Afghanistan–China border
E392771
The Afghanistan–China border is a remote, high-altitude frontier running through the narrow Wakhan Corridor in the Pamir Mountains, linking northeastern Afghanistan with China’s Xinjiang region.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan–China border canonical | 3 |
| Afghanistan (via narrow Wakhan Corridor proximity) | 1 |
| Sino-Afghan boundary agreement of 1963 | 1 |
| Sino-Afghan boundary negotiations | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3849195 — 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: Afghanistan–China border Context triple: [Wakhan Corridor, borderFeature, Afghanistan–China border]
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A.
China–Pakistan border
The China–Pakistan border is a high-altitude international boundary in the Karakoram range, notable for passing through the area of K2, the world’s second-highest mountain.
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B.
Afghanistan–Pakistan border
The Afghanistan–Pakistan border, often called the Durand Line, is a historically contentious and porous frontier separating Afghanistan and Pakistan, marked by complex ethnic, political, and security dynamics.
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C.
Kyrgyzstan–China border
The Kyrgyzstan–China border is a high-altitude international boundary in Central Asia that runs through rugged mountain ranges and extensive glaciers, including the Inylchek Glacier.
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D.
Iran–Pakistan border
The Iran–Pakistan border is an international boundary in Southwest Asia separating Iran and Pakistan, running largely through remote desert and mountainous terrain including Pakistan’s Chagai District.
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E.
Nepal–China border
The Nepal–China border is the high-altitude international boundary running across the Himalayas, including the summit region of Mount Everest and other major peaks.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Afghanistan–China border Target entity description: The Afghanistan–China border is a remote, high-altitude frontier running through the narrow Wakhan Corridor in the Pamir Mountains, linking northeastern Afghanistan with China’s Xinjiang region.
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A.
China–Pakistan border
The China–Pakistan border is a high-altitude international boundary in the Karakoram range, notable for passing through the area of K2, the world’s second-highest mountain.
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B.
Afghanistan–Pakistan border
The Afghanistan–Pakistan border, often called the Durand Line, is a historically contentious and porous frontier separating Afghanistan and Pakistan, marked by complex ethnic, political, and security dynamics.
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C.
Kyrgyzstan–China border
The Kyrgyzstan–China border is a high-altitude international boundary in Central Asia that runs through rugged mountain ranges and extensive glaciers, including the Inylchek Glacier.
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D.
Iran–Pakistan border
The Iran–Pakistan border is an international boundary in Southwest Asia separating Iran and Pakistan, running largely through remote desert and mountainous terrain including Pakistan’s Chagai District.
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E.
Nepal–China border
The Nepal–China border is the high-altitude international boundary running across the Himalayas, including the summit region of Mount Everest and other major peaks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international border
ⓘ
land border ⓘ |
| borderRegionOnAfghanSide | Wakhan District ⓘ |
| borderRegionOnChineseSide |
Tashkurgan
ⓘ
surface form:
Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County
|
| borderStatus | delimited and generally undisputed ⓘ |
| climate | cold high-mountain climate ⓘ |
| countryBorder |
Afghanistan
ⓘ
China ⓘ |
| createdFor | buffer between British India and the Qing Empire ⓘ |
| demarcatedIn | 1963 ⓘ |
| demarcationTreatySignedBy |
Kingdom of Afghanistan
ⓘ
China ⓘ
surface form:
People's Republic of China
|
| establishedBy |
Anglo-Russian boundary commission
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-Russian agreements on Central Asia
Afghanistan–China border self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Sino-Afghan boundary negotiations
|
| governedBy |
Afghanistan–China border
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Sino-Afghan boundary agreement of 1963
|
| hasBorderCrossing | no official open crossing for civilians ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
glaciated valleys
ⓘ
remote high plateaus ⓘ steep mountain ridges ⓘ |
| hasLength |
approximately 57 miles
ⓘ
approximately 92 km ⓘ |
| hasPopulationDensity | very low ⓘ |
| hasRoadConnection | no permanent road directly crossing the border ⓘ |
| hasSecurityConcern | monitoring of cross-border militancy risk ⓘ |
| highestPoint | over 4,900 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Asia
ⓘ
East Asia–Central Asia interface ⓘ Pamir Mountains ⓘ Wakhan Corridor ⓘ |
| lowestPoint | over 4,300 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| near |
Karakoram
ⓘ
surface form:
Karakoram region
Pakistan ⓘ Tajikistan ⓘ |
| nearbyPass |
Irshad Pass
ⓘ
Wakhjir Pass ⓘ |
| partOf | Afghanistan–China relations ⓘ |
| passesThrough | Wakhjir Pass vicinity ⓘ |
| separates |
Afghanistan
ⓘ
Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan ⓘ
surface form:
Badakhshan Province
China ⓘ Xinjiang ⓘ
surface form:
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
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| strategicRole |
historical buffer zone
ⓘ
remote frontier with limited human settlement ⓘ |
| terrain |
high-altitude
ⓘ
mountainous ⓘ |
| timeZoneOnAfghanSide | UTC+4:30 ⓘ |
| timeZoneOnChineseSide | UTC+8 ⓘ |
| usedHistoricallyFor | limited trans-Pamir trade routes ⓘ |
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Subject: Afghanistan–China border Description of subject: The Afghanistan–China border is a remote, high-altitude frontier running through the narrow Wakhan Corridor in the Pamir Mountains, linking northeastern Afghanistan with China’s Xinjiang region.
Referenced by (6)
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