Al Udeid Air Base
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Al Udeid Air Base is a major U.S. and coalition military installation in Qatar that serves as a central hub for air operations across the Middle East.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Al Udeid Air Base canonical | 3 |
| Al Udeid | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1533415 — 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: Al Udeid Air Base Context triple: [Operation Inherent Resolve, headquartersLocation, Al Udeid Air Base]
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A.
Shaibah Logistics Base
Shaibah Logistics Base was a key British military logistics hub in southern Iraq, supporting coalition operations during the Iraq War.
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B.
Rissala Air Base
Rissala Air Base is a major Finnish Air Force installation located near Kuopio in eastern Finland, serving both military and co-located civilian air traffic operations.
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C.
Koksijde Air Base
Koksijde Air Base is a Belgian military airfield on the North Sea coast, best known as a key search-and-rescue and helicopter operations base for the Belgian Air Force.
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D.
Isa Air Base
Isa Air Base is a key military airfield in Bahrain that serves as a strategic hub for both the Bahrain Defence Force and allied air operations in the Persian Gulf region.
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E.
Beni Suef Air Base
Beni Suef Air Base is a military airfield in Egypt that serves as a key installation for the Egyptian Air Force in the Beni Suef region.
- 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: Al Udeid Air Base Target entity description: Al Udeid Air Base is a major U.S. and coalition military installation in Qatar that serves as a central hub for air operations across the Middle East.
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A.
Shaibah Logistics Base
Shaibah Logistics Base was a key British military logistics hub in southern Iraq, supporting coalition operations during the Iraq War.
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B.
Rissala Air Base
Rissala Air Base is a major Finnish Air Force installation located near Kuopio in eastern Finland, serving both military and co-located civilian air traffic operations.
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C.
Koksijde Air Base
Koksijde Air Base is a Belgian military airfield on the North Sea coast, best known as a key search-and-rescue and helicopter operations base for the Belgian Air Force.
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D.
Isa Air Base
Isa Air Base is a key military airfield in Bahrain that serves as a strategic hub for both the Bahrain Defence Force and allied air operations in the Persian Gulf region.
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E.
Beni Suef Air Base
Beni Suef Air Base is a military airfield in Egypt that serves as a key installation for the Egyptian Air Force in the Beni Suef region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Qatar Emiri Air Force base
ⓘ
United States military installation ⓘ military air base ⓘ |
| allianceContext | symbol of U.S.–Qatar defense cooperation ⓘ |
| becameMajorUSHub | early 2000s ⓘ |
| builtBy |
Qatar
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Qatar
|
| constructionStart | mid-1990s ⓘ |
| country | Qatar ⓘ |
| function | central hub for air operations across the Middle East ⓘ |
| garrison |
Qatar Emiri Air Force personnel
ⓘ
thousands of U.S. military personnel ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
accommodation for deployed personnel
ⓘ
command and control centers ⓘ hardened aircraft shelters ⓘ large fuel storage ⓘ |
| hasIATAcode | XJD ⓘ |
| hasICAOcode | OTBH ⓘ |
| hasRunwayLength | approximately 4,500 meters ⓘ |
| hasRunwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| hosts |
Combined Air Operations Centres
ⓘ
surface form:
Combined Air Operations Center (CAOC)
United States Air Forces Central (AFCENT) ⓘ forward headquarters of United States Central Command (CENTCOM) ⓘ |
| hostsAircraftType |
air refueling tankers
ⓘ
cargo aircraft ⓘ fighter aircraft ⓘ strategic bombers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Al Rayyan
ⓘ
surface form:
Al Rayyan Municipality
|
| locatedNear | Doha ⓘ |
| nearbyCityDistance | approximately 30 kilometers southwest of Doha ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Qatar Emiri Air Force
ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
command and control of air operations
ⓘ
staging base for combat and support aircraft ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Central Asia
ⓘ
Horn of Africa ⓘ Middle East ⓘ |
| runwayCount | 2 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | largest U.S. military base in the Middle East region ⓘ |
| timeZone | Arabia Standard Time ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Qatar
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
other coalition forces ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Iraq War
ⓘ
surface form:
Iraq War (2003)
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form:
War in Afghanistan
operations against ISIS ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Al Udeid Air Base Description of subject: Al Udeid Air Base is a major U.S. and coalition military installation in Qatar that serves as a central hub for air operations across the Middle East.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Al Udeid