Haouz plain

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The Haouz plain is a fertile agricultural region in central Morocco, lying around the city of Marrakesh at the foot of the High Atlas Mountains.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Haouz natural region 1
Haouz plain canonical 1
Tadla plain 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf agricultural region
geographical region
plain
agriculturalProduct barley
citrus fruits
olives
vegetables
wheat
borderedBy High Atlas Mountains
linked to: High Atlas
climate semi-arid
climateInfluencedBy High Atlas Mountains
linked to: High Atlas
contains rural communes around Marrakesh
country Morocco
economicActivity agriculture
livestock rearing
elevation lowland plain
hasHistoricalRole agricultural hinterland of Marrakesh
hasIrrigationSystem modern irrigation canals
traditional khettara systems
hasLandUse irrigated fields
pasture land
rainfed fields
hasMajorCity Marrakesh
knownFor fertile soils
intensive agriculture
languageRegion Arabic
Tamazight
liesAtFootOf High Atlas Mountains
linked to: High Atlas
locatedIn Marrakesh-Safi region
central Morocco
locatedNorthOf High Atlas main crest
locatedWestOf Middle Atlas
near Tensift plain
partOf Atlas Mountains foreland
linked to: Atlas Mountains

Haouz natural region
linked to: Haouz plain
playsRoleIn food supply of Marrakesh
regionType inland plain
soilType alluvial soils
surrounds Marrakesh
usedFor cereal cultivation
fruit orchards
irrigated agriculture
olive cultivation
vegetable production
waterSource Tensift River
snowmelt from High Atlas Mountains
underground aquifers

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Marrakesh-Safi includesPartOf Haouz plain
subject linked to: Marrakesh-Safi region
Haouz plain partOf Haouz natural region
linked to: Haouz plain
Oum Er-Rbia River supportsIrrigatedPerimeters Tadla plain
linked to: Haouz plain