El Kantara
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El Kantara is a historic Algerian town famed for its dramatic gorge and strategic location linking the Sahara Desert to northern Algeria.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| El Kantara canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
populated place
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
Sahara Desert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Algeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Algeria ⓘ |
| crossedBy | National Road N3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 300 metres ⓘ |
| hasBridge | Roman bridge over the gorge ⓘ |
| hasClimate | arid climate ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
El Kantara Gorge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oued El Haï NERFINISHED ⓘ historic bridge ⓘ |
| hasLandform |
gorge
ⓘ
mountain pass ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Arabic
ⓘ
Berber languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameMeaning | the bridge in Arabic ⓘ |
| hasNearbyMountainRange | Aurès Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Islam ⓘ |
| hasRiver | Oued El Haï NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVegetation | date palms ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
gateway between Tell Atlas and Sahara
ⓘ
military strategic point ⓘ trading hub on caravan routes ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dramatic gorge
ⓘ
historic caravan route ⓘ oasis landscape ⓘ palm groves ⓘ strategic location ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Algerian Sahara region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Biskra Province NERFINISHED ⓘ northern edge of the Sahara Desert ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf | Biskra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | edge of Saharan plateau ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf | Setif region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Trans-Saharan routes ⓘ |
| regionType | oasis town ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| touristAttraction |
El Kantara Gorge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
historic bridges ⓘ oasis and palm groves ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +1 ⓘ |
| wasKnownTo | Romans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.