disputed area between India and Pakistan ⓘ
locatedIn	Karakoram Range ⓘ linked to: Karakoram eastern Karakoram ⓘ
locatedNear	Siachen Glacier ⓘ
locatedOn	Saltoro Ridge ⓘ
locatedOnBorderOf	India ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ
notableFor	India–Pakistan military standoff ⓘ location on Saltoro Ridge ⓘ proximity to Siachen Glacier ⓘ
partOf	Siachen area ⓘ linked to: Siachen Glacier disputed India–Pakistan border region ⓘ
region	Gilgit-Baltistan (claimed) ⓘ linked to: Gilgit-Baltistan Ladakh ⓘ
strategicImportance	high ⓘ
strategicRole	access route to Siachen Glacier ⓘ overlooks approaches from Pakistan-controlled territory ⓘ
terrainType	glaciated high-mountain terrain ⓘ
theaterOf	Siachen conflict ⓘ
usedFor	military operations ⓘ troop movement ⓘ