Nahr al-Līṭānī
E913921
Nahr al-Līṭānī is a major river in southern Lebanon that flows from the Beqaa Valley to the Mediterranean Sea and serves as an important source of irrigation and hydroelectric power.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nahr al-Līṭānī canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11229419 — 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: Nahr al-Līṭānī Context triple: [Litani River, hasAlternativeName, Nahr al-Līṭānī]
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A.
Wadi al-Kheder
Wadi al-Kheder is a seasonal watercourse in the Middle East that serves as a tributary feeding into the Balikh River.
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B.
Shati Al-Qurm
Shati Al-Qurm is an upscale coastal district in Muscat, Oman, known for its beaches, embassies, and prominent cultural venues.
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C.
Wadi El Rayan
Wadi El Rayan is a protected natural depression in Egypt’s Western Desert known for its man-made lakes, waterfalls, and diverse desert and wetland ecosystems.
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D.
Wadi al-Muluk
Wadi al-Muluk is the Arabic name for Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, the famous necropolis where many pharaohs of the New Kingdom were buried in elaborately decorated rock-cut tombs.
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E.
Wadi ad-Dawasir
Wadi ad-Dawasir is a town and oasis area in southern Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia, known for its agriculture and location along a major desert valley.
- 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: Nahr al-Līṭānī Target entity description: Nahr al-Līṭānī is a major river in southern Lebanon that flows from the Beqaa Valley to the Mediterranean Sea and serves as an important source of irrigation and hydroelectric power.
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A.
Wadi al-Kheder
Wadi al-Kheder is a seasonal watercourse in the Middle East that serves as a tributary feeding into the Balikh River.
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B.
Shati Al-Qurm
Shati Al-Qurm is an upscale coastal district in Muscat, Oman, known for its beaches, embassies, and prominent cultural venues.
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C.
Wadi El Rayan
Wadi El Rayan is a protected natural depression in Egypt’s Western Desert known for its man-made lakes, waterfalls, and diverse desert and wetland ecosystems.
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D.
Wadi al-Muluk
Wadi al-Muluk is the Arabic name for Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, the famous necropolis where many pharaohs of the New Kingdom were buried in elaborately decorated rock-cut tombs.
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E.
Wadi ad-Dawasir
Wadi ad-Dawasir is a town and oasis area in southern Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia, known for its agriculture and location along a major desert valley.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
river ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Lebanon ⓘ |
| drainageBasinCountry | Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Beqaa Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicRole |
supports hydroelectric projects
ⓘ
supports irrigation projects ⓘ |
| hasNameInArabic | نهر الليطاني NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importance | major water resource for Lebanon ⓘ |
| isMajorRiverOf | Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Beqaa Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthCountry | Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn | Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
hydroelectric power generation
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ |
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| sourceCountry | Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
agriculture in Beqaa Valley
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agriculture in southern Lebanon ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agricultural irrigation
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electricity production ⓘ |
| waterResourceType | surface water ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nahr al-Līṭānī Description of subject: Nahr al-Līṭānī is a major river in southern Lebanon that flows from the Beqaa Valley to the Mediterranean Sea and serves as an important source of irrigation and hydroelectric power.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.