Aurès region

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The Aurès region is a mountainous area in northeastern Algeria, historically significant as a stronghold of Berber (Amazigh) culture and resistance and home to many Shawiya-speaking communities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region
mountainous region
alternativeName Aures Mountains region
Aurès
linked to: Aurès region
climate semi-arid
continent Africa
country Algeria
countrySubdivision Batna Province
Biskra Province
Khenchela Province
Oum El Bouaghi Province
culture Amazigh culture
Berber culture
elevation highland
ethnicGroup Berber people
linked to: Berbers

Shawiya people
hasCity Batna
Khenchela
hasPeople Chaoui
hasTown Arris
T’kout
linked to: Tazoult
historicalEvent Algerian War of Independence
historicalPeriod French colonial period
Roman era
historicalRole center of Amazigh culture
stronghold of Berber resistance
knownFor Shawiya-speaking communities
remote villages
rugged mountains
traditional Berber customs
language Shawiya language
languageFamily Berber languages
locatedIn Atlas Mountains system
North Africa
eastern Algeria
northeastern Algeria
majorityReligion Sunni Islam
mountainRange Aurès Mountains
near border with Tunisia
partOf Algerian Highlands
Aurès Mountains
religion Islam
sovereignState People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
linked to: Algeria
traditionalEconomy agriculture
pastoralism

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Shawiya language region Aurès region
Ishawiyen indigenousTo Aurès region
Batna Province locatedIn Aurès region
Batna Province historicalRegion Aurès
linked to: Aurès region
Aurès Mountains region Aurès region
Oum El Bouaghi Province partOfRegion Aurès cultural region
linked to: Aurès region
Biskra Province partOfRegion Aurès region
Souk Ahras locatedIn Aurès region
Kutama Berbers locatedIn Aurès and Kabylie region
linked to: Aurès region
Chaoui of Tunisia historicalLink Aurès region
Chaoui of Tunisia migrationOrigin Aurès region, Algeria
linked to: Aurès region
Tacawit region Aurès region
Shawiya people ethnicGroupIn Aurès region
Tébessa Province locatedInRegion Aurès cultural area
linked to: Aurès region
Khenchela Province partOfRegion Aurès region
Chaouïa spokenPrimarilyIn Aurès region
Aurès region alternativeName Aurès
linked to: Aurès region
Chaouia language spokenIn Aurès region
Chaoui music hasRegion Aurès
linked to: Aurès region
Chaoui traditional dress region Aurès region
Barika region Aurès region
Chaoui Amazigh region Aurès
linked to: Aurès region
Merouana partOf Aurès region
Batna region Aurès region
Kantara Pass connectsRegion Aurès region
Algeria–Tunisia border adjacentTo Aurès region
Djebel Chélia locatedIn Aurès region
Djebel Chélia region Aurès
linked to: Aurès region
Biskra locatedInRegion Aurès region
Khenchela historicalRegion Aurès
linked to: Aurès region
Khenchela partOf Aurès cultural area
linked to: Aurès region
Aïn Beïda locatedInRegion Aurès region
Batna Airport servesRegion Aurès region