Drâa Valley

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Drâa Valley is a scenic river valley in southeastern Morocco known for its palm groves, ancient kasbahs, and oasis settlements along the Drâa River.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Drâa Valley canonical 1
Wadi Draa 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river valley
tourist destination
architecturalStyle rammed earth architecture
climate arid
contains Ksour (fortified villages)
country Morocco
economicActivities agriculture
date trade
tourism
ecosystem river oasis
ethnicGroups Amazigh (Berber)
linked to: Amazigh

Arab
linked to: Arabs
extendsFrom Ouarzazate
extendsTo Atlantic coast near Tan-Tan
Mhamid
follows Drâa River
hasPart ancient kasbahs
oasis settlements
palm groves
historicalRole caravan route between Marrakech and Timbuktu
knownFor date palm plantations
earthen architecture
oasis agriculture
scenic landscapes
traditional Berber villages
languageSpoken Arabic
Tamazight
locatedIn Drâa-Tafilalet region
linked to: Drâa-Tafilalet

southeastern Morocco
mainTownAlong Agdz
Mhamid El Ghizlane
Zagora
partOf Sahara fringe
primaryCrops cereals
dates
vegetables
regionType oasis valley
religion Islam
threats climate change impacts
desertification
water scarcity
tourismActivities desert excursions
kasbah visits
oasis trekking
transportRoute road from Ouarzazate to Zagora
waterSource Drâa River

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Drâa-Tafilalet containsValley Drâa Valley
Draa River alsoKnownAs Wadi Draa
linked to: Drâa Valley