Oued Righ region
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The Oued Righ region is an oasis-dotted area of the northern Sahara in eastern Algeria, known for its date palm groves and historic desert settlements such as Touggourt.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oued Righ region canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
oasis region ⓘ |
| agriculturalProduct |
cereals
ⓘ
dates ⓘ vegetables ⓘ |
| climate | hot desert climate ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Algeria ⓘ |
| elevation | low-lying basin ⓘ |
| hasCenter | Touggourt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage |
date-farming traditions
ⓘ
traditional Saharan architecture ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
date cultivation
ⓘ
livestock herding ⓘ oasis agriculture ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
irrigation canals
ⓘ
palm groves ⓘ salt flats ⓘ |
| hasMajorSettlement |
Blidet Amor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Megarine NERFINISHED ⓘ Sidi Slimane NERFINISHED ⓘ Temacine NERFINISHED ⓘ Touggourt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNaturalResource | groundwater aquifers ⓘ |
| hasOasis |
Megarine oasis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Temacine oasis NERFINISHED ⓘ Touggourt oasis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransportation |
road link to Biskra
ⓘ
road link to Ouargla ⓘ |
| hasVegetation |
date palms
ⓘ
desert shrubs ⓘ |
| historicalRole | caravan stop in trans-Saharan trade ⓘ |
| hydrology | fossil groundwater use ⓘ |
| knownFor |
date palm groves
ⓘ
date production ⓘ oases ⓘ traditional desert settlements ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Algerian Arabic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arabic ⓘ Berber languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ouargla Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Algeria ⓘ northern Sahara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Sahara Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.