Mascara

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Mascara is a city in northwestern Algeria known for its historical significance and role in the resistance led by Emir Abdelkader.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Mascara canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
administrativeDivision commune of Mascara ⓘ
capitalOf Mascara Province ⓘ
climateClassification Csa (Köppen) ⓘ
linked to: Köppen Csa
continent Africa ⓘ
coordinateLocation 35.4000°N 0.1400°E ⓘ
country Algeria ⓘ
countryCallingCode +213 ⓘ
distanceTo about 90 kilometres southeast of Oran ⓘ
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 600 metres ⓘ
hasClimate Mediterranean climate ⓘ
hasCulturalHeritageStatus recognized for its role in Algerian national history ⓘ
hasCulturalInstitution local museums ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity cereal farming ⓘ
livestock raising ⓘ
olive cultivation ⓘ
hasEducationalInstitution universities and higher education institutes ⓘ
hasHeritage French colonial architecture ⓘ
Ottoman-era urban fabric ⓘ
sites related to Emir Abdelkader ⓘ
hasIndustry agriculture ⓘ
textiles ⓘ
wine production (historical and modern) ⓘ
hasReligiousBuilding mosques ⓘ
hasTransportInfrastructure regional bus network ⓘ
historicallyServedAs capital of Emir Abdelkader's state ⓘ
historicalRegion Oran region ⓘ
linked to: Oran Province
knownFor association with Emir Abdelkader ⓘ
role in Algerian resistance against French colonization ⓘ
locatedIn northwestern Algeria ⓘ
linked to: western Algeria
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Mascara Province ⓘ
locatedInValleyOf Beni Chougran Mountains ⓘ
namedAfter Arabic word for "military camp" or "fortified place" ⓘ
officialLanguage Arabic ⓘ
partOf French Algeria (historical) ⓘ
linked to: French Algeria
population tens of thousands of inhabitants ⓘ
postalCode 29000 ⓘ
railwayConnection served by regional rail lines ⓘ
region northwest Algeria ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
roadConnection connected by road to Oran ⓘ
connected by road to Sidi Bel Abbès ⓘ
significantEvent center of resistance led by Emir Abdelkader in the 19th century ⓘ
timeZone Central European Time ⓘ
usedLanguage Arabic ⓘ
Berber languages ⓘ
French ⓘ
UTCOffset +1 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Northern Algeria → contains → Mascara ⓘ
subject linked to: northern Algeria
Tiaret → nearbyCity → Mascara ⓘ