Bougie
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Bougie, historically known as Béjaïa, is a coastal city in northeastern Algeria that was an important medieval center of learning and trade in the Maghreb.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | city ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bejaia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bugia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| coast | Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Algeria ⓘ |
| countryCapital | Algiers (not Bougie) ⓘ |
| etymologyOf | French word "bougie" (candle) ⓘ |
| governingDynasty | Hammadid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Cape Carbon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gouraya National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Yemma Gouraya mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUniversity | University of Béjaïa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | medieval Maghreb ⓘ |
| historicalInfluence |
Islamic scholarship
ⓘ
Mediterranean commerce ⓘ |
| historicalName | Béjaïa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isCapitalOf | Béjaïa Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | wax candles exported to Europe ⓘ |
| languageMajority | Arabic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSignificant | Kabyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Maghreb
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northeastern Algeria ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeDivision | Béjaïa Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Gulf of Béjaïa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernRole |
industrial center
ⓘ
port city ⓘ |
| partOf | Tell Atlas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portType |
commercial port
ⓘ
oil port ⓘ |
| region | Kabylie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionMajority | Islam ⓘ |
| roleInHistory |
important medieval center of learning
ⓘ
important medieval center of trade ⓘ |
| servedAs | Hammadid capital ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfImportance | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timezone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| tradeNetwork |
Mediterranean trade routes
ⓘ
Trans-Saharan trade routes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNLOCODE | DZBJA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | +1 ⓘ |
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