Port of Sohar
E140278
The Port of Sohar is a major deep-sea industrial and commercial port in northern Oman that serves as a key regional hub for shipping, logistics, and heavy industries.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Port of Sohar canonical | 3 |
| Sohar Industrial Port Company | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1218114 — 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: Port of Sohar Context triple: [Gulf of Oman, hasPort, Port of Sohar]
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A.
Port of Muscat
The Port of Muscat is a historic harbor in Oman’s capital that has long served as a key maritime gateway for regional trade and cultural exchange along the Arabian Sea.
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B.
Port of Shuaiba
The Port of Shuaiba is a major commercial and industrial seaport in Kuwait that serves as one of the country’s key maritime hubs for cargo and petrochemical exports.
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C.
Port of Mina Salman
The Port of Mina Salman is a major commercial seaport in Bahrain that serves as a key maritime gateway for the capital city, Manama.
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D.
Port of Aden
The Port of Aden is a major natural harbor and commercial seaport in Yemen, strategically located near the entrance to the Red Sea along key international shipping routes.
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E.
Khalifa Port
Khalifa Port is a major deep-water commercial seaport in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, serving as a key regional hub for container and cargo trade.
- 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: Port of Sohar Target entity description: The Port of Sohar is a major deep-sea industrial and commercial port in northern Oman that serves as a key regional hub for shipping, logistics, and heavy industries.
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A.
Port of Muscat
The Port of Muscat is a historic harbor in Oman’s capital that has long served as a key maritime gateway for regional trade and cultural exchange along the Arabian Sea.
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B.
Port of Shuaiba
The Port of Shuaiba is a major commercial and industrial seaport in Kuwait that serves as one of the country’s key maritime hubs for cargo and petrochemical exports.
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C.
Port of Mina Salman
The Port of Mina Salman is a major commercial seaport in Bahrain that serves as a key maritime gateway for the capital city, Manama.
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D.
Port of Aden
The Port of Aden is a major natural harbor and commercial seaport in Yemen, strategically located near the entrance to the Red Sea along key international shipping routes.
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E.
Khalifa Port
Khalifa Port is a major deep-water commercial seaport in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, serving as a key regional hub for container and cargo trade.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commercial port
ⓘ
deep-water port ⓘ industrial port ⓘ seaport ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Sohar Freezone ⓘ |
| canAccommodate | large ocean-going vessels ⓘ |
| connectedBy |
highway network to Muscat
ⓘ
road links to United Arab Emirates ⓘ |
| country | Oman ⓘ |
| developedFrom | greenfield site ⓘ |
| distanceToMuscat | approximately 220 kilometers northwest of Muscat ⓘ |
| handles |
container cargo
ⓘ
dry bulk cargo ⓘ general cargo ⓘ liquid bulk cargo ⓘ |
| hasBerthType | deep-draft berths ⓘ |
| hasCustomsRegime | special economic zone incentives ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
free zone
ⓘ
logistics zone ⓘ metals cluster ⓘ petrochemical complex ⓘ |
| hasShareholder |
Government of Oman
ⓘ
Port of Rotterdam ⓘ
surface form:
Port of Rotterdam Authority
|
| hasTerminal |
container terminal
ⓘ
dry bulk terminal ⓘ general cargo terminal ⓘ liquid bulk terminal ⓘ |
| jointVentureBetween |
Government of Oman
ⓘ
Port of Rotterdam ⓘ
surface form:
Port of Rotterdam Authority
|
| locatedIn | Sohar ⓘ |
| locatedInArea | Gulf of Oman ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Al Batinah North Governorate ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Strait of Hormuz ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterbody | Arabian Sea ⓘ |
| opened | 2004 ⓘ |
| operator |
Port of Sohar
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Sohar Industrial Port Company
|
| operatorType | public–private partnership ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
cargo handling
ⓘ
industrial logistics hub ⓘ transshipment hub ⓘ |
| regionImportance |
key industrial port in the Gulf region
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one of the major ports on the Arabian Sea ⓘ |
| servesAs |
gateway port for northern Oman
ⓘ
regional hub for shipping and logistics ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
diversification of Omani economy beyond oil
ⓘ
support for heavy industries in Oman ⓘ |
| supportsIndustry |
logistics and warehousing
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metals and steel ⓘ petrochemicals ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Port of Sohar Description of subject: The Port of Sohar is a major deep-sea industrial and commercial port in northern Oman that serves as a key regional hub for shipping, logistics, and heavy industries.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sohar Industrial Port Company