Egyptian territorial waters
E205867
Egyptian territorial waters comprise the maritime zones under Egypt’s sovereignty in the Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea, including key strategic areas such as the Gulf of Suez and approaches to the Suez Canal.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Egyptian maritime zones | 1 |
| Egyptian territorial waters canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1844964 — 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.
Target entity: Egyptian territorial waters Context triple: [Gulf of Suez, belongsTo, Egyptian territorial waters]
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A.
North Coast of Egypt
The North Coast of Egypt is a Mediterranean shoreline region renowned for its historic World War II battlefields, including El Alamein, and its modern resort towns and beaches.
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B.
Cairo–Suez line
The Cairo–Suez line is a major Egyptian railway route linking the capital Cairo with the strategic port city of Suez on the Red Sea.
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C.
Aboukir Bay, Egypt
Aboukir Bay, Egypt is a Mediterranean coastal bay near Alexandria, best known as the site of the 1798 naval Battle of the Nile between the British Royal Navy and the French fleet.
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D.
Tura, Egypt
Tura, Egypt is an ancient quarrying area near Cairo renowned for producing the fine white limestone used in many of Egypt’s most important pyramids and temples.
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E.
west bank of the Nile
The west bank of the Nile is the historically significant side of the river in Egypt traditionally associated with temples, tombs, and necropolises of the ancient civilization.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Egyptian territorial waters Target entity description: Egyptian territorial waters comprise the maritime zones under Egypt’s sovereignty in the Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea, including key strategic areas such as the Gulf of Suez and approaches to the Suez Canal.
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A.
North Coast of Egypt
The North Coast of Egypt is a Mediterranean shoreline region renowned for its historic World War II battlefields, including El Alamein, and its modern resort towns and beaches.
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B.
Cairo–Suez line
The Cairo–Suez line is a major Egyptian railway route linking the capital Cairo with the strategic port city of Suez on the Red Sea.
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C.
Aboukir Bay, Egypt
Aboukir Bay, Egypt is a Mediterranean coastal bay near Alexandria, best known as the site of the 1798 naval Battle of the Nile between the British Royal Navy and the French fleet.
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D.
Tura, Egypt
Tura, Egypt is an ancient quarrying area near Cairo renowned for producing the fine white limestone used in many of Egypt’s most important pyramids and temples.
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E.
west bank of the Nile
The west bank of the Nile is the historically significant side of the river in Egypt traditionally associated with temples, tombs, and necropolises of the ancient civilization.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
maritime zone
ⓘ
territorial waters ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Egyptian coastline ⓘ |
| borderWith |
Cypriot maritime area
ⓘ
Gaza Strip ⓘ
surface form:
Gaza Strip maritime area
Greek maritime area ⓘ Israeli maritime area ⓘ Saudi territorial waters ⓘ
surface form:
Saudi Arabian maritime area
Sudanese maritime area ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Gulf of Aqaba
ⓘ
Strait of Gubal ⓘ |
| contains | shipping lanes to the Suez Canal ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| environmentalConcern |
marine pollution
ⓘ
overfishing ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Egyptian maritime law
ⓘ
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
coral reef areas in the Red Sea
ⓘ
major oil and gas fields in the Gulf of Suez ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | under full sovereignty of Egypt ⓘ |
| hasMaximumBreadth | 12 nautical miles ⓘ |
| hasRight |
control of innocent passage
ⓘ
exclusive resource exploitation ⓘ |
| includesArea |
Gulf of Suez
ⓘ
approaches to the Suez Canal ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mediterranean Sea
ⓘ
Red Sea ⓘ |
| partOf |
Egyptian territorial waters
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Egyptian maritime zones
|
| regulatingAuthority |
Egyptian Navy
ⓘ
surface form:
Egyptian Coast Guard
Ministry of Defense of Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
Egyptian Ministry of Defense
Ministry of Environment of Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
Egyptian Ministry of Environment
Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources
Egyptian Navy ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Egyptian contiguous zone
ⓘ
Egyptian exclusive economic zone ⓘ Suez Canal ⓘ |
| securityRole |
border control
ⓘ
protection of Suez Canal approaches ⓘ |
| sovereignState |
Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Arab Republic of Egypt
|
| strategicFor |
Suez Canal traffic
ⓘ
international shipping ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
Egyptian criminal jurisdiction
ⓘ
Egyptian customs jurisdiction ⓘ Egyptian environmental regulations ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fisheries
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hydrocarbon exploration ⓘ naval operations ⓘ |
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Subject: Egyptian territorial waters Description of subject: Egyptian territorial waters comprise the maritime zones under Egypt’s sovereignty in the Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea, including key strategic areas such as the Gulf of Suez and approaches to the Suez Canal.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.