Rif region

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The Rif region is a mountainous area in northern Morocco along the Mediterranean coast, known for its distinct Amazigh (Berber) culture and history of resistance.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Rif region canonical 20
Rif coastal areas 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
mountainous region
borderedBy Atlantic coastal plains of Morocco
Mediterranean Sea
climate Mediterranean climate
colonialPower France
Spain
conflictWith French Third Republic
Spanish Empire
country Morocco
culturalRegionOf Amazigh
surface form: Amazigh world
hadLeader Abd el-Krim
hasCity Al Hoceima
Chefchaouen
Hoceima
Nador
Tétouan
surface form: Tetouan
hasCoastline Mediterranean Sea
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
cannabis production
fishing
tourism
hasEthnicGroup Riffian Berber
surface form: Riffian Amazigh
hasHighestPoint Jbel Bou Naceur
surface form: Jebel Tidirhine
hasLanguage Tarifit
hasLanguageFamily Berber languages
hasMajorPort Al Hoceima Port
Port of Nador
surface form: Nador Port
hasMinorityLanguage French
Spanish
hasOfficialLanguageOfCountry Arabic
hasProtestMovement Hirak Rif movement
hasReligion Sunni Islam
hasTraditionalDress Amazigh dress
hasTraditionalMusic Amazigh
surface form: Amazigh music
hasVegetation forested mountains
historicalEvent Rif Republic
Rif War
knownFor Amazigh culture
Chefchaouen
surface form: blue city of Chefchaouen

cannabis cultivation
history of resistance
mountainous landscapes
locatedIn northern Morocco
locatedOn Mediterranean Sea
partOf Atlas Mountain system
North Africa
surface form: Maghreb
timeZone Central European Time

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tarifit spokenIn Rif region
Rif War place Rif region
Nador locatedIn Rif region
Rifian spokenIn Rif region
Tarifit language region Rif region
Tétouan region Rif region
Riffian Berber spokenIn Rif region
Ghomara language region Rif region
Battle of Annual 1921 region Rif region
subject surface form: Battle of Annual
Rifian forces locatedIn Rif region
Abd el-Krim was leader of Rifian forces regionOfActivity Rif region
subject surface form: Abd el-Krim
Rif Republic locatedIn Rif region
Rif Republic namedAfter Rif region
Al Hoceima isMajorUrbanCenterOf Rif region
Irifiyen indigenousTo Rif region
First Rif War hasMainTheater Rif region
Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region contains Rif region
subject surface form: Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
this entity surface form: Rif coastal areas