Tlemcen
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Tlemcen is a historic city in northwestern Algeria known for its rich Islamic heritage, medieval architecture, and role as a major cultural and commercial center in the Maghreb.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tlemcen canonical | 8 |
| city of Tlemcen | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | city ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Tlemcen Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| commonlySpokenLanguage |
Algerian Arabic
ⓘ
Berber languages ⓘ French ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| coordinateLatitude | 34.8783 ⓘ |
| coordinateLongitude | -1.3150 ⓘ |
| country | Algeria ⓘ |
| distanceTo |
near the border with Morocco
ⓘ
~520 km west of Algiers ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | 842 ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 4th century CE (as Roman Pomaria) ⓘ |
| hasUniversity | University of Tlemcen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important center of Islamic art and architecture in Algeria ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Central Maghreb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
caravan trade hub
ⓘ
major commercial center of the Maghreb ⓘ major cultural center of the Maghreb ⓘ |
| importantMonument |
Agadir fortress
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
El Mechouar Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Mosque of Tlemcen NERFINISHED ⓘ Mansourah ruins NERFINISHED ⓘ Sidi Boumediene Mosque and complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Tlemcen Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Islamic heritage
ⓘ
Sufi shrines ⓘ historic mosques ⓘ leatherwork ⓘ madrasas ⓘ medieval architecture ⓘ music and Andalusian musical tradition ⓘ textile production ⓘ traditional crafts ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Maghreb
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northwestern Algeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyMountainRange | Tlemcen Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| population | ~140000 ⓘ |
| precededBy | Roman city Pomaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionMajority | Islam ⓘ |
| ruledBy |
Almohad Caliphate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Almoravid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ France NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Zayyanid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +1 ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
city of Tlemcen
subject surface form:
Northern Algeria