Cox’s Bazar refugee camps
E384962
The Cox’s Bazar refugee camps are a vast complex of overcrowded settlements in southeastern Bangladesh that host hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees who fled persecution in Myanmar.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Balukhali refugee camp | 1 |
| Cox’s Bazar refugee camps canonical | 1 |
| Kutupalong refugee camp | 1 |
| Kutupalong-Balukhali Expansion Site | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3736860 — 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: Cox’s Bazar refugee camps Context triple: [Rohingya, tookRefugeIn, Cox’s Bazar refugee camps]
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A.
Nu Po refugee camp
Nu Po refugee camp is a long-established settlement in Thailand that shelters refugees and asylum seekers fleeing conflict and persecution in neighboring Myanmar.
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B.
Mae La refugee camp
Mae La refugee camp is the largest and most well-known camp for predominantly Karen refugees from Myanmar, located in northwestern Thailand.
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C.
Umpiem Mai refugee camp
Umpiem Mai refugee camp is a long-established settlement in Thailand that shelters ethnic Karen and other refugees who have fled conflict and persecution in neighboring Myanmar.
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D.
Tissamaharama
Tissamaharama is a historic town in southern Sri Lanka known as a gateway to nearby national parks and ancient Buddhist sites.
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E.
Deir al-Balah Camp
Deir al-Balah Camp is a Palestinian refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, housing displaced families and characterized by dense living conditions and limited infrastructure.
- 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: Cox’s Bazar refugee camps Target entity description: The Cox’s Bazar refugee camps are a vast complex of overcrowded settlements in southeastern Bangladesh that host hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees who fled persecution in Myanmar.
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A.
Nu Po refugee camp
Nu Po refugee camp is a long-established settlement in Thailand that shelters refugees and asylum seekers fleeing conflict and persecution in neighboring Myanmar.
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B.
Mae La refugee camp
Mae La refugee camp is the largest and most well-known camp for predominantly Karen refugees from Myanmar, located in northwestern Thailand.
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C.
Umpiem Mai refugee camp
Umpiem Mai refugee camp is a long-established settlement in Thailand that shelters ethnic Karen and other refugees who have fled conflict and persecution in neighboring Myanmar.
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D.
Tissamaharama
Tissamaharama is a historic town in southern Sri Lanka known as a gateway to nearby national parks and ancient Buddhist sites.
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E.
Deir al-Balah Camp
Deir al-Balah Camp is a Palestinian refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, housing displaced families and characterized by dense living conditions and limited infrastructure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
humanitarian settlement
ⓘ
refugee camp complex ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Government of Bangladesh ⓘ |
| characteristic |
high humanitarian needs
ⓘ
high population density ⓘ limited infrastructure ⓘ makeshift shelters ⓘ overcrowded ⓘ |
| contains |
Cox’s Bazar refugee camps
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Balukhali refugee camp
Camp 4 Extension ⓘ Cox’s Bazar refugee camps self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Kutupalong refugee camp
Leda refugee camp ⓘ Nayapara refugee camp ⓘ multiple smaller camp blocks ⓘ |
| coordinatedBy | UNHCR ⓘ |
| country |
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bangladesh
|
| educationLanguage |
Bengali
ⓘ
surface form:
Bangla
English ⓘ informal use of Rohingya language ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOfRefugees | Rohingya ⓘ |
| globalSignificance | one of the largest refugee camp complexes in the world ⓘ |
| hosts |
Rohingya
ⓘ
surface form:
Rohingya refugees
|
| legalStatusOfResidents | not formally recognized as refugees by Bangladesh ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chittagong Division
ⓘ
Cox’s Bazar District ⓘ southeastern Bangladesh ⓘ |
| mainCityNearby | Cox’s Bazar ⓘ |
| majorInfluxEvent |
2017 Rohingya military operations in Rakhine State
ⓘ
surface form:
2017 Rohingya refugee crisis
|
| majorInfluxYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| movementRestriction | residents generally cannot legally leave camps ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Cox’s Bazar refugee camps
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Kutupalong-Balukhali Expansion Site
|
| populationType |
refugees from Myanmar
ⓘ
stateless persons ⓘ |
| primaryCountryOfOriginOfRefugees | Myanmar ⓘ |
| reasonForDisplacement |
ethnic cleansing
ⓘ
persecution in Myanmar ⓘ violence in Rakhine State ⓘ |
| religionOfMajorityRefugees | Islam ⓘ |
| risk |
disease outbreaks
ⓘ
fire hazards ⓘ flooding during monsoon ⓘ landslides ⓘ |
| service |
basic education
ⓘ
food assistance ⓘ primary health care ⓘ protection services ⓘ water and sanitation ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
International Organization for Migration
ⓘ
UNICEF ⓘ World Food Programme ⓘ numerous international NGOs ⓘ |
| workRestriction | formal employment for refugees is largely prohibited ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cox’s Bazar refugee camps Description of subject: The Cox’s Bazar refugee camps are a vast complex of overcrowded settlements in southeastern Bangladesh that host hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees who fled persecution in Myanmar.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kutupalong refugee camp
this entity surface form:
Balukhali refugee camp
this entity surface form:
Kutupalong-Balukhali Expansion Site