Emirate of Laghouat
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The Emirate of Laghouat was a pre-colonial North African polity centered on the oasis town of Laghouat in present-day Algeria, known for its resistance to French expansion in the 19th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Emirate of Laghouat canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
emirate
ⓘ
historical polity ⓘ pre-colonial state ⓘ |
| basedOn | oasis agriculture ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Saharan tribal territories ⓘ |
| capital | Laghouat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centeredOn | Laghouat oasis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | French conquest of Algeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Algeria ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSphere | Maghreb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
caravan trade
ⓘ
oasis cultivation ⓘ |
| hasEthnicContext | Arab-Berber population ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentType | emirate ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalStatus | autonomous oasis polity ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalSystem | hereditary emirate ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance | control of Saharan trade routes ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 19th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
19th-century anti-colonial resistance
ⓘ
resistance to French expansion ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Laghouat Province (present-day)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ |
| opposedBy | French colonial forces ⓘ |
| partOf | Sahara region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | French colonial administration in Laghouat ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | Laghouat, Algeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | central Algeria ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
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