Triple
T11086399
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Egypt–Sudan border |
E262130
|
entity |
| Predicate | passesThrough |
P225
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Eastern Sahara |
E879891
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Eastern Sahara | Statement: [Egypt–Sudan border, passesThrough, Eastern Sahara]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eastern Sahara Context triple: [Egypt–Sudan border, passesThrough, Eastern Sahara]
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A.
Eastern Sahara
chosen
Eastern Sahara is the hyper-arid eastern portion of the Sahara Desert, spanning parts of Egypt, Sudan, Libya, and Chad and characterized by vast sand and gravel plains with extremely scarce rainfall.
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B.
Northern Sahara
The Northern Sahara is the vast arid expanse forming the northern portion of the Sahara Desert, encompassing regions such as the M’zab in Algeria and characterized by rocky plateaus, sand seas, and oases.
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C.
Central Sahara
The Central Sahara is a vast, arid desert region in north-central Africa characterized by extreme climatic conditions, sparse population, and a long history of trans-Saharan trade and nomadic cultures.
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D.
Moroccan Sahara
The Moroccan Sahara is the vast desert region in southern Morocco, known for its sweeping sand dunes, arid landscapes, and traditional Berber culture.
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E.
Spanish Sahara
Spanish Sahara was a former Spanish colonial territory in northwest Africa, encompassing the area of present-day Western Sahara.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d6aa9983c08190b0ef61603b69feac |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d799c3ed9c8190a3f5cdf1fe0e74a2 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 12:21 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69e3e7a6dfa8819096f822294eb64dd1 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 8:20 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:27 p.m.