Ouaddaï
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Ouaddaï is an eastern region of Chad known historically as the center of the former Wadai Sultanate and for its strategic location near the Sudanese border.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ouaddaï canonical | 4 |
| Ouaddaï region | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1871285 — 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: Ouaddaï Context triple: [Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti, borderRegionOfChad, Ouaddaï]
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Congo
Congo is a Central African country whose economy is heavily reliant on oil production and exports.
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B.
Ovambo
Ovambo is a Bantu language spoken primarily by the Ovambo people in northern Namibia and southern Angola.
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C.
Dinka
Dinka is a Nilotic language spoken primarily by the Dinka people of South Sudan.
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D.
Cross River
Cross River is a tributary stream in New York State that feeds the Cross River Reservoir and ultimately forms part of the New York City water supply system.
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E.
Río de Oro
Río de Oro was a former Spanish colonial territory in northwest Africa that later became part of the disputed region of Western Sahara.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ouaddaï Target entity description: Ouaddaï is an eastern region of Chad known historically as the center of the former Wadai Sultanate and for its strategic location near the Sudanese border.
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A.
Congo
Congo is a Central African country whose economy is heavily reliant on oil production and exports.
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B.
Ovambo
Ovambo is a Bantu language spoken primarily by the Ovambo people in northern Namibia and southern Angola.
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C.
Dinka
Dinka is a Nilotic language spoken primarily by the Dinka people of South Sudan.
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D.
Cross River
Cross River is a tributary stream in New York State that feeds the Cross River Reservoir and ultimately forms part of the New York City water supply system.
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E.
Río de Oro
Río de Oro was a former Spanish colonial territory in northwest Africa that later became part of the disputed region of Western Sahara.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative region
ⓘ
city ⓘ historical sultanate ⓘ region of Chad ⓘ town ⓘ |
| administrativeLevel | first-level administrative division of Chad ⓘ |
| borderFunction | cross-border trade corridor with Sudan ⓘ |
| bordersCountry |
Sudan
ⓘ
Sudan ⓘ |
| borderType | international land border with Sudan ⓘ |
| capital |
Abéché
ⓘ
Abéché ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| colonialPower | France ⓘ |
| country |
Chad
ⓘ
Chad ⓘ |
| countrySubdivisionOf | Chad ⓘ |
| economy | agropastoral ⓘ |
| formerStatus | core territory of Wadai Sultanate ⓘ |
| hasBorderWith |
Darfur region
ⓘ
surface form:
Darfur region of Sudan
Salamat Region ⓘ Sila Region ⓘ Wadi Fira Region ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup |
Arabs
ⓘ
surface form:
Arab communities
non-Arab Sahelian groups ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | French colonial conquest of Wadai Sultanate in early 20th century ⓘ |
| historicalRole | center of the former Wadai Sultanate ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Arabic
ⓘ
Chadian Arabic ⓘ local African languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ouaddaï
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
Ouaddaï self-linksurface differs ⓘ Ouaddaï self-linksurface differs ⓘ eastern Chad ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Wadai Sultanate ⓘ |
| notableCity | Abéché ⓘ |
| notableTown | Adré ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sahel
ⓘ
surface form:
Sahel region
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| postColonialStatus | region within independent Chad ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| strategicLocation | near Sudanese border ⓘ |
| terrain |
Sahelian plains
ⓘ
some plateaus and wadis ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC+1 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Ouaddaï Description of subject: Ouaddaï is an eastern region of Chad known historically as the center of the former Wadai Sultanate and for its strategic location near the Sudanese border.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.