El Atteuf
E400267
El Atteuf is a historic oasis town in Algeria’s M’zab Valley, known for its traditional Ibadi Muslim community and distinctive Saharan architecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| El Atteuf canonical | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commune of Algeria
ⓘ
oasis settlement ⓘ town ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision |
Ghardaïa Province
ⓘ
surface form:
Ghardaïa District
|
| architecturalStyle | traditional Mzabite architecture ⓘ |
| buildingMaterial |
adobe
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| climate | hot desert climate ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Algeria ⓘ |
| dominantRite | Ibadi rite ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
date palm cultivation
ⓘ
oasis agriculture ⓘ small-scale trade ⓘ |
| hasCommunity | Ibadi Muslim community ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
defensive architecture
ⓘ
mosque-centered urban layout ⓘ narrow winding streets ⓘ palm grove oasis ⓘ terraced houses ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
religious center for Ibadi community
ⓘ
traditional residential center ⓘ |
| hasReligiousBuilding | Ibadi mosque ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "M’Zab Valley" ⓘ |
| knownFor |
compact earthen urban fabric
ⓘ
historic oasis town ⓘ traditional Saharan architecture ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Arabic
ⓘ
Mozabite Berber ⓘ
surface form:
Mzab-Wargla Berber
|
| locatedIn |
Ghardaïa Province
ⓘ
M’zab ⓘ
surface form:
M’zab Valley
Sahara Desert ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Ghardaïa ⓘ |
| partOf |
M’Zab Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Mzab settlements
|
| planningPrinciple | mosque at highest point ⓘ |
| region |
Northern Sahara
ⓘ
surface form:
northern Sahara
|
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Ibadi Islam ⓘ |
| roofType | flat roofs ⓘ |
| timeZone | CET ⓘ |
| UNESCOCriteria |
(ii)
ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ (v) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSince | 1982 ⓘ |
| urbanForm | fortified ksar ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | +1 ⓘ |
| waterSource | oasis wells ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
M’zab region