Ghadamis

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Ghadamis is an ancient oasis town in western Libya, renowned for its well-preserved traditional mud-brick architecture and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Ghadames 13
Ghadamis canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site
human settlement
oasis town
climate hot desert climate
continent Africa
country Libya
culturalRegion Maghreb
governedBy State of Libya
linked to: Libya
hasFeature covered alleyways
multi-storey courtyard houses
oasis
palm groves
traditional mud-brick architecture
whitewashed walls
hasHeritageType cultural heritage
hasSeason mild winters
very hot summers
hasSubdivision modern town of Ghadamis
old town of Ghadamis
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
historicalRole caravan trading center
knownFor historic trans-Saharan caravan trade
traditional urban planning adapted to desert climate
well-preserved old town
locatedIn Ghadames District
Sahara Desert
Tripolitania
western Libya
nearBorderWith Algeria
Tunisia
officialLanguage Arabic
partOf trans-Saharan trade routes
populationCharacteristic predominantly Amazigh (Berber) origin
recognizedBy UNESCO
religion Islam
roofUse social interaction in summer evenings
timeZone UTC+2
traditionalLanguage Ghadamès Berber
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (v)
UNESCOWorldHeritageID 362
UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion Arab States
linked to: Arab world
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1986
urbanLayoutAdaptation protection from extreme heat
usesBuildingMaterial lime plaster
mud brick
palm wood

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Referenced by (14)

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

Ghadamès Berber language hasAlternativeName Ghadames
linked to: Ghadamis
Trans-Saharan trade routes majorTerminus Ghadames
linked to: Ghadamis
Ghadames District contains Ghadames
linked to: Ghadamis
Ghadames District administrativeCenter Ghadames
linked to: Ghadamis
Ghadames District hasHistoricTown Ghadames
linked to: Ghadamis
Ghadames District hasOasisSettlement Ghadames
linked to: Ghadamis
Libya–Tunisia border passesNear Ghadames
linked to: Ghadamis
Proto-Berber hasDescendant Ghadames
linked to: Ghadamis
Təghădməsət hasGlottologName Ghadames
linked to: Ghadamis
Təghădməsət hasAlternativeName Ghadames
linked to: Ghadamis
Ghadamisi alternativeName Ghadames
linked to: Ghadamis
Ghadames Airport locatedIn Ghadames
linked to: Ghadamis
Ghadames Airport serves Ghadames
linked to: Ghadamis