Haouz plain

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The Haouz plain is a fertile agricultural region in central Morocco, lying around the city of Marrakesh at the foot of the High Atlas Mountains.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Haouz natural region 1
Haouz plain canonical 1
Tadla plain 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf agricultural region ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ
plain ⓘ
agriculturalProduct barley ⓘ
citrus fruits ⓘ
olives ⓘ
vegetables ⓘ
wheat ⓘ
borderedBy High Atlas Mountains ⓘ
linked to: High Atlas
climate semi-arid ⓘ
climateInfluencedBy High Atlas Mountains ⓘ
linked to: High Atlas
contains rural communes around Marrakesh ⓘ
country Morocco ⓘ
economicActivity agriculture ⓘ
livestock rearing ⓘ
elevation lowland plain ⓘ
hasHistoricalRole agricultural hinterland of Marrakesh ⓘ
hasIrrigationSystem modern irrigation canals ⓘ
traditional khettara systems ⓘ
hasLandUse irrigated fields ⓘ
pasture land ⓘ
rainfed fields ⓘ
hasMajorCity Marrakesh ⓘ
knownFor fertile soils ⓘ
intensive agriculture ⓘ
languageRegion Arabic ⓘ
Tamazight ⓘ
liesAtFootOf High Atlas Mountains ⓘ
linked to: High Atlas
locatedIn Marrakesh-Safi region ⓘ
central Morocco ⓘ
locatedNorthOf High Atlas main crest ⓘ
locatedWestOf Middle Atlas ⓘ
near Tensift plain ⓘ
partOf Atlas Mountains foreland ⓘ
linked to: Atlas Mountains

Haouz natural region ⓘ
linked to: Haouz plain
playsRoleIn food supply of Marrakesh ⓘ
regionType inland plain ⓘ
soilType alluvial soils ⓘ
surrounds Marrakesh ⓘ
usedFor cereal cultivation ⓘ
fruit orchards ⓘ
irrigated agriculture ⓘ
olive cultivation ⓘ
vegetable production ⓘ
waterSource Tensift River ⓘ
snowmelt from High Atlas Mountains ⓘ
underground aquifers ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Marrakesh-Safi → includesPartOf → Haouz plain ⓘ
subject linked to: Marrakesh-Safi region
Haouz plain → partOf → Haouz natural region ⓘ
linked to: Haouz plain
Oum Er-Rbia River → supportsIrrigatedPerimeters → Tadla plain ⓘ
linked to: Haouz plain