Tekeze Dam
E205068
Tekeze Dam is a major arch dam in northern Ethiopia, built on the Tekeze River to generate hydroelectric power and regulate water flow.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tekeze Dam canonical | 2 |
| Tekeze Reservoir | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1771913 — 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: Tekeze Dam Context triple: [Tekeze River, hasHydropowerDam, Tekeze Dam]
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A.
Sennar Dam
Sennar Dam is a major early-20th-century irrigation and hydroelectric dam on the Blue Nile in Sudan, crucial for agricultural development in the Gezira region.
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B.
Itezhi-Tezhi Dam
Itezhi-Tezhi Dam is a major hydroelectric and water-regulation dam in Zambia that helps control flows and generate power along the Kafue River system, a key tributary of the Zambezi.
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C.
Roseires Dam
Roseires Dam is a major hydroelectric and irrigation dam on the Blue Nile in Sudan, crucial for water storage, power generation, and flood control in the region.
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D.
Tekeze River
The Tekeze River is a major river in the Horn of Africa that flows through northern Ethiopia and Eritrea, carving one of the deepest gorges in Africa before joining the Atbarah River.
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E.
Betania Dam
Betania Dam is a major hydroelectric dam and reservoir in Colombia, known for generating power and supporting irrigation and aquaculture in the Huila 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: Tekeze Dam Target entity description: Tekeze Dam is a major arch dam in northern Ethiopia, built on the Tekeze River to generate hydroelectric power and regulate water flow.
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A.
Sennar Dam
Sennar Dam is a major early-20th-century irrigation and hydroelectric dam on the Blue Nile in Sudan, crucial for agricultural development in the Gezira region.
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B.
Itezhi-Tezhi Dam
Itezhi-Tezhi Dam is a major hydroelectric and water-regulation dam in Zambia that helps control flows and generate power along the Kafue River system, a key tributary of the Zambezi.
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C.
Roseires Dam
Roseires Dam is a major hydroelectric and irrigation dam on the Blue Nile in Sudan, crucial for water storage, power generation, and flood control in the region.
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D.
Tekeze River
The Tekeze River is a major river in the Horn of Africa that flows through northern Ethiopia and Eritrea, carving one of the deepest gorges in Africa before joining the Atbarah River.
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E.
Betania Dam
Betania Dam is a major hydroelectric dam and reservoir in Colombia, known for generating power and supporting irrigation and aquaculture in the Huila region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arch dam
ⓘ
hydroelectric power station ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| commissioningDate | 2009 ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | concrete ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 2002 ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| designedFor | peak power generation ⓘ |
| energySource | hydropower ⓘ |
| gridConnection |
Ethiopian Electric Power
ⓘ
surface form:
Ethiopian national grid
|
| hasFunction |
electricity production
ⓘ
river flow regulation ⓘ |
| hasReservoirUse |
flow regulation
ⓘ
power generation ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| height | about 188 m ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | 300 MW ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Ethiopia’s hydropower development program ⓘ |
| length | about 365 m ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northern Ethiopia
ⓘ
surface form:
northern Ethiopia
|
| locatedInCountry | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Tigray region
ⓘ
surface form:
Tigray Region
|
| locatedNear | Sudan border ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Tekeze River ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Tekeze River ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 4 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2009 ⓘ |
| operator | Ethiopian Electric Power ⓘ |
| owner | Ethiopian Electric Power ⓘ |
| partOf | Ethiopian national power grid ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation support ⓘ water flow regulation ⓘ |
| regionServed | northern Ethiopia ⓘ |
| reservoirName |
Tekeze Dam
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Tekeze Reservoir
|
| riverCrossed | Tekeze River ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
| typeOfDam | concrete arch dam ⓘ |
| watercourse | Tekeze River ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tekeze Dam Description of subject: Tekeze Dam is a major arch dam in northern Ethiopia, built on the Tekeze River to generate hydroelectric power and regulate water flow.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tekeze Reservoir