Smara

E349793

Smara is a key city in the disputed territory of Western Sahara, serving as an important political and administrative center in the region.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Smara canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
populated place ⓘ
administeredBy Morocco ⓘ
airportIATAcode SMW ⓘ
borderStatus within Moroccan-controlled area of Western Sahara ⓘ
claimedBy Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic ⓘ
climate hot desert climate ⓘ
commonLanguage Hassaniya Arabic ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Western Sahara ⓘ
linked to: Spanish Sahara
elevation approximately 340 metres ⓘ
foundedAs Islamic religious center ⓘ
governedAs provincial capital under Moroccan administration ⓘ
hasAirport Smara Airport ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup Sahrawi people ⓘ
hasFeature oasis ⓘ
hasInfrastructure administrative buildings ⓘ
military installations ⓘ
mosques ⓘ
hasPostalService yes ⓘ
hasReligion Islam ⓘ
hasRoadConnectionTo Boujdour ⓘ
Laayoune ⓘ
Tan-Tan ⓘ
historicalRegion Saguia el-Hamra ⓘ
locatedIn Western Sahara ⓘ
linked to: Spanish Sahara

disputed territory of Western Sahara ⓘ
locatedInDesert Sahara Desert ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone UTC+0 ⓘ
locatedSouthOf Laayoune ⓘ
locatedWestOf Tindouf ⓘ
namedAfter Smara oasis ⓘ
officialLanguage Arabic ⓘ
partOf Saguia el-Hamra region ⓘ
linked to: Saguia el-Hamra
politicalStatus disputed ⓘ
primaryEconomicActivity administration and public services ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ
trade ⓘ
regionType oasis town ⓘ
role administrative center in Western Sahara ⓘ
political center in Western Sahara ⓘ
strategicImportance administrative ⓘ
military ⓘ
political ⓘ
usesCurrency Moroccan dirham ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Saguia el-Hamra → majorCity → Smara ⓘ
Moroccan Sahara → hasCity → Smara ⓘ