Sous

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Sous is a historical and cultural region in southwestern Morocco known for its fertile valley, Amazigh (Berber) heritage, and production of argan oil and citrus fruits.

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Sous canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region
historical region
administrativeOverlap Souss-Massa region
agriculturalProduct argan nuts
lemons
oranges
vegetables
borderedBy Anti-Atlas Mountains
High Atlas Mountains
linked to: High Atlas
climate semi-arid
country Morocco
ecosystem Mediterranean woodland and scrub
semi-desert steppe
ethnicGroup Imazighen
linked to: Amazigh
hasCulturalTrait Amazigh music
Amazigh oral poetry
argan-based cuisine
traditional Berber architecture
hasEconomicActivity livestock herding
olive cultivation
trade
hasHeritage Amazigh
Berber
hasLanguage Arabic
Tashelhit Berber
linked to: Tashelhit
hasNaturalResource argan forests
hasPopulationGroup Shilha Berbers
hasTraditionalHouseType agadir (collective granary)
kasbah
historicalRole center of Amazigh resistance and identity
important trade corridor between Sahara and Atlantic coast
knownFor agriculture
argan oil production
citrus fruit production
date palms
fertile valley
oasis agriculture
locatedIn North Africa
southwestern Morocco
locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
majorCity Agadir
Taroudant
Tiznit
partOf Morocco
regionType valley
religion Sunni Islam
traversedBy Souss River

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Morocco hasCulturalRegion Sous
subject linked to: Morocco (as part of Amazigh)