eastern channel (Bab Iskender)
E166824
The eastern channel, known as Bab Iskender, is the narrower navigational passage on the eastern side of the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| eastern channel (Bab Iskender) canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1468653 — 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: eastern channel (Bab Iskender) Context triple: [Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, hasChannel, eastern channel (Bab Iskender)]
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Bayn al-Qasrayn
Bayn al-Qasrayn is the Arabic title of Naguib Mahfouz’s novel "Palace Walk," the first book in his acclaimed Cairo Trilogy depicting early 20th-century Egyptian family life.
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B.
Golden Horn Bay
Golden Horn Bay is a strategically important natural harbor in the Sea of Japan, forming the core waterfront of the Russian Pacific port city of Vladivostok.
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C.
Port of Gemlik
The Port of Gemlik is a significant Turkish maritime hub on the Sea of Marmara, known especially for its role in container, automotive, and general cargo trade.
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D.
Chebar canal
The Chebar canal is an ancient waterway in Babylonia traditionally identified as the place where the prophet Ezekiel received his visions during the Jewish exile.
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E.
Bab al-Kalabsha
Bab al-Kalabsha is the original Nubian site in southern Egypt where the ancient Temple of Kalabsha once stood before being relocated due to the construction of the Aswan High Dam.
- 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: eastern channel (Bab Iskender) Target entity description: The eastern channel, known as Bab Iskender, is the narrower navigational passage on the eastern side of the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
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A.
Bayn al-Qasrayn
Bayn al-Qasrayn is the Arabic title of Naguib Mahfouz’s novel "Palace Walk," the first book in his acclaimed Cairo Trilogy depicting early 20th-century Egyptian family life.
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B.
Golden Horn Bay
Golden Horn Bay is a strategically important natural harbor in the Sea of Japan, forming the core waterfront of the Russian Pacific port city of Vladivostok.
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C.
Port of Gemlik
The Port of Gemlik is a significant Turkish maritime hub on the Sea of Marmara, known especially for its role in container, automotive, and general cargo trade.
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D.
Chebar canal
The Chebar canal is an ancient waterway in Babylonia traditionally identified as the place where the prophet Ezekiel received his visions during the Jewish exile.
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E.
Bab al-Kalabsha
Bab al-Kalabsha is the original Nubian site in southern Egypt where the ancient Temple of Kalabsha once stood before being relocated due to the construction of the Aswan High Dam.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
sea channel
ⓘ
strait arm ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Gulf of Aden
ⓘ
Red Sea ⓘ |
| connectsBodyOfWater |
Gulf of Aden
ⓘ
Red Sea ⓘ |
| countryOnShore |
Djibouti
ⓘ
Yemen ⓘ |
| geopoliticalSignificance | critical route for oil and goods shipments between Europe and Asia ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Bab Iskandar
ⓘ
Bab Iskender ⓘ Bab-el-Mandeb Strait ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Channel of Bab-el-Mandeb
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| hasNavigationalRole | primary navigational passage on eastern side of Bab-el-Mandeb ⓘ |
| isNavigationalChannelOf | Bab-el-Mandeb Strait ⓘ |
| isPartOfShippingRoute |
Red Sea–Mediterranean–Indian Ocean shipping route
ⓘ
surface form:
Europe–Asia maritime route via Suez Canal
Red Sea–Mediterranean–Indian Ocean shipping route ⓘ
surface form:
Red Sea–Indian Ocean shipping route
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| locatedIn |
Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
ⓘ
between Red Sea and Gulf of Aden ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Horn of Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
Horn of Africa region
Middle East ⓘ
surface form:
Middle East region
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| oceanBasin |
Indian Ocean drainage basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Ocean basin
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| partOf | Bab-el-Mandeb Strait ⓘ |
| relativeLocation | eastern side of Bab-el-Mandeb Strait ⓘ |
| separates |
Arabian Peninsula from Horn of Africa
ⓘ
Yemen from Djibouti ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | major chokepoint for global maritime trade ⓘ |
| usedFor |
international shipping
ⓘ
naval transit ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | saltwater channel ⓘ |
| widthComparedTo | narrower than the western channel of Bab-el-Mandeb ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: eastern channel (Bab Iskender) Description of subject: The eastern channel, known as Bab Iskender, is the narrower navigational passage on the eastern side of the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.