Triple
T2131758
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sabha District |
E46554
|
entity |
| Predicate | borderingCountryRegion |
P12818
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Niger (region proximity via Fezzan) |
E84883
|
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: Niger (region proximity via Fezzan) | Statement: [Sabha District, borderingCountryRegion, Niger (region proximity via Fezzan)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Niger (region proximity via Fezzan) Context triple: [Sabha District, borderingCountryRegion, Niger (region proximity via Fezzan)]
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A.
Fezzan
Fezzan is a sparsely populated desert region in southwestern Libya, historically significant as a trans-Saharan trade hub and home to several ancient oasis settlements.
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B.
Tadjourah Region
Tadjourah Region is an administrative region in western Djibouti known for its arid landscapes and for encompassing Lake Assal, one of the saltiest and lowest-lying lakes in the world.
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C.
Timbuktu Region
chosen
Timbuktu Region is a vast, sparsely populated administrative area in northern Mali that includes the historic city of Timbuktu and has been a focal point of conflict and counterinsurgency operations in the Sahel.
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D.
Kidal Region
Kidal Region is a sparsely populated, desert area in northeastern Mali that has been a focal point of Tuareg rebellions, Islamist insurgency, and French military intervention.
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E.
Sahel
The Sahel is a semi-arid transition zone in Africa between the Sahara Desert to the north and the more humid savannas to the south, spanning several countries from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea.
- 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_69a88a1626548190ae59a5028c3baa8e |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abbb7b13ac819094d43159fff984cf |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:45 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae51a82a7c8190bc6737034d01f176 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 4:50 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:44 p.m.