Paris to Dakar
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Paris to Dakar was the iconic transcontinental route of the early Dakar Rally, running from the French capital across Europe and the Sahara Desert to Senegal’s capital on the Atlantic coast.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Paris to Dakar canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3768544 — 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: Paris to Dakar Context triple: [Dakar Rally, originalRoute, Paris to Dakar]
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A.
Dakar
Dakar is the capital and largest city of Senegal, located on the Atlantic coast and serving as a major political, economic, and cultural hub of West Africa.
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B.
London–Marseille
London–Marseille is a cross-European rail route linking the United Kingdom’s capital with the major port city in southern France, popular for leisure and holiday travel.
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C.
London–Paris
London–Paris is a major international rail route connecting the capitals of the United Kingdom and France via the Channel Tunnel.
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D.
New York–Paris
New York–Paris is a major transatlantic air route connecting the United States and France, linking New York City with the French capital.
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E.
London–Lyon
London–Lyon is an international high-speed rail route linking the United Kingdom’s capital with the major city of Lyon in east-central France.
- 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: Paris to Dakar Target entity description: Paris to Dakar was the iconic transcontinental route of the early Dakar Rally, running from the French capital across Europe and the Sahara Desert to Senegal’s capital on the Atlantic coast.
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A.
Dakar
Dakar is the capital and largest city of Senegal, located on the Atlantic coast and serving as a major political, economic, and cultural hub of West Africa.
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B.
London–Marseille
London–Marseille is a cross-European rail route linking the United Kingdom’s capital with the major port city in southern France, popular for leisure and holiday travel.
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C.
London–Paris
London–Paris is a major international rail route connecting the capitals of the United Kingdom and France via the Channel Tunnel.
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D.
New York–Paris
New York–Paris is a major transatlantic air route connecting the United States and France, linking New York City with the French capital.
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E.
London–Lyon
London–Lyon is an international high-speed rail route linking the United Kingdom’s capital with the major city of Lyon in east-central France.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
motorsport route
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rally raid route ⓘ |
| associatedWithEventOrigin | original Dakar Rally route ⓘ |
| associatedWithOrganization | Amaury Sport Organisation ⓘ |
| associatedWithVehicleType |
cars
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motorcycles ⓘ quads ⓘ trucks ⓘ |
| continentTraversed |
Africa
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Europe ⓘ |
| countryTraversed |
Algeria
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France ⓘ Mali ⓘ Mauritania ⓘ Niger ⓘ Senegal ⓘ Spain ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
iconic transcontinental motorsport route
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symbol of extreme rally raid adventure ⓘ |
| endPoint | Dakar ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
extreme length
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harsh desert conditions ⓘ high vehicle attrition rate ⓘ multi-stage format ⓘ navigation challenges ⓘ |
| locatedInCityAtEnd | Dakar ⓘ |
| locatedInCityAtStart | Paris ⓘ |
| locatedInCountryAtEnd | Senegal ⓘ |
| locatedInCountryAtStart | France ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Dakar
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Paris ⓘ |
| partOf | Dakar Rally ⓘ |
| routeType |
long-distance rally route
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transcontinental route ⓘ |
| startPoint | Paris ⓘ |
| terrainTraversed |
Sahara Desert
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desert ⓘ dunes ⓘ mountainous regions ⓘ paved roads ⓘ rocky tracks ⓘ savanna ⓘ |
| timePeriodUsed |
early 21st century
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late 20th century ⓘ |
| usedByEvent | Dakar Rally ⓘ |
| usedFor |
endurance rallying
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off-road racing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Paris to Dakar Description of subject: Paris to Dakar was the iconic transcontinental route of the early Dakar Rally, running from the French capital across Europe and the Sahara Desert to Senegal’s capital on the Atlantic coast.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.