Draa River
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The Draa River is Morocco’s longest river, flowing through the Atlas Mountains into the Sahara and supporting oases and traditional settlements along its course.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Oued Drâa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wadi Draa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Berber communities
ⓘ
ksar settlements ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Morocco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateZone | arid ⓘ |
| country | Morocco ⓘ |
| damLocatedNear | Ouarzazate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally southeast to southwest ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Sahara Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | Atlas Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThroughRegion |
Drâa-Tafilalet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guelmim-Oued Noun ⓘ Souss-Massa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsPartOfBorderBetween | Morocco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsPartOfBorderWith | Algeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBasin | Draa River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificanceIn | southern Morocco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDam | El Mansour Eddahbi Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLengthApprox | 1100 km ⓘ |
| hasMajorOasis |
M’Hamid Oasis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zagora Oasis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSeasonalFlow | yes ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Dadès River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ouarzazate River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasValleyKnownFor | date palm groves ⓘ |
| historicallyImportantFor | trans-Saharan trade routes ⓘ |
| locatedIn | North Africa ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Africa ⓘ |
| longestRiverIn | Morocco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn | Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearSettlement |
Agdz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
M’Hamid El Ghizlane NERFINISHED ⓘ Zagora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Sahara drainage system ⓘ |
| passesThrough | Draa Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionKnownFor |
earthen architecture
ⓘ
kasbahs ⓘ |
| sourceCountry | Morocco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceLocatedIn | High Atlas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
oases
ⓘ
traditional settlements ⓘ |
| supportsEcosystem | oasis ecosystems ⓘ |
| terminatesOftenIn | inland desert areas ⓘ |
| usedFor |
date palm cultivation
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ traditional agriculture ⓘ |
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