Golden Triangle region
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The Golden Triangle region is a mountainous area in Southeast Asia where the borders of Thailand, Myanmar, and Laos meet, historically notorious as a major center of opium production and drug trafficking.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Golden Triangle | 8 |
| Golden Triangle region canonical | 3 |
| Golden Triangle viewpoint in Chiang Rai Province | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Golden Triangle region Context triple: [Thai–Myanmar border, partOf, Golden Triangle region]
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A.
Golden Triangle economic region
The Golden Triangle economic region is a development-focused area in eastern Mississippi centered around the cities of Columbus, Starkville, and West Point, known for its coordinated industrial growth and regional economic initiatives.
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Golden Triangle (universities)
The Golden Triangle (universities) is an informal group of leading research-intensive universities in the English cities of Oxford, Cambridge, and London, noted for their academic prestige, funding, and influence.
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C.
Golden Triangle region, Mississippi
The Golden Triangle region in Mississippi is an economic and industrial hub in the eastern part of the state, anchored by the cities of Columbus, Starkville, and West Point.
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D.
Sunni Triangle
The Sunni Triangle is a predominantly Sunni Arab region in central Iraq that gained notoriety as a center of resistance and insurgent activity following the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.
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E.
Golden Horseshoe
The Golden Horseshoe is a densely populated and industrialized region in southern Ontario, Canada, that curves around the western end of Lake Ontario and includes the Greater Toronto Area.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Golden Triangle region Target entity description: The Golden Triangle region is a mountainous area in Southeast Asia where the borders of Thailand, Myanmar, and Laos meet, historically notorious as a major center of opium production and drug trafficking.
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A.
Golden Triangle economic region
The Golden Triangle economic region is a development-focused area in eastern Mississippi centered around the cities of Columbus, Starkville, and West Point, known for its coordinated industrial growth and regional economic initiatives.
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B.
Golden Triangle (universities)
The Golden Triangle (universities) is an informal group of leading research-intensive universities in the English cities of Oxford, Cambridge, and London, noted for their academic prestige, funding, and influence.
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C.
Golden Triangle region, Mississippi
The Golden Triangle region in Mississippi is an economic and industrial hub in the eastern part of the state, anchored by the cities of Columbus, Starkville, and West Point.
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D.
Sunni Triangle
The Sunni Triangle is a predominantly Sunni Arab region in central Iraq that gained notoriety as a center of resistance and insurgent activity following the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.
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E.
Golden Horseshoe
The Golden Horseshoe is a densely populated and industrialized region in southern Ontario, Canada, that curves around the western end of Lake Ontario and includes the Greater Toronto Area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
border region
ⓘ
geographic region ⓘ mountainous region ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Laos highlands
ⓘ
Shan State ⓘ northern Thailand ⓘ |
| borderRiver |
Mekong River
ⓘ
Ruak River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderType | tripoint region ⓘ |
| comparedWith | Golden Crescent ⓘ |
| countryBorder |
Laos
ⓘ
Myanmar ⓘ Thailand ⓘ |
| drugPolicyContext |
focus of crop substitution programs
ⓘ
target of international drug control efforts ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
illicit drug trade ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical monsoon ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroups |
Akha people
ⓘ
Hmong ⓘ
surface form:
Hmong people
Lahu people ⓘ Shan people ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin |
reference to lucrative heroin trade
ⓘ
term used by drug enforcement agencies ⓘ |
| hasRiver |
Mekong River
ⓘ
Ruak River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTouristAttraction |
Golden Triangle region
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Golden Triangle viewpoint in Chiang Rai Province
border boat tours on Mekong River ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
key node in Southeast Asian drug trade
ⓘ
major global opium production center ⓘ |
| illegalEconomy |
heroin trafficking
ⓘ
methamphetamine trafficking ⓘ opium trade ⓘ |
| knownFor |
drug trafficking
ⓘ
heroin production ⓘ opium production ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| mainIllicitCrop | opium poppy ⓘ |
| notableTown |
Chiang Rai
ⓘ
surface form:
Chiang Saen
Mae Sai ⓘ Tachileik ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mekong River
ⓘ
surface form:
Mekong River basin
|
| peakIllicitOpiumEra |
1960s
ⓘ
1970s ⓘ 1980s ⓘ |
| securityIssue |
armed groups involvement in drug trade
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cross-border smuggling ⓘ |
| terrain |
forested
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mountainous ⓘ |
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Subject: Golden Triangle region Description of subject: The Golden Triangle region is a mountainous area in Southeast Asia where the borders of Thailand, Myanmar, and Laos meet, historically notorious as a major center of opium production and drug trafficking.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.