Arasalar River
E373267
The Arasalar River is a distributary of the Kaveri River in Tamil Nadu, India, flowing through the historic temple town of Kumbakonam before reaching the Bay of Bengal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arasalar River canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2205596 — 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: Arasalar River Context triple: [Kumbakonam, Madras Presidency, British India, locatedOnRiver, Arasalar River]
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A.
Adhaim River
The Adhaim River is a significant river in Iraq that flows through the northeastern part of the country before joining the Tigris.
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B.
Shashe River
The Shashe River is a significant watercourse in southern Africa that flows through Botswana and Zimbabwe before joining the Limpopo River.
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C.
Tiétar River
The Tiétar River is a significant watercourse in western Spain that flows through the provinces of Ávila, Cáceres, and Toledo, supporting rich agricultural areas and natural habitats before joining the Tagus.
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D.
Amarja River
The Amarja River is a smaller river in southern India known primarily as a tributary that feeds into the larger Bhima River system.
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E.
Ilave River
The Ilave River is a watercourse in southern Peru that drains part of the Altiplano and feeds into Lake Titicaca.
- 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: Arasalar River Target entity description: The Arasalar River is a distributary of the Kaveri River in Tamil Nadu, India, flowing through the historic temple town of Kumbakonam before reaching the Bay of Bengal.
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A.
Adhaim River
The Adhaim River is a significant river in Iraq that flows through the northeastern part of the country before joining the Tigris.
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B.
Shashe River
The Shashe River is a significant watercourse in southern Africa that flows through Botswana and Zimbabwe before joining the Limpopo River.
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C.
Tiétar River
The Tiétar River is a significant watercourse in western Spain that flows through the provinces of Ávila, Cáceres, and Toledo, supporting rich agricultural areas and natural habitats before joining the Tagus.
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D.
Amarja River
The Amarja River is a smaller river in southern India known primarily as a tributary that feeds into the larger Bhima River system.
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E.
Ilave River
The Ilave River is a watercourse in southern Peru that drains part of the Altiplano and feeds into Lake Titicaca.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
distributary
ⓘ
river ⓘ |
| basinCountry | India ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| distributaryOf |
Kaveri
ⓘ
surface form:
Kaveri River
|
| emptiesNear |
Coromandel Coast
ⓘ
surface form:
Bay of Bengal coast of Tamil Nadu
|
| flowsInto | Bay of Bengal ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Kaveri River Delta
ⓘ
surface form:
Cauvery Delta region
Kumbakonam ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCity | Kumbakonam ⓘ |
| hasNearbyTempleTown | Kumbakonam ⓘ |
| languageRegion | Tamil-speaking region ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kumbakonam
ⓘ
Thanjavur district ⓘ South India ⓘ
surface form:
southern India
|
| mouth | Bay of Bengal ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kaveri River Delta
ⓘ
surface form:
Kaveri River delta
|
| region |
Kaveri River Delta
ⓘ
surface form:
Cauvery Delta region
|
| sourceRiver |
Kaveri
ⓘ
surface form:
Kaveri River
|
| state | Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| tributaryType | distributary ⓘ |
| usedFor |
irrigation
ⓘ
local water supply ⓘ |
| watercourseSystem |
Kaveri
ⓘ
surface form:
Kaveri River system
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Arasalar River Description of subject: The Arasalar River is a distributary of the Kaveri River in Tamil Nadu, India, flowing through the historic temple town of Kumbakonam before reaching the Bay of Bengal.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.