Sijilmasa
E802236
Sijilmasa was a medieval Moroccan oasis city that flourished as a key commercial hub linking North Africa with sub-Saharan gold and trade networks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sijilmasa canonical | 3 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
historical city ⓘ oasis city ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Ifriqiya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maghreb NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Andalus NERFINISHED ⓘ sub-Saharan Africa ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Morocco ⓘ |
| currentStatus | ruins ⓘ |
| declineCause |
political instability
ⓘ
shifts in trade routes ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Miknasa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zenata Berbers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Miknasa Berbers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
city walls
ⓘ
irrigation systems ⓘ markets ⓘ mosques ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important archaeological heritage site in Morocco ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Islamic scholarship
ⓘ
caravan trade ⓘ date-palm cultivation ⓘ trade in West African gold ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
ⓘ
Berber languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Tafilalt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southeastern Morocco ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | medieval period ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Rissani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Ziz River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Islamic world
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
trans-Saharan trade network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalEntity | Midrarid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | North Africa ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| role |
commercial center
ⓘ
gold trade center ⓘ terminus of trans-Saharan caravan routes ⓘ trans-Saharan trade hub ⓘ |
| ruledBy |
Almohad Caliphate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Almoravid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Marinid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Midrarid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradeGoods |
copper
ⓘ
dates ⓘ gold ⓘ salt ⓘ slaves ⓘ textiles ⓘ |
| tradeRoute |
route to Awdaghost
ⓘ
route to Ghana Empire ⓘ route to Timbuktu ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.