Aurès region

E681311

historical region mountainous region

The Aurès region is a mountainous area in northeastern Algeria, historically significant as a stronghold of Berber (Amazigh) culture and resistance and home to many Shawiya-speaking communities.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Aurès region canonical	5
Aurès	1
Aurès cultural region	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical region ⓘ mountainous region ⓘ
alternativeName	Aures Mountains region NERFINISHED ⓘ Aurès NERFINISHED ⓘ
climate	semi-arid ⓘ
continent	Africa ⓘ
country	Algeria ⓘ
countrySubdivision	Batna Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Biskra Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Khenchela Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Oum El Bouaghi Province NERFINISHED ⓘ
culture	Amazigh culture ⓘ Berber culture ⓘ
elevation	highland ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Berber people NERFINISHED ⓘ Shawiya people NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCity	Batna NERFINISHED ⓘ Khenchela NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPeople	Chaoui NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTown	Arris NERFINISHED ⓘ T’kout NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalEvent	Algerian War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalPeriod	French colonial period ⓘ Roman era ⓘ
historicalRole	center of Amazigh culture ⓘ stronghold of Berber resistance ⓘ
knownFor	Shawiya-speaking communities ⓘ remote villages ⓘ rugged mountains ⓘ traditional Berber customs ⓘ
language	Shawiya language NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageFamily	Berber languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Atlas Mountains system NERFINISHED ⓘ North Africa ⓘ eastern Algeria NERFINISHED ⓘ northeastern Algeria ⓘ
majorityReligion	Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ
mountainRange	Aurès Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ
near	border with Tunisia ⓘ
partOf	Algerian Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Aurès Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Islam ⓘ
sovereignState	People's Democratic Republic of Algeria NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditionalEconomy	agriculture ⓘ pastoralism ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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

Shawiya language → region → Aurès region ⓘ

Ishawiyen → indigenousTo → Aurès region ⓘ

Batna Province → locatedIn → Aurès region ⓘ

Batna Province → historicalRegion → Aurès region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aurès

Aurès Mountains → region → Aurès region ⓘ

Oum El Bouaghi Province → partOfRegion → Aurès region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aurès cultural region

Biskra Province → partOfRegion → Aurès region ⓘ