French Zone of Morocco
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The French Zone of Morocco was the area of Morocco administered as a French protectorate from 1912 until the country’s independence in 1956.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| French Zone of Morocco canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9598914 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: French Zone of Morocco Context triple: [Moroccan franc, legalTenderIn, French Zone of Morocco]
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A.
Southwestern Morocco
Southwestern Morocco is a mountainous region of Morocco that includes part of the High Atlas range and encompasses North Africa’s highest peak, Toubkal.
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B.
M’zab region of Algeria
The M’zab region of Algeria is a historic Saharan oasis area known for its fortified Ibadi towns, distinctive vernacular architecture, and preservation of a unique Berber-Islamic cultural heritage.
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C.
Oriental region of Morocco
The Oriental region of Morocco is an administrative area in the country’s northeast, bordering Algeria and the Mediterranean Sea, known for its diverse landscapes and strategic cross-border position.
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D.
northern Morocco
Northern Morocco is a region of Morocco encompassing historic cities like Fez and characterized by Mediterranean coastline, Rif Mountains, and a rich blend of Arab, Berber, and Andalusian cultural influences.
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E.
southern Morocco
Southern Morocco is a largely arid, sparsely populated region of Morocco characterized by desert landscapes, oases, and the foothills of the Atlas mountain ranges.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: French Zone of Morocco Target entity description: The French Zone of Morocco was the area of Morocco administered as a French protectorate from 1912 until the country’s independence in 1956.
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A.
Southwestern Morocco
Southwestern Morocco is a mountainous region of Morocco that includes part of the High Atlas range and encompasses North Africa’s highest peak, Toubkal.
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B.
M’zab region of Algeria
The M’zab region of Algeria is a historic Saharan oasis area known for its fortified Ibadi towns, distinctive vernacular architecture, and preservation of a unique Berber-Islamic cultural heritage.
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C.
Oriental region of Morocco
The Oriental region of Morocco is an administrative area in the country’s northeast, bordering Algeria and the Mediterranean Sea, known for its diverse landscapes and strategic cross-border position.
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D.
northern Morocco
Northern Morocco is a region of Morocco encompassing historic cities like Fez and characterized by Mediterranean coastline, Rif Mountains, and a rich blend of Arab, Berber, and Andalusian cultural influences.
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E.
southern Morocco
Southern Morocco is a largely arid, sparsely populated region of Morocco characterized by desert landscapes, oases, and the foothills of the Atlas mountain ranges.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial territory
ⓘ
former French protectorate ⓘ former administrative division ⓘ |
| administeredBy | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialAdministrationCenter | Rabat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialPolicy | association and indirect rule ⓘ |
| colonialPower |
French Fourth Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French Third Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Morocco ⓘ |
| currency | Moroccan franc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfTreatyOfFez | 30 March 1912 ⓘ |
| deFactoControlBy | French government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educationSystemInfluence | French educational model ⓘ |
| endTime | 1956 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Treaty of Fez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Rabat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfState | Sultan of Morocco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| independenceMovementResult | Independence of Morocco in 1956 ⓘ |
| introducedInfrastructure |
modern ports
ⓘ
modern roads ⓘ railways ⓘ |
| legalStatus | protectorate ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Africa
ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ |
| mainPortCity |
Casablanca
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rabat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCity |
Agadir
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Casablanca NERFINISHED ⓘ Fes NERFINISHED ⓘ Marrakesh NERFINISHED ⓘ Meknes NERFINISHED ⓘ Oujda NERFINISHED ⓘ Rabat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
Arabic
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| partOf | French colonial empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Sultanate of Morocco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForEnd |
Franco-Moroccan negotiations on independence
ⓘ
decolonization of Morocco ⓘ |
| religionOfficiallyRecognized |
Islam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| representedBy | Resident-General of France in Morocco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesBorderWith |
International Zone of Tangier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish Protectorate in Morocco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Istiqlal Party formation
ⓘ
Moroccan nationalist movement ⓘ |
| sovereigntyNominallyHeldBy | Sultan of Morocco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1912 ⓘ |
| successor | Kingdom of Morocco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: French Zone of Morocco Description of subject: The French Zone of Morocco was the area of Morocco administered as a French protectorate from 1912 until the country’s independence in 1956.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Moroccan franc