Rif Mountains

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The Rif Mountains are a rugged mountain range in northern Morocco known for their dramatic landscapes, Mediterranean climate, and cultural significance to the indigenous Amazigh (Berber) populations.

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Label Occurrences
Rif Mountains canonical 13
Rif mountains 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range
adjacentTo Alboran Sea
border Mediterranean Sea
Strait of Gibraltar
climate Mediterranean climate
continent Africa
country Morocco
culturalRegionOf Riffian people
linked to: Berbers
drainage Loukkos River
Moulouya River basin
Oued Laou
economicActivity agriculture
forestry
livestock herding
olive cultivation
tourism
elevation 2456 metres
extendsTo Nador region
linked to: Nador
forms northern edge of Moroccan plateau
geology folded sedimentary rocks
limestone
sandstone
hasTown Al Hoceima
Chefchaouen
Nador
Ouezzane
Tetouan
linked to: Tétouan
highestPoint Jebel Tidirhine
linked to: Jbel Bou Naceur
historicalEvent Rif Republic
Rif War
inhabitedBy Amazigh people
linked to: Amazigh

Riffian Berbers
linked to: Berbers
knownFor deep valleys
dramatic landscapes
rugged terrain
steep slopes
languageRegion Arabic
Tarifit
locatedIn Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region
northern Morocco
partOf Atlas mountain system
linked to: Atlas Mountains
tourismType cultural tourism
ecotourism
hiking
vegetation Mediterranean forests
cedar forests
cork oak forests
holm oak forests
maquis shrubland

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Referenced by (14)

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

Middle Atlas borders Rif Mountains
Riffians indigenousTo Rif Mountains
Northern Morocco hasMountainRange Rif Mountains
subject linked to: northern Morocco
Rifian region Rif Mountains
Tétouan locatedInMountainRange Rif Mountains
Northern Berber region Rif Mountains
Zenati historicalRegion Rif Mountains
Battle of Annual involvedTerritory Rif mountains
subject linked to: Battle of Annual 1921
linked to: Rif Mountains
Rif mountainSystem Rif Mountains
Irifiyen region Rif Mountains
Baetic System connectedTo Rif Mountains
Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima contains Rif Mountains
Chefchaouen locatedIn Rif Mountains
Taza locatedBetween Rif Mountains