Tiran Strait
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Tiran Strait is a narrow, strategically important waterway at the mouth of the Gulf of Aqaba that separates the Sinai Peninsula from Saudi Arabia and connects the Red Sea to the Gulf.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tiran Strait canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9529366 — 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: Tiran Strait Context triple: [Strait of Tiran, hasAlternativeName, Tiran Strait]
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A.
Qeshm Strait
Qeshm Strait is a narrow body of water in the Persian Gulf that separates Qeshm Island from mainland Iran and serves as an important local maritime passage.
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B.
Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
The Bab-el-Mandeb Strait is a narrow, strategically vital waterway between the Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa that connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean.
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C.
Rio–Antirrio Strait
The Rio–Antirrio Strait is a narrow waterway in western Greece that separates the Peloponnese from mainland Greece and connects the Gulf of Corinth with the Gulf of Patras.
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D.
Strait of Hormuz
The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow, strategically vital waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman through which a significant portion of the world’s oil shipments pass.
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E.
Tanon Strait
Tanon Strait is a narrow body of water in the central Philippines that separates the islands of Negros and Cebu and is known for its rich marine biodiversity.
- 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: Tiran Strait Target entity description: Tiran Strait is a narrow, strategically important waterway at the mouth of the Gulf of Aqaba that separates the Sinai Peninsula from Saudi Arabia and connects the Red Sea to the Gulf.
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A.
Qeshm Strait
Qeshm Strait is a narrow body of water in the Persian Gulf that separates Qeshm Island from mainland Iran and serves as an important local maritime passage.
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B.
Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
The Bab-el-Mandeb Strait is a narrow, strategically vital waterway between the Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa that connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean.
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C.
Rio–Antirrio Strait
The Rio–Antirrio Strait is a narrow waterway in western Greece that separates the Peloponnese from mainland Greece and connects the Gulf of Corinth with the Gulf of Patras.
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D.
Strait of Hormuz
The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow, strategically vital waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman through which a significant portion of the world’s oil shipments pass.
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E.
Tanon Strait
Tanon Strait is a narrow body of water in the central Philippines that separates the islands of Negros and Cebu and is known for its rich marine biodiversity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
strait
ⓘ
waterway ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Sanafir Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tiran Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateLocation | entrance to Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ |
| causeOfConflict |
Six-Day War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Suez Crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
Gulf of Aqaba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Red Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Gulf of Aqaba at its northern end
ⓘ
Red Sea at its southern end ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Egypt (historically, via Sinai and Tiran Island) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryBorderRegionOf |
Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geopoliticalSignificance |
Arab–Israeli conflict
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Egypt–Israel relations NERFINISHED ⓘ Saudi–Egypt relations ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
coral reefs
ⓘ
narrow shipping channels ⓘ |
| hasNearbyIsland |
Sanafir Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tiran Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
closure to Israeli shipping by Egypt in 1956
ⓘ
closure to Israeli shipping by Egypt in May 1967 ⓘ |
| locatedBetween | Sinai Peninsula and northwestern Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Red Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Camp David Accords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navigationRight | freedom of navigation for all ships under peace agreements ⓘ |
| navigationStatus | international navigation rights guaranteed in Egypt–Israel peace treaty ⓘ |
| nearbyCountry |
Israel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oceanBasin | Indian Ocean basin via Red Sea ⓘ |
| partOf |
maritime route to Aqaba
ⓘ
maritime route to Eilat ⓘ |
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| separates |
Saudi Arabia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sinai Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shippingLaneFor |
Israel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicChokepoint | yes ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
access to Israeli port of Eilat
ⓘ
access to Jordanian port of Aqaba ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
military navigation ⓘ tourism and diving access to nearby reefs ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | marine strait ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tiran Strait Description of subject: Tiran Strait is a narrow, strategically important waterway at the mouth of the Gulf of Aqaba that separates the Sinai Peninsula from Saudi Arabia and connects the Red Sea to the Gulf.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.