Semantic integration of Moroccan cultural heritage using CIDOC CRM: case of Drâa-Tafilalet zone

This paper presents the approach adopted and the results obtained as a part of a project aiming at publishing the data of the Moroccan cultural heritage (CH) of the Drâa-Tafilalet zone. It highlights the complex relationship that exists between the different objects of tangible and intangible heritage and proposes and tests a semantic model based on the CIDOC CRM standard for the integration of data specific to the studied zone. The choice of the CIDOC CRM was natural because of its great flexibility and capacity for extension to take into account new cultural heritage objects specially designed for the region and which have so far remained ignored, even if they are declared world cultural heritage by UNESCO.