Ghadamès
E39478
Ghadamès is an ancient oasis town in western Libya, renowned for its well-preserved Saharan architecture and UNESCO-listed historic old quarter.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Heritage Site
→
archaeological site → human settlement → oasis town → |
| architecturalStyle | Saharan vernacular architecture → |
| buildingMaterial |
lime plaster
→
mud brick → palm wood → |
| climate | hot desert climate → |
| coordinateLocation | approximately 30.133°N 9.500°E → |
| country | Libya → |
| ethnicGroup |
Berbers
→
surface form:
Berber
Tuareg → |
| feature |
covered passageways for shade
→
separation of public and private spaces → vertical organization of domestic space → |
| hasHeritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site → |
| hasPart |
Old Town of Ghadamès
→
modern town of Ghadamès → |
| heritageCriteria |
UNESCO cultural criterion (iii)
→
UNESCO cultural criterion (v) → |
| heritageListingYear | 1986 → |
| heritageSiteId | 362 → |
| knownFor |
ancient oasis settlement pattern
→
distinctive whitewashed facades → multi-storey mud-brick houses → traditional covered alleyways → well-preserved Saharan architecture → |
| languageUsed | Ghadamès Berber language → |
| locatedIn |
Sahara Desert
→
Tripolitania → western Libya → |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Nalut District → |
| locatedNear |
Algeria
→
Tunisia → |
| locatedOn |
an oasis fed by underground water
→
edge of the Sahara Desert → historic trade routes across the Sahara → |
| officialNameUNESCO | Old Town of Ghadamès → |
| partOf | Fezzan region in a broad sense → |
| populationTrend | decline in permanent residents in the old town in the late 20th century → |
| religion | Islam → |
| romanName | Cydamus → |
| roofType | flat roofs used as terraces → |
| timePeriod |
Roman period frontier town
→
inhabited since pre-Roman times → |
| UNESCORegion |
Arab world
→
surface form:
Arab States
|
| urbanForm | compact labyrinthine street network → |
| usedToBe |
important trans-Saharan caravan stop
→
trading center between North and sub-Saharan Africa → |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.