Marowijne River region

E607595
border region geographical region

The Marowijne River region is a remote, forested area along the Suriname–French Guiana border known for its significant Ndyuka Maroon communities and rich Afro-Surinamese cultural heritage.

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All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Marowijne River region canonical 4

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf border region ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ
borderedBy Atlantic coastal zone ⓘ
Surinamese interior ⓘ
characterizedBy low population density ⓘ
remote location ⓘ
tropical rainforest ⓘ
culturalRegionOf Afro-Surinamese religions ⓘ
Maroon traditions ⓘ
Ndyuka language NERFINISHED ⓘ
environment dense forest cover ⓘ
humid tropical climate ⓘ
followsBorderWith Suriname–French Guiana border NERFINISHED ⓘ
governedBy French Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ
Republic of Suriname NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCulturalPractice Maroon dance ⓘ
Maroon music ⓘ
Maroon oral traditions ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Afro-Surinamese diaspora NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ndyuka people NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity fishing ⓘ
river transport ⓘ
small-scale subsistence agriculture ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup Aluku Maroons NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ndyuka Maroons NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasHistoricalContext Maroon resistance to slavery ⓘ
legacy of slavery in Suriname ⓘ
hasNaturalFeature river islands ⓘ
river rapids ⓘ
hasNaturalResource tropical hardwood forests ⓘ
hasPart Marowijne River NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSettlementPattern linear riverine villages ⓘ
inhabitedBy Afro-Surinamese communities NERFINISHED ⓘ
Maroon communities ⓘ
Ndyuka people NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor Afro-Surinamese cultural heritage ⓘ
Ndyuka Maroon communities NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageUsed Dutch ⓘ
French ⓘ
Ndyuka language NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sranan Tongo NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn French Guiana NERFINISHED ⓘ
Suriname NERFINISHED ⓘ
partlyIn eastern Suriname ⓘ
western French Guiana ⓘ
partOf Guiana Shield rainforest region NERFINISHED ⓘ
interior of Suriname ⓘ
transportMode canoe travel ⓘ
river boats ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Ndyuka Maroons → primaryResidence → Marowijne River region ⓘ
Aukan → region → Marowijne River region ⓘ
Njuká → region → Marowijne River region ⓘ
Paramaka → locatedIn → Marowijne River region ⓘ