Yafran
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Yafran is a town in western Libya situated in the Nafusa Mountains, known for its Berber heritage and strategic highland location.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yafran canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human settlement
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| buildingStyle | traditional Berber architecture ⓘ |
| climateCharacteristic | cooler than coastal lowlands ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | approximately 32.06°N 12.53°E ⓘ |
| country | Libya ⓘ |
| countryCallingCode | +218 ⓘ |
| countryCapitalProximity | southwest of Tripoli ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | Jabal al Gharbi Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceToTripoli | roughly 100–130 km southwest ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | approximately 700–800 metres ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Amazigh ⓘ |
| governingCountryCapital | Tripoli ⓘ |
| hasAgriculturalProduct |
fruits
ⓘ
grains ⓘ olives ⓘ |
| hasClimate | semi-arid climate ⓘ |
| hasDemographicFeature | Berber-speaking population ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
small-scale trade ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
Berbers
ⓘ
surface form:
Berber
|
| hasNearbySettlement |
Gharyan
ⓘ
Zintan ⓘ |
| hasReligiousSite | mosques ⓘ |
| historicalEventRole | site of conflict during 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Amazigh areas of Nafusa Mountains ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Berber cultural heritage
ⓘ
strategic highland location ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Arabic
ⓘ
Berber languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Nafusa Mountains
ⓘ
western Libya ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Al Jabal al Gharbi District
ⓘ
surface form:
Jabal al Gharbi District
|
| locatedInTimeZone | UTC+2 ⓘ |
| majorReligion | Islam ⓘ |
| partOf |
Nafusa Mountains
ⓘ
surface form:
Nafusa Mountain towns
|
| partOfRegion | Tripolitania ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | predominantly Amazigh and Arab ⓘ |
| regionalRole | local center for surrounding mountain villages ⓘ |
| roadConnection | connected by mountain roads to coastal plain ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | highland stronghold ⓘ |
| terrainFeature |
highland
ⓘ
mountainous area ⓘ |
| transportFeature | mountain roads and tracks ⓘ |
| usesCurrency | Libyan dinar ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Jebel Nafusa