Adagh des Ifoghas

E776645

Adagh des Ifoghas is a rugged mountainous and desert region in northeastern Mali, known as a historic stronghold and cultural heartland of Tuareg groups.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Adagh des Ifoghas canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf desert region
mountain range
borderingCountry Algeria
climate arid
hot desert climate
country Mali
culturalRegionOf Tuareg
ecoregion Saharan desert ecoregion
ethnicGroup Ifoghas confederation of Tuareg
geology granite massifs
sandstone formations
hasArchaeologicalSiteType prehistoric rock engravings
rock paintings
hasFeature canyons
oases
plateaus
rocky outcrops
wadis
highestPointName Adrar des Ifoghas highlands
linked to: Adrar des Ifoghas
historicRole Tuareg stronghold
caravan route area
inhabitedBy Tuareg
knownFor Tuareg culture
difficult access
rock art sites
languageRegion Tamasheq
locatedIn Sahara Desert
West Africa
northeastern Mali
nameEtymology named after the Ifoghas Tuareg confederation
partOf Kidal Region
Tuareg cultural area
linked to: Tuareg homeland
regionType remote
sparsely populated
strategicImportance rebel stronghold in northern Mali conflicts
terrain desert
mountainous
rocky plateaus
rugged
traditionalEconomy camel herding
goat herding
trans-Saharan trade
transportRole historic caravan crossroads
usedFor pastoral nomadism

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Imghad associatedRegion Adagh des Ifoghas
Kidal historicalRegion Adagh des Ifoghas