Karun-3 Dam
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Karun-3 Dam is a large hydroelectric and flood-control dam in Iran, built on the Karun River to generate power and regulate water resources.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Karun-3 Dam canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9460037 — 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: Karun-3 Dam Context triple: [Karun River, hasDam, Karun-3 Dam]
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A.
Karun-1 Dam
Karun-1 Dam is a major hydroelectric arch dam in southwestern Iran, built on the Karun River to generate power and control floods.
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B.
Karaj Dam
Karaj Dam is a major Iranian concrete arch dam near the city of Karaj that provides water supply, irrigation, and hydroelectric power to the Tehran region.
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C.
Sefid-Rud Dam
Sefid-Rud Dam is a major hydroelectric and irrigation dam in northern Iran that regulates the flow of the Sefid-Rud River and supports agriculture in the surrounding region.
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D.
Aji-IV Dam
Aji-IV Dam is a water reservoir and irrigation dam built on the Aji River in Gujarat, India, primarily serving regional water supply and agricultural needs.
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E.
Temghar Dam
Temghar Dam is a major earthfill dam in Maharashtra, India, built for water supply, irrigation, and flood control in the Pune region.
- 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: Karun-3 Dam Target entity description: Karun-3 Dam is a large hydroelectric and flood-control dam in Iran, built on the Karun River to generate power and regulate water resources.
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A.
Karun-1 Dam
Karun-1 Dam is a major hydroelectric arch dam in southwestern Iran, built on the Karun River to generate power and control floods.
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B.
Karaj Dam
Karaj Dam is a major Iranian concrete arch dam near the city of Karaj that provides water supply, irrigation, and hydroelectric power to the Tehran region.
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C.
Sefid-Rud Dam
Sefid-Rud Dam is a major hydroelectric and irrigation dam in northern Iran that regulates the flow of the Sefid-Rud River and supports agriculture in the surrounding region.
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D.
Aji-IV Dam
Aji-IV Dam is a water reservoir and irrigation dam built on the Aji River in Gujarat, India, primarily serving regional water supply and agricultural needs.
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E.
Temghar Dam
Temghar Dam is a major earthfill dam in Maharashtra, India, built for water supply, irrigation, and flood control in the Pune region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arch dam
ⓘ
flood-control structure ⓘ gravity dam ⓘ hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| annualGeneration | 4,137 GWh ⓘ |
| baseWidth | 29.5 m ⓘ |
| builtBy | Iranian contractors ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | concrete ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1991 ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| crestWidth | 5 m ⓘ |
| damVolume | 2,000,000 m³ ⓘ |
| designedBy | Mahab Ghodss Consulting Engineering Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| downstreamStructure | Karun-1 Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
peak-load power supply
ⓘ
seasonal flow regulation ⓘ |
| height | 205 m ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 2005 ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | 2,000 MW ⓘ |
| length | 305 m ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Khuzestan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Izeh
NERFINISHED
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Shahrekord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Karun River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 8 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2005 ⓘ |
| operator | Iran Water and Power Resources Development Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Iran Water and Power Resources Development Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Karun River hydroelectric cascade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plantName | Karun-3 Hydroelectric Power Plant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plantTurbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation support ⓘ water regulation ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Iranian national grid
ⓘ
Khuzestan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacity | 2,970,000,000 m³ ⓘ |
| reservoirCatchmentArea | 25,400 km² ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Karun-3 Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | 48 km² ⓘ |
| spillwayCapacity | 17,500 m³/s ⓘ |
| spillwayType | gated spillway ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| turbineCapacity | 250 MW ⓘ |
| upstreamStructure | Karun-4 Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| watercourse | Karun River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Karun-3 Dam Description of subject: Karun-3 Dam is a large hydroelectric and flood-control dam in Iran, built on the Karun River to generate power and regulate water resources.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.