Tafilalet Oasis

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geographical region oasis region

Tafilalet Oasis is a vast historic oasis region in southeastern Morocco, known as one of the world’s largest oasis complexes and a former center of trans-Saharan trade and early Moroccan dynasties.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Tafilalet Oasis canonical 1
Tafilalt Oasis 1
Tafilalt oasis 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
oasis region ⓘ
climate arid ⓘ
desert climate ⓘ
contains Erfoud NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rissani NERFINISHED ⓘ
irrigation canals ⓘ
numerous palm groves ⓘ
traditional fortified villages ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Morocco ⓘ
dynasticAssociation Alaouite dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
Saadi dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
economicActivity agriculture ⓘ
date trade ⓘ
small-scale pastoralism ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
ethnicGroup Amazigh NERFINISHED ⓘ
Arabs ⓘ
surface form: Arab
historicalPeriodOfFlourishing early modern period ⓘ
medieval period ⓘ
historicalRole cradle of early Moroccan dynasties ⓘ
important node between sub-Saharan Africa and Mediterranean markets ⓘ
major center of trans-Saharan trade ⓘ
irrigationSystem khettara system NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor being one of the world’s largest oasis complexes ⓘ
date palm cultivation ⓘ
historic caravan trade ⓘ
role in trans-Saharan trade routes ⓘ
traditional ksour and mud-brick architecture ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
Tamazight NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn Drâa-Tafilalet region NERFINISHED ⓘ
southeastern Morocco ⓘ
near Erfoud NERFINISHED ⓘ
Errachidia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rissani NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Sahara Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ziz River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryCrop cereals ⓘ
dates ⓘ
vegetables ⓘ
strategicImportance caravan crossroads ⓘ
gateway between Maghreb and Sahel ⓘ
threatenedBy desertification ⓘ
water scarcity ⓘ
tourismAttraction historic caravan routes ⓘ
palm groves ⓘ
traditional ksour ⓘ
waterSource Ziz River NERFINISHED ⓘ
underground aquifers ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Drâa-Tafilalet → containsOasis → Tafilalet Oasis ⓘ
Moroccan Sahara → hasOasis → Tafilalet Oasis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tafilalt Oasis
Rissani → nearbyFeature → Tafilalet Oasis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tafilalt oasis