Khami River
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The Khami River is a watercourse in southwestern Zimbabwe that flows near the historic Khami Ruins, an important archaeological site of the precolonial Torwa state.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Khami River canonical | 1 |
| Mutare River valley | 1 |
| Nyamuziwa River | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T309740 — 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: Khami River Context triple: [Khami Ruins, locatedOn, Khami River]
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A.
Mapocho River
The Mapocho River is a major waterway flowing through the city of Santiago, Chile, historically central to its development and urban landscape.
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B.
Kosi
Kosi is a major Himalayan river in northern India and Nepal, often called the "Sorrow of Bihar" for its frequent and devastating floods before joining the Ganges.
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C.
Limpopo River
The Limpopo River is a major river in southern Africa that flows eastward from central southern Africa to the Indian Ocean, forming parts of the borders between several countries including South Africa, Botswana, and Zimbabwe.
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D.
Zambezi River
The Zambezi River is one of Africa’s largest rivers, famed for Victoria Falls and its role as a vital waterway and natural border in southern Africa.
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E.
Limpopo
Limpopo is the northernmost province of South Africa, known for its rich wildlife, diverse cultures, and proximity to major game reserves like Kruger National Park.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Khami River Target entity description: The Khami River is a watercourse in southwestern Zimbabwe that flows near the historic Khami Ruins, an important archaeological site of the precolonial Torwa state.
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A.
Mapocho River
The Mapocho River is a major waterway flowing through the city of Santiago, Chile, historically central to its development and urban landscape.
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B.
Kosi
Kosi is a major Himalayan river in northern India and Nepal, often called the "Sorrow of Bihar" for its frequent and devastating floods before joining the Ganges.
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C.
Limpopo River
The Limpopo River is a major river in southern Africa that flows eastward from central southern Africa to the Indian Ocean, forming parts of the borders between several countries including South Africa, Botswana, and Zimbabwe.
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D.
Zambezi River
The Zambezi River is one of Africa’s largest rivers, famed for Victoria Falls and its role as a vital waterway and natural border in southern Africa.
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E.
Limpopo
Limpopo is the northernmost province of South Africa, known for its rich wildlife, diverse cultures, and proximity to major game reserves like Kruger National Park.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Khami Ruins
ⓘ
Torwa state ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Zimbabwe
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | southwestern Zimbabwe river basins ⓘ |
| flowsNear | Khami Ruins ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Matabeleland
ⓘ
surface form:
Matabeleland region
|
| hasCulturalSignificanceFor | local communities in southwestern Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificanceFor | Torwa state ⓘ |
| influencedDevelopmentOf |
Khami Ruins
ⓘ
surface form:
Khami Ruins settlement
|
| languageRegion | Ndebele-speaking areas of Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southwestern Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Bulawayo
ⓘ
Khami Ruins ⓘ |
| nearbyArchaeologicalSite | Khami Ruins ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Bulawayo
ⓘ
surface form:
Bulawayo metropolitan area
|
| nearbySettlement |
Khami Ruins
ⓘ
surface form:
Khami
|
| nearbyWorldHeritageSite |
Khami Ruins
ⓘ
surface form:
Khami Ruins National Monument
|
| partOf | hydrology of southwestern Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| region | Matabeleland ⓘ |
| supports | riparian ecosystems in southwestern Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| usedFor |
livestock watering
ⓘ
local water supply (historically and/or presently) ⓘ small-scale irrigation (locally) ⓘ |
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Subject: Khami River Description of subject: The Khami River is a watercourse in southwestern Zimbabwe that flows near the historic Khami Ruins, an important archaeological site of the precolonial Torwa state.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.