Ghardaïa
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Ghardaïa is a historic oasis city in northern Algeria, renowned for its distinctive Mozabite architecture and role as a cultural and commercial center of the M’zab Valley.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ghardaïa canonical | 11 |
| Ghardaïa city | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
commune of Algeria ⓘ oasis city ⓘ |
| airport | Noumérat – Moufdi Zakaria Airport ⓘ |
| architecturalFeature |
fortified walls
ⓘ
narrow, winding streets ⓘ whitewashed houses ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Berber architecture
ⓘ
surface form:
Mozabite vernacular architecture
|
| capitalOf | Ghardaïa Province ⓘ |
| climate | hot desert climate ⓘ |
| coordinateLatitude | 32.4900 ⓘ |
| coordinateLongitude | 3.6700 ⓘ |
| country | Algeria ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
date cultivation
ⓘ
handicrafts ⓘ tourism ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | about 450 metres ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Berbers
ⓘ
surface form:
Mozabites
|
| historicalSignificance | important Ibadi religious center ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Mozabite architecture
ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage status as part of M’zab Valley ⓘ date palm groves ⓘ historic oasis settlement ⓘ traditional market ⓘ |
| KöppenClimateClassification | BWh ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
ⓘ
Mozabite Berber ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Ghardaïa Province ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
M’Zab Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
M’zab Valley
Sahara Desert ⓘ northern Algeria ⓘ |
| partOf |
M’Zab Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Pentapolis of the M’zab
|
| populationEstimate | over 90,000 inhabitants ⓘ |
| religion | Ibadi Islam ⓘ |
| river |
M’Zab Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Oued M’zab
|
| role |
commercial center of the M’zab Valley
ⓘ
cultural center of the M’zab Valley ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| transport | served by Ghardaïa Airport ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteCriteria |
(ii)
ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ (v) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteInscriptionYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSitePartOf |
M’Zab Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
M’zab Valley
|
| urbanForm |
central mosque with minaret dominating the townscape
ⓘ
terraced hillside layout ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | +1 ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
M’zab region
subject surface form:
M’zab region
subject surface form:
M’zab region
this entity surface form:
Ghardaïa city