Khorab
E233577
Khorab is a historic site in present-day Namibia known as the location where German colonial forces surrendered to South African troops during the South-West Africa Campaign of World War I.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Khorab canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2098036 — 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: Khorab Context triple: [South-West Africa Campaign, surrenderLocation, Khorab]
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A.
Turubah
Turubah is a town in western Saudi Arabia situated inland within the Makkah Province, known for its agricultural surroundings and desert landscape.
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B.
Kuqa
Kuqa is an ancient oasis city in China’s Xinjiang region that historically served as a key Buddhist and Silk Road cultural center in the Tarim Basin.
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C.
Ghat Oasis
Ghat Oasis is a desert oasis settlement in southwestern Libya’s Fezzan region, historically serving as a key stop on trans-Saharan trade routes.
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D.
Theyam
Theyam is a vibrant ritual dance and performance tradition from northern Kerala that combines elaborate costumes, music, and spiritual storytelling.
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E.
Terevaka
Terevaka is a large extinct volcanic peak that forms the highest and youngest of the three main volcanoes making up Easter Island.
- 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: Khorab Target entity description: Khorab is a historic site in present-day Namibia known as the location where German colonial forces surrendered to South African troops during the South-West Africa Campaign of World War I.
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A.
Turubah
Turubah is a town in western Saudi Arabia situated inland within the Makkah Province, known for its agricultural surroundings and desert landscape.
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B.
Kuqa
Kuqa is an ancient oasis city in China’s Xinjiang region that historically served as a key Buddhist and Silk Road cultural center in the Tarim Basin.
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C.
Ghat Oasis
Ghat Oasis is a desert oasis settlement in southwestern Libya’s Fezzan region, historically serving as a key stop on trans-Saharan trade routes.
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D.
Theyam
Theyam is a vibrant ritual dance and performance tradition from northern Kerala that combines elaborate costumes, music, and spiritual storytelling.
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E.
Terevaka
Terevaka is a large extinct volcanic peak that forms the highest and youngest of the three main volcanoes making up Easter Island.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battlefield
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| belligerent |
German Empire
ⓘ
Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
surface form:
Union of South Africa
|
| category |
German colonial history
ⓘ
Military history of Namibia ⓘ World War I sites in Africa ⓘ |
| consequence | end of major German resistance in South West Africa during World War I ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Namibia ⓘ |
| currentPoliticalEntity |
Namibia
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Namibia
|
| dateOfEvent | 1915 ⓘ |
| event | surrender of German colonial forces to South African troops ⓘ |
| formerColonialPowerInvolved | German Empire ⓘ |
| hasLanguageContext |
Afrikaans
ⓘ
English ⓘ German ⓘ |
| heritage | World War I heritage site in Namibia ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Otavi area
ⓘ
present-day Namibia ⓘ |
| locatedInFormerEntity |
Namibia
ⓘ
surface form:
German South West Africa
|
| militaryForceInvolved |
German colonial forces in South West Africa
ⓘ
South African troops ⓘ |
| outcome | surrender of German forces in South West Africa ⓘ |
| partOf |
South-West Africa Campaign
ⓘ
World War I ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Namibia
ⓘ
surface form:
German South West Africa
South-West Africa Campaign ⓘ South-West Africa Campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Union of South Africa in World War I
|
| significance | site of German colonial forces’ surrender in World War I ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Khorab Description of subject: Khorab is a historic site in present-day Namibia known as the location where German colonial forces surrendered to South African troops during the South-West Africa Campaign of World War I.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.