Naharayim/Baqura area
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The Naharayim/Baqura area is a historically significant tract of land at the Jordan–Israel border, known for its early hydroelectric power plant and its unique status under the Israel–Jordan peace treaty, which granted special usage arrangements before reverting full control to Jordan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Naharayim/Baqura area canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4360974 — 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: Naharayim/Baqura area Context triple: [Jordan–Israel border, hasDemilitarizedOrSpecialZones, Naharayim/Baqura area]
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A.
Beer-sheba area
The Beer-sheba area is a biblical region in the southern Levant, centered around the ancient city of Beersheba and associated with early Israelite settlement and tribal territories.
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B.
Tzofar/Al-Ghamr area
The Tzofar/Al-Ghamr area is a small agricultural region along the southern Jordan–Israel border that was subject to special jurisdictional and land-use arrangements under the 1994 Israel–Jordan peace treaty.
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C.
Adullam region
The Adullam region is a hilly agricultural and historical area in central Israel, known for its vineyards, natural landscapes, and archaeological sites.
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D.
Mount Gerizim area
The Mount Gerizim area is a historically significant region in the central highlands of the West Bank, revered as a sacred site and long-standing religious center by the Samaritan community.
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E.
Ziklag area
The Ziklag area is a historically significant region in the southern Levant, associated with ancient Israelite settlement and biblical narratives involving King David.
- 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: Naharayim/Baqura area Target entity description: The Naharayim/Baqura area is a historically significant tract of land at the Jordan–Israel border, known for its early hydroelectric power plant and its unique status under the Israel–Jordan peace treaty, which granted special usage arrangements before reverting full control to Jordan.
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A.
Beer-sheba area
The Beer-sheba area is a biblical region in the southern Levant, centered around the ancient city of Beersheba and associated with early Israelite settlement and tribal territories.
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B.
Tzofar/Al-Ghamr area
The Tzofar/Al-Ghamr area is a small agricultural region along the southern Jordan–Israel border that was subject to special jurisdictional and land-use arrangements under the 1994 Israel–Jordan peace treaty.
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C.
Adullam region
The Adullam region is a hilly agricultural and historical area in central Israel, known for its vineyards, natural landscapes, and archaeological sites.
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D.
Mount Gerizim area
The Mount Gerizim area is a historically significant region in the central highlands of the West Bank, revered as a sacred site and long-standing religious center by the Samaritan community.
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E.
Ziklag area
The Ziklag area is a historically significant region in the southern Levant, associated with ancient Israelite settlement and biblical narratives involving King David.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
border area
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ |
| arabicName | Baqura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderBetween |
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Jordan ⓘ |
| crossBorderCooperationTopic |
security coordination
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ water management ⓘ |
| currentControl | Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demilitarizedAspect | subject to special security coordination between Israel and Jordan ⓘ |
| environmentalFeature | riverine ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasHydroelectricPlantSite | Naharayim power plant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLandUseCategory |
agricultural land
ⓘ
tourist site ⓘ |
| hasNearbyIsraeliLocality |
Kibbutz Ashdot Ya'akov
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kibbutz Gesher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyJordanianLocality | Baqura village NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Baqura
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Naharayim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
construction of a hydroelectric power plant in the 1920s–1930s
ⓘ
inclusion in the 1994 Israel–Jordan peace treaty ⓘ termination of special land-use arrangements in 2019 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early hydroelectric power plant
ⓘ
unique land-use arrangements under the Israel–Jordan peace treaty ⓘ |
| legalStatusChange | Jordan decided not to renew the special regime in 2018 ⓘ |
| legalStatusChangeEffective | November 2019 ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Jordan Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | confluence of the Jordan River and the Yarmouk River ⓘ |
| locatedOnBorderWith |
Israel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Naharayim means "two rivers" in Hebrew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerPlantConstructionPeriod | 1920s ⓘ |
| powerPlantDeveloper | Pinhas Rutenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerPlantOperationStart | 1930s ⓘ |
| powerPlantPurpose | generate electricity for Mandatory Palestine ⓘ |
| previousUsageRightsHolder |
Israel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Israeli farmers ⓘ |
| relatedConflictContext | Arab–Israeli conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedPeaceProcess | Israel–Jordan normalization of relations ⓘ |
| sovereignty | Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| specialRegimeUnderTreaty | Jordanian sovereignty with Israeli private land-use rights ⓘ |
| tourismFeature |
remains of the historic hydroelectric plant
ⓘ
viewpoints over the Jordan and Yarmouk rivers ⓘ |
| treaty | Israel–Jordan peace treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| treatySigned | 1994 ⓘ |
| usageRegimeDuration | 25 years from 1994 treaty entry into force ⓘ |
| usageRegimeEnded | 2019 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Naharayim/Baqura area Description of subject: The Naharayim/Baqura area is a historically significant tract of land at the Jordan–Israel border, known for its early hydroelectric power plant and its unique status under the Israel–Jordan peace treaty, which granted special usage arrangements before reverting full control to Jordan.
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