Medina of Salé
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The Medina of Salé is a historic walled old town in northwestern Morocco, known for its traditional architecture, markets, and role as a former corsair stronghold opposite Rabat.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Medina of Salé canonical | 1 |
| مدينة سلا القديمة | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic medina
ⓘ
old town ⓘ walled city ⓘ |
| country | Morocco ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod |
17th century
ⓘ
early modern period ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Salé
ⓘ
surface form:
municipality of Salé
|
| hasArchitecturalStyle |
Islamic architecture
ⓘ
traditional Moroccan architecture ⓘ |
| hasCityGate |
Bab Chaafa
ⓘ
Bab Dar Sanaa ⓘ Medina of Fez ⓘ
surface form:
Bab Fès
Bab Lamrissa ⓘ Bab Mrisa ⓘ |
| hasCityWall | fortified ramparts ⓘ |
| hasCraftTradition |
leatherwork
ⓘ
metalwork ⓘ traditional textiles ⓘ woodwork ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
caravanserais (funduqs)
ⓘ
madrasas ⓘ mosques ⓘ narrow streets ⓘ traditional houses (riads) ⓘ traditional souks ⓘ |
| hasMarket |
crafts and textiles souks
ⓘ
traditional food markets ⓘ |
| hasReligiousBuilding |
Great Mosque of Salé
ⓘ
Madrasa of Salé ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important cultural heritage site of Morocco ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
base of Barbary pirates
ⓘ
corsair stronghold ⓘ maritime trading center ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Maghrebi Arabic
ⓘ
surface form:
Moroccan Arabic
|
| locatedIn |
Rabat-Salé-Kénitra region
ⓘ
city of Salé ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Atlantic coast of Morocco
ⓘ
north bank of the Bou Regreg River ⓘ |
| nearby |
Bou Regreg estuary
ⓘ
Kasbah of the Udayas ⓘ
surface form:
Kasbah of the Udayas (Rabat side)
|
| oppositeOf |
Rabat
ⓘ
surface form:
Medina of Rabat
city of Rabat ⓘ |
| partOf | historic urban fabric of Salé ⓘ |
| religionMajority | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
مدينة سلا القديمة