western Jordan
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Western Jordan is the region of Jordan lying west of the country’s central highlands, encompassing parts of the Jordan Valley and the Arava desert along the border with Israel and the Palestinian territories.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| western Jordan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12439911 — 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: western Jordan Context triple: [Arava, partOf, western Jordan]
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A.
Northern Jordan
Northern Jordan is a geographic region of Jordan encompassing cities like Irbid and known for its relatively fertile highlands and proximity to the Syrian border.
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B.
southwestern Jordan
Southwestern Jordan is a region of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan that includes parts of the arid desert and mountainous areas near the Red Sea and the borders with Israel and Saudi Arabia.
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C.
Transjordan
Transjordan was a former British-controlled territory east of the Jordan River that became the Emirate of Transjordan and later the modern Kingdom of Jordan.
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D.
Southern Palestine
Southern Palestine is a historical region in the southern part of the broader Palestine area, encompassing towns such as Deir al-Balah along the Mediterranean coastal plain.
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E.
ערבה
ערבה היא בקעה מדברית רחבת ידיים בדרום ארץ ישראל וירדן, המשתרעת בין ים המלח למפרץ אילת.
- 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: western Jordan Target entity description: Western Jordan is the region of Jordan lying west of the country’s central highlands, encompassing parts of the Jordan Valley and the Arava desert along the border with Israel and the Palestinian territories.
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A.
Northern Jordan
Northern Jordan is a geographic region of Jordan encompassing cities like Irbid and known for its relatively fertile highlands and proximity to the Syrian border.
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B.
southwestern Jordan
Southwestern Jordan is a region of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan that includes parts of the arid desert and mountainous areas near the Red Sea and the borders with Israel and Saudi Arabia.
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C.
Transjordan
Transjordan was a former British-controlled territory east of the Jordan River that became the Emirate of Transjordan and later the modern Kingdom of Jordan.
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D.
Southern Palestine
Southern Palestine is a historical region in the southern part of the broader Palestine area, encompassing towns such as Deir al-Balah along the Mediterranean coastal plain.
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E.
ערבה
ערבה היא בקעה מדברית רחבת ידיים בדרום ארץ ישראל וירדן, המשתרעת בין ים המלח למפרץ אילת.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.