Melika

E400265

Melika is a historic oasis town in Algeria’s M’zab Valley, known for its traditional Ibadi Muslim community and distinctive Saharan architecture.

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Label Occurrences
Melika canonical 4
Melika (town) 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic town
oasis settlement
town
architecturalStyle Ibadi architectural tradition
Saharan vernacular architecture
country Algeria
culturalRegion M’zab
foundedBy Ibadi Islam
surface form: Ibadi community
governorateOrProvinceCapitalNearby Ghardaïa
hasBuildingMaterial mudbrick
plaster
stone
hasClimate hot desert climate
hasEconomicActivity date palm cultivation
oasis agriculture
small-scale trade
hasFeature adobe and stone buildings
cemetery on a hilltop
central mosque
compact urban fabric
defensive layout
flat-roofed houses
irrigated gardens
narrow winding streets
palm groves
hasReligiousCommunity Ibadi Islam
surface form: Ibadi Muslims
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "M’Zab Valley"
knownFor Saharan architecture
fortified urban layout
traditional Ibadi Muslim community
languageSpoken Arabic
Mozabite Berber
surface form: Mozabite (Tumzabt)
locatedIn Ghardaïa Province
M’Zab Valley
surface form: M’zab Valley

Sahara Desert
locatedOn edge of an oasis
partOf M’Zab Valley
surface form: Pentapolis of the M’zab Valley

traditional Ibadi network of Saharan towns
region Northern Sahara
surface form: northern Sahara
religion Ibadi Islam
religiousAffiliationMajority Ibadi Islam
surface form: Ibadi
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (ii)
(iii)
(v)
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1982
urbanForm hilltop ksar

Referenced by (5)

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

M’zab region of Algeria contains Melika
subject surface form: M’zab region
M’Zab Valley hasPart Melika
Ghardaïa Province contains Melika
this entity surface form: Melika (town)