Rif Mountains
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The Rif Mountains are a rugged mountain range in northern Morocco known for their dramatic landscapes, Mediterranean climate, and cultural significance to the indigenous Amazigh (Berber) populations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rif Mountains canonical | 13 |
| Rif mountains | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mountain range ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Alboran Sea ⓘ |
| border |
Mediterranean Sea
ⓘ
Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Morocco ⓘ |
| culturalRegionOf |
Berbers
ⓘ
surface form:
Riffian people
|
| drainage |
Loukkos River
ⓘ
Moulouya River basin ⓘ Oued Laou ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
forestry ⓘ livestock herding ⓘ olive cultivation ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| elevation | 2456 metres ⓘ |
| extendsTo |
Nador
ⓘ
surface form:
Nador region
|
| forms | northern edge of Moroccan plateau ⓘ |
| geology |
folded sedimentary rocks
ⓘ
limestone ⓘ sandstone ⓘ |
| hasTown |
Al Hoceima
ⓘ
Chefchaouen ⓘ Nador ⓘ Ouezzane ⓘ Tétouan ⓘ
surface form:
Tetouan
|
| highestPoint |
Jbel Bou Naceur
ⓘ
surface form:
Jebel Tidirhine
|
| historicalEvent |
Rif Republic
ⓘ
Rif War ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
Amazigh
ⓘ
surface form:
Amazigh people
Berbers ⓘ
surface form:
Riffian Berbers
|
| knownFor |
deep valleys
ⓘ
dramatic landscapes ⓘ rugged terrain ⓘ steep slopes ⓘ |
| languageRegion |
Arabic
ⓘ
Tarifit ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region
ⓘ
surface form:
Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region
northern Morocco ⓘ |
| partOf |
Atlas Mountains
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlas mountain system
|
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
ecotourism ⓘ hiking ⓘ |
| vegetation |
Mediterranean forests
ⓘ
cedar forests ⓘ cork oak forests ⓘ holm oak forests ⓘ maquis shrubland ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Northern Morocco
subject surface form:
Battle of Annual
this entity surface form:
Rif mountains
subject surface form:
Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima