N4 road in South Africa
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The N4 road in South Africa is a major east–west highway that forms part of the Maputo and Trans-Kalahari Corridors, linking the country’s industrial heartland with Mozambique and Botswana/Namibia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| N4 road in South Africa canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7065693 — 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: N4 road in South Africa Context triple: [Trans-Kalahari Corridor, followsRoute, N4 road in South Africa]
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A.
National Route N2
National Route N2 is a major South African highway running along the southern coast, connecting key cities and towns including those of the scenic Garden Route.
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B.
N4 road
The N4 road is a major national primary route in Ireland that connects Dublin to Sligo, passing through several counties including County Longford.
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C.
South African National Route network
The South African National Route network is the country’s primary system of long-distance, numbered highways that connect major cities, regions, and borders for national transport and trade.
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D.
N24 road
The N24 road is a national primary route in Ireland that connects Limerick to Waterford, passing through several counties in the south including County Kilkenny.
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E.
N2 road
The N2 road is a major national highway in France that serves as an important route connecting Paris to the Belgian border and passing near towns such as Mitry-Mory.
- 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: N4 road in South Africa Target entity description: The N4 road in South Africa is a major east–west highway that forms part of the Maputo and Trans-Kalahari Corridors, linking the country’s industrial heartland with Mozambique and Botswana/Namibia.
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A.
National Route N2
National Route N2 is a major South African highway running along the southern coast, connecting key cities and towns including those of the scenic Garden Route.
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B.
N4 road
The N4 road is a major national primary route in Ireland that connects Dublin to Sligo, passing through several counties including County Longford.
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C.
South African National Route network
The South African National Route network is the country’s primary system of long-distance, numbered highways that connect major cities, regions, and borders for national transport and trade.
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D.
N24 road
The N24 road is a national primary route in Ireland that connects Limerick to Waterford, passing through several counties in the south including County Kilkenny.
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E.
N2 road
The N2 road is a major national highway in France that serves as an important route connecting Paris to the Belgian border and passing near towns such as Mitry-Mory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | national road in South Africa ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Botswana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mozambique NERFINISHED ⓘ Namibia NERFINISHED ⓘ South Africa’s industrial heartland ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| direction | east–west ⓘ |
| easternTerminusNear | Mozambique border ⓘ |
| economicRole | links mining and industrial regions to ports ⓘ |
| formsPartOf |
Maputo Corridor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trans-Kalahari Corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Southern African regional transport network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCorridorLinking |
Gauteng
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maputo NERFINISHED ⓘ Walvis Bay (via Trans-Kalahari Corridor) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Nelspruit (Mbombela)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pretoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Gauteng
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mpumalanga NERFINISHED ⓘ North West (province) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadType | national route ⓘ |
| routeNumber | N4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
regional trade ⓘ |
| westernTerminusNear | Botswana border ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: N4 road in South Africa Description of subject: The N4 road in South Africa is a major east–west highway that forms part of the Maputo and Trans-Kalahari Corridors, linking the country’s industrial heartland with Mozambique and Botswana/Namibia.
Referenced by (1)
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