Rif region

E151657

The Rif region is a mountainous area in northern Morocco along the Mediterranean coast, known for its distinct Amazigh (Berber) culture and history of resistance.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Rif region canonical 59
Rif coastal areas 1
Rif region (geographical) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
mountainous region
borderedBy Atlantic coastal plains of Morocco
Mediterranean Sea
climate Mediterranean climate
colonialPower France
Spain
conflictWith French Third Republic
Spanish Empire
country Morocco
culturalRegionOf Amazigh world
linked to: Amazigh
hadLeader Abd el-Krim
hasCity Al Hoceima
Chefchaouen
Hoceima
Nador
Tetouan
linked to: Tétouan
hasCoastline Mediterranean Sea
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
cannabis production
fishing
tourism
hasEthnicGroup Riffian Amazigh
linked to: Riffian Berber
hasHighestPoint Jebel Tidirhine
linked to: Jbel Bou Naceur
hasLanguage Tarifit
hasLanguageFamily Berber languages
hasMajorPort Al Hoceima Port
Nador Port
linked to: Port of Nador
hasMinorityLanguage French
Spanish
hasOfficialLanguageOfCountry Arabic
hasProtestMovement Hirak Rif movement
hasReligion Sunni Islam
hasTraditionalDress Amazigh dress
hasTraditionalMusic Amazigh music
linked to: Amazigh
hasVegetation forested mountains
historicalEvent Rif Republic
Rif War
knownFor Amazigh culture
blue city of Chefchaouen
linked to: Chefchaouen

cannabis cultivation
history of resistance
mountainous landscapes
locatedIn northern Morocco
locatedOn Mediterranean Sea
partOf Atlas Mountain system
Maghreb
linked to: North Africa
timeZone Central European Time

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (61)

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

Tarifit spokenIn Rif region
Rif War place Rif region
Nador locatedIn Rif region
Rifian spokenIn Rif region
Tarifit language region Rif region
Tétouan region Rif region
Riffian Berber spokenIn Rif region
Ghomara language region Rif region
Battle of Annual region Rif region
subject linked to: Battle of Annual 1921
Rifian forces locatedIn Rif region
Abd el-Krim regionOfActivity Rif region
Rif Republic locatedIn Rif region
Rif Republic namedAfter Rif region
Al Hoceima isMajorUrbanCenterOf Rif region
Irifiyen indigenousTo Rif region
First Rif War hasMainTheater Rif region
Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima contains Rif coastal areas
linked to: Rif region
Loukkos River locatedIn Rif region
Taounate partOf Rif region
Rif tribes locatedIn Rif region
First Melillan campaign theatre Rif region
War of Tétouan theatreOfWar Rif region
Second Melillan campaign place Rif region
Battle of Annual location Rif region
Tahla partOf Rif region
Beni Ensar port servesHinterland Rif region
Beni Ensar partOf Rif region (geographical)
linked to: Rif region
Hoceima locatedIn Rif region
Hirak Rif movement region Rif region
Al Hoceima Port locatedIn Rif region
Tarifit spokenIn Rif region
subject linked to: ⵜⴰⵔⵉⴼⵉⵜ (Tarifit)
Senhadja de Srair region Rif region
Beni Iznasen locatedIn Rif region
subject linked to: Beni Iznasen tribe
Ghomara people nativeTo Rif region
Ait Waryaghar partOf Rif region
subject linked to: Ait Waryaghar tribe
Rif War location Rif region
subject linked to: Annual
Republic of the Rif locatedIn Rif region
Tagduda n Arrif namedAfter Rif region
Rifian Army operatedIn Rif region
Jbel Tidirhine partOf Rif region