Taroudant
E507092
Taroudant is a historic walled city in southern Morocco, often called the "Grandmother of Marrakech" for its similar architecture and traditional markets.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| architecturalStyleSimilarTo | Marrakech NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid climate ⓘ |
| country | Morocco ⓘ |
| economySector |
agriculture
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| governedBy | municipal council ⓘ |
| hasCityWalls | yes ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
historic city walls
ⓘ
souks ⓘ traditional markets ⓘ |
| hasGate |
Bab El-Kasbah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bab Ouled Bounouna NERFINISHED ⓘ Bab Targhount NERFINISHED ⓘ Bab Zourgane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKasbah | yes ⓘ |
| hasMarket |
Arab souk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Berber souk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMedina | yes ⓘ |
| hasPalmTrees | yes ⓘ |
| hasUniversityInstitution | Ibn Zohr University branch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageType | traditional Moroccan urban fabric ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
important trading center
ⓘ
regional capital in Souss ⓘ |
| isFortified | yes ⓘ |
| knownFor |
handicrafts
ⓘ
leather goods ⓘ local agriculture ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Moroccan Arabic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tashelhit Berber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Southern Morocco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProvince | Taroudant Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Souss-Massa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Oued Souss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearMountainRange |
Anti-Atlas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
High Atlas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Grandmother of Marrakech ⓘ |
| religionMajority | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadDistanceTo |
Agadir
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marrakech NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC+1 ⓘ |
| transport | served by regional roads ⓘ |
| urbanForm | compact medina ⓘ |
| wallColor | reddish ochre ⓘ |
| wallMaterial | rammed earth ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Southern Morocco