Rif

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Rif is a mountainous coastal region in northern Morocco known for its predominantly Amazigh (Berber) population and distinct cultural and historical identity.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Rif canonical 29
rif 2
Rif range 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ
administrativeRegionsOverlap Oriental region of Morocco ⓘ
Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region ⓘ
borders Algeria ⓘ
Atlantic coastal plains of Morocco ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
climate Mediterranean climate ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Morocco ⓘ
culturalIdentity distinct from central Moroccan Arab culture ⓘ
economicActivity agriculture ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
small-scale trade ⓘ
ethnicGroup Amazigh ⓘ
Riffians ⓘ
formerPoliticalEntity Republic of the Rif ⓘ
geology part of the Gibraltar Arc orogenic system ⓘ
hasCoastline true ⓘ
hasDiaspora large emigrant communities in Western Europe ⓘ
hasMajorCity Al Hoceima ⓘ
Chefchaouen ⓘ
Nador ⓘ
Oujda ⓘ
Tetouan ⓘ
linked to: Tétouan
highestPeak Jbel Tidirhine ⓘ
historicalEvent Amazigh resistance to Spanish and French colonial rule ⓘ
Rif War ⓘ
knownFor cannabis cultivation ⓘ
distinct Amazigh culture ⓘ
mountainous terrain ⓘ
olive cultivation ⓘ
language Tarifit ⓘ
languageFamily Berber languages ⓘ
leaderAssociatedWith Abd el-Krim ⓘ
locatedIn northern Morocco ⓘ
locatedOn Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
mountainSystem Rif Mountains ⓘ
partOf Maghreb ⓘ
linked to: North Africa
politicalTension periodic protests over marginalization ⓘ
populationGroup predominantly Amazigh ⓘ
recentMovement Hirak Rif movement ⓘ
religion Sunni Islam ⓘ
timeZone Central European Time ⓘ
traditionalArchitecture white-and-blue mountain towns such as Chefchaouen ⓘ
traditionalMusic Riffian Amazigh music ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (34)

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

Riffians → region → Rif ⓘ
Riffian Berber → hasISOCode → rif ⓘ
linked to: Rif
Abd el-Krim → movement → Rif resistance ⓘ
linked to: Rif
First Rif War → location → Rif ⓘ
Morocco → hasCulturalRegion → Rif ⓘ
subject linked to: Morocco (as part of Amazigh)
Tahla → locatedInRegion → Rif ⓘ
Oued Laou → region → Rif ⓘ
Tarifit → region → Rif ⓘ
subject linked to: ⵜⴰⵔⵉⴼⵉⵜ (Tarifit)
Tarifit → iso639-2 → rif ⓘ
subject linked to: ⵜⴰⵔⵉⴼⵉⵜ (Tarifit)
linked to: Rif
Central Rif → formsPartOf → Rif range ⓘ
subject linked to: central Rif
linked to: Rif
Ghomara people → region → Rif ⓘ
Republic of the Rif → currency → Rifian rial ⓘ
linked to: Rif
Abd el-Krim al-Khattabi → birthRegion → Rif ⓘ
subject linked to: al-Khattabi
Eastern Rif → partOf → Rif ⓘ
Western Rif → partOf → Rif ⓘ
Ouergha River → region → Rif ⓘ