Sous

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Sous is a historical and cultural region in southwestern Morocco known for its fertile valley, Amazigh (Berber) heritage, and production of argan oil and citrus fruits.

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Sous canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region
historical region
administrativeOverlap Souss-Massa region NERFINISHED
agriculturalProduct argan nuts
lemons
oranges
vegetables
borderedBy Anti-Atlas Mountains NERFINISHED
High Atlas Mountains NERFINISHED
climate semi-arid
country Morocco
ecosystem Mediterranean woodland and scrub
semi-desert steppe
ethnicGroup Imazighen NERFINISHED
hasCulturalTrait Amazigh music
Amazigh oral poetry
argan-based cuisine
traditional Berber architecture
hasEconomicActivity livestock herding
olive cultivation
trade
hasHeritage Amazigh NERFINISHED
Berber
hasLanguage Arabic NERFINISHED
Tashelhit Berber NERFINISHED
hasNaturalResource argan forests
hasPopulationGroup Shilha Berbers NERFINISHED
hasTraditionalHouseType agadir (collective granary) NERFINISHED
kasbah
historicalRole center of Amazigh resistance and identity
important trade corridor between Sahara and Atlantic coast
knownFor agriculture
argan oil production
citrus fruit production
date palms
fertile valley
oasis agriculture
locatedIn North Africa
southwestern Morocco NERFINISHED
locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
majorCity Agadir NERFINISHED
Taroudant NERFINISHED
Tiznit NERFINISHED
partOf Morocco NERFINISHED
regionType valley
religion Sunni Islam
traversedBy Souss River NERFINISHED

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Morocco (as part of Amazigh) hasCulturalRegion Sous
subject surface form: Morocco