Tarim River
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The Tarim River is the longest inland river in China, flowing through the arid Tarim Basin in Xinjiang and sustaining oases along the edge of the Taklamakan Desert.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tarim River canonical | 10 |
| Tarim River system | 3 |
| Tarim River basin | 2 |
| Hotan River | 1 |
| Tarim River flows along its northern edge | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T682727 — 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.
Target entity: Tarim River Context triple: [Tien Shan, drainageBasin, Tarim River]
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A.
Tarim Basin
The Tarim Basin is a large endorheic desert basin in northwest China’s Xinjiang region, historically a key crossroads of the Silk Road and home to diverse ancient cultures.
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B.
Syr Darya
Syr Darya is a major river in Central Asia that flows through countries such as Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan before emptying into the remnants of the Aral Sea.
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C.
Chu River
The Chu River is a major river in Central Asia that flows through Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, playing an important role in regional agriculture and water supply.
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D.
Ili River
The Ili River is a major Central Asian river that flows from the Tien Shan mountains through Kazakhstan into Lake Balkhash, supporting important agricultural and ecological systems along its course.
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E.
Yalong River
The Yalong River is a major river in southwestern China that flows through the Tibetan Plateau and Sichuan before joining the Yangtze, contributing significantly to regional hydropower and ecology.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Tarim River Target entity description: The Tarim River is the longest inland river in China, flowing through the arid Tarim Basin in Xinjiang and sustaining oases along the edge of the Taklamakan Desert.
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A.
Tarim Basin
The Tarim Basin is a large endorheic desert basin in northwest China’s Xinjiang region, historically a key crossroads of the Silk Road and home to diverse ancient cultures.
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B.
Syr Darya
Syr Darya is a major river in Central Asia that flows through countries such as Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan before emptying into the remnants of the Aral Sea.
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C.
Chu River
The Chu River is a major river in Central Asia that flows through Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, playing an important role in regional agriculture and water supply.
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D.
Ili River
The Ili River is a major Central Asian river that flows from the Tien Shan mountains through Kazakhstan into Lake Balkhash, supporting important agricultural and ecological systems along its course.
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E.
Yalong River
The Yalong River is a major river in southwestern China that flows through the Tibetan Plateau and Sichuan before joining the Yangtze, contributing significantly to regional hydropower and ecology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
inland river
ⓘ
river ⓘ |
| basin | Tarim Basin ⓘ |
| climateZone | continental desert climate ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | Xinjiang ⓘ |
| crossesDesert |
Taklamakan Desert
ⓘ
surface form:
Taklamakan Desert margin
|
| drainageType |
endorheic basin
ⓘ
inland drainage ⓘ |
| ecoregion |
Tarim Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Tarim Basin desert
|
| environmentalIssue |
desertification risk
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reduced downstream flow ⓘ salinization in irrigated areas ⓘ |
| flowsAlong |
northern edge of the Taklamakan Desert
ⓘ
southern edge of the Tianshan Mountains ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Tarim Basin
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Xinjiang ⓘ |
| formedByConfluenceOf |
Aksu River
ⓘ
Hotan River ⓘ Yarkand River ⓘ |
| hasCityOnBanks |
Aksu
ⓘ
Aral ⓘ Korla ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the longest inland river in China
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sustaining oases along the Taklamakan Desert ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 1321 kilometers
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over 1300 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northwest China
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Tarim Basin ⓘ Xinjiang ⓘ
surface form:
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
|
| majorTributary |
Aksu River
ⓘ
Hotan River ⓘ Yarkand River ⓘ
surface form:
Kashgar River
Yarkand River ⓘ |
| mouth |
Tarim Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Lop Nur region
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| regionType | arid region ⓘ |
| riverSystem |
Tarim River
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Tarim River system
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| sourceConfluence |
Aksu River
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Hotan River ⓘ Yarkand River ⓘ |
| supports |
irrigated agriculture
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oases ⓘ populated oasis settlements ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agricultural water supply
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irrigation ⓘ oasis cultivation ⓘ |
| waterSource |
glacial meltwater
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snowmelt from Tianshan Mountains ⓘ |
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Subject: Tarim River Description of subject: The Tarim River is the longest inland river in China, flowing through the arid Tarim Basin in Xinjiang and sustaining oases along the edge of the Taklamakan Desert.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.