Jebel Marra

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Jebel Marra is a volcanic mountain massif in western Sudan’s Darfur region, known for its relatively cool climate, fertile highlands, and role as a cultural heartland for the Fur people.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Jebel Marra canonical 4
Jebel Marra massif 1
Jebel Marra peak 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature ⓘ
mountain massif ⓘ
volcano ⓘ
country Sudan ⓘ
elevationRelativeToCountry one of the highest regions in Sudan ⓘ
elevationRelativeToRegion highest massif in Darfur ⓘ
geologicalOrigin volcanic ⓘ
hasBiodiversityStatus relatively high biodiversity compared to surrounding lowlands ⓘ
hasClimate more humid than surrounding lowlands ⓘ
relatively cool ⓘ
hasConflictImpact area affected by Darfur conflict ⓘ
hasCrater Deriba Caldera ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity cultivation of cereals ⓘ
cultivation of fruits ⓘ
cultivation of vegetables ⓘ
hasEthnicAssociation Fur Sultanate (historical) ⓘ
hasFeature caldera ⓘ
crater lakes ⓘ
plateau ⓘ
waterfalls ⓘ
hasHighestPointElevation approximately 3042 metres ⓘ
approximately 9980 feet ⓘ
hasHydrology seasonal rivers ⓘ
springs ⓘ
streams ⓘ
hasLandUse agriculture ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ
hasLanguageAssociation Fur language ⓘ
hasRelativeLocation east of Nyala ⓘ
north of Kass ⓘ
hasSettlementPattern scattered villages on slopes and plateau ⓘ
hasSoil fertile highlands ⓘ
hasStrategicSignificance important stronghold in Darfur conflicts ⓘ
hasTourismPotential ecotourism ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
hasVegetation forested areas ⓘ
montane vegetation ⓘ
inhabitedBy Fur people ⓘ
isCulturalHeartlandOf Fur people ⓘ
isEcologicalRefugeWithin Sahel region ⓘ
linked to: Sahel
locatedIn Darfur ⓘ
linked to: Darfur region

western Sudan ⓘ
locatedOnContinent Africa ⓘ
mountainRangeType volcanic massif ⓘ
partOf Marrah Mountains ⓘ
region Darfur ⓘ
linked to: Darfur region
volcanicFieldAge Cenozoic ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

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

Fur language → primaryRegion → Jebel Marra ⓘ
Marrah Mountains → region → Jebel Marra ⓘ
Marrah Mountains → arabicName → Jebel Marra ⓘ
Marrah Mountains → hasPeak → Jebel Marra peak ⓘ
linked to: Jebel Marra
Deriba Caldera → locatedIn → Jebel Marra ⓘ
Deriba Caldera → mountainRange → Jebel Marra volcanic massif ⓘ
linked to: Jebel Marra
Fur Sultanate → coreRegion → Jebel Marra massif ⓘ
subject linked to: Fur Sultanate (historical)
linked to: Jebel Marra