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Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic |
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| Capital: |
El Aaiún |
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Africa |
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Northern Africa |
| Area: |
266000 |
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+2125288 |
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ESH |
 A country, state, region... (2) |
| Territory (TERR)
| 1 | | Historical first-order administrative division (ADM1H)
(A former first-order administrative division) | 1 | |
 Stream, lake... (938) |
| Wadi (WAD)
(A valley or ravine, bounded by relatively steep banks, which in the rainy season becomes a watercourse; found primarily in North Africa and the Middle East) | 534 | | Well (WLL)
(A cylindrical hole, pit, or tunnel drilled or dug down to a depth from which water, oil, or gas can be pumped or brought to the surface) | 192 | | Intermittent lake (LKI)
| 44 | | Waterhole(s) (WTRH)
(A natural hole, hollow, or small depression that contains water, used by man and animals, especially in arid areas) | 24 | | Sabkha(s) (SBKH)
(A salt flat or salt encrusted plain subject to periodic inundation from flooding or high tides) | 63 | | Spring(s) (SPNG)
(A place where ground water flows naturally out of the ground) | 9 | | Wadi mouth (WADM)
(The lower terminus of a wadi where it widens into an adjoining floodplain, depression, or waterbody) | 1 | | Cove(s) (COVE)
(A small coastal indentation, smaller than a bay) | 7 | | Shoal(s) (SHOL)
(A surface-navigation hazard composed of unconsolidated material) | 17 | | Bay (BAY)
(A coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf) | 11 | | Marine channel (CHNM)
(That part of a body of water deep enough for navigation through an area otherwise not suitable) | 11 | | Reef(s) (RF)
(A surface-navigation hazard composed of consolidated material) | 3 | | Anchorage (ANCH)
(An area where vessels may anchor) | 6 | | Marsh(es) (MRSH)
(A wetland dominated by grass-like vegetation) | 1 | | Headwaters (STMH)
(The source and upper part of a stream, including the upper drainage basin) | 14 | | Stream (STM)
(A body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land) | 1 | |
 Parks, area ... (367) |
| Region (RGN)
(An area distinguished by one or more observable physical or cultural characteristics) | 9 | | Grazing area (GRAZ)
(An area of grasses and shrubs used for grazing) | 185 | | Area (AREA)
(A tract of land without homogeneous character or boundaries) | 165 | | Locality (LCTY)
(A minor area or place of unspecified or mixed character and indefinite boundaries) | 6 | | Port (PRT)
(A place provided with terminal and transfer facilities for loading and discharging waterborne cargo or passengers, usually located in a harbor) | 2 | |
 City, village... (34) |
| Populated place (PPL)
(A city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work) | 32 | | Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLA)
(Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA)) | 2 | |
 Road, railroad (2) |
| Caravan route (RTE)
(The route taken by caravans) | 2 | |
 Spot, building, farm (169) |
| Astronomical station (ASTR)
(A point on the earth whose position has been determined by observations of celestial bodies) | 112 | | Religious site (RLG)
(An ancient site of significant religious importance) | 31 | | Tomb(s) (TMB)
(A structure for interring bodies) | 3 | | Shrine (SHRN)
(A structure or place memorializing a person or religious concept) | 2 | | Meteorological station (STNM)
(A station at which weather elements are recorded) | 1 | | Hotel (HTL)
(A building providing lodging and/or meals for the public) | 5 | | Religious center (CTRR)
(A facility where more than one religious activity is carried out, e.g., retreat, school, monastery, worship) | 3 | | Communication center (COMC)
(A facility, including buildings, antennae, towers and electronic equipment for receiving and transmitting information) | 1 | | Cemetery (CMTY)
(A burial place or ground) | 1 | | Tower (TOWR)
(A high conspicuous structure, typically much higher than its diameter) | 2 | | Lighthouse (LTHSE)
(A distinctive structure exhibiting a major navigation light) | 5 | | Military installation (INSM)
(A facility for use of and control by armed forces) | 2 | | Wreck (WRCK)
(The site of the remains of a wrecked vessel) | 1 | |
 Mountain, hill, rock... (759) |
| Point (PT)
(A tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape) | 38 | | Cape (CAPE)
(A land area, more prominent than a point, projecting into the sea and marking a notable change in coastal direction) | 7 | | Dune(s) (DUNE)
(A wave form, ridge or star shape feature composed of sand) | 85 | | Hills (HLLS)
(Rounded elevations of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 145 | | Hill (HLL)
(A rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 318 | | Depression(s) (DPR)
(A low area surrounded by higher land and usually characterized by interior drainage) | 45 | | Island (ISL)
(A tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water) | 3 | | Beach (BCH)
(A shore zone of coarse unconsolidated sediment that extends from the low-water line to the highest reach of storm waves) | 17 | | Pass (PASS)
(A break in a mountain range or other high obstruction, used for transportation from one side to the other [See also gap]) | 10 | | Shore (SHOR)
(A narrow zone bordering a waterbody which covers and uncovers at high and low water, respectively) | 5 | | Stony desert (REG)
(A desert plain characterized by a surface veneer of gravel and stones) | 6 | | Escarpment (SCRP)
(A long line of cliffs or steep slopes separating level surfaces above and below) | 11 | | Mountains (MTS)
(A mountain range or a group of mountains or high ridges) | 2 | | Cleft(s) (CFT)
(A deep narrow slot, notch, or groove in a coastal cliff) | 3 | | Ridge(s) (RDGE)
(A long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest) | 25 | | Headland (HDLD)
(A high projection of land extending into a large body of water beyond the line of the coast) | 13 | | Rock (RK)
(A conspicuous, isolated rocky mass) | 6 | | Cliff(s) (CLF)
(A high, steep to perpendicular slope overlooking a waterbody or lower area) | 3 | | Rocks (RKS)
(Conspicuous, isolated rocky masses) | 1 | | Bar (BAR)
(A shallow ridge or mound of coarse unconsolidated material in a stream channel, at the mouth of a stream, estuary, or lagoon and in the wave-break zone along coasts) | 6 | | Plateau (PLAT)
(An elevated plain with steep slopes on one or more sides, and often with incised streams) | 2 | | Spit (SPIT)
(A narrow, straight or curved continuation of a beach into a waterbody) | 2 | | Isthmus (ISTH)
(A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land masses and bordered by water) | 2 | | Peninsula (PEN)
(An elongate area of land projecting into a body of water and nearly surrounded by water) | 2 | | Mountain (MT)
(An elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more) | 1 | | Valley (VAL)
(An elongated depression usually traversed by a stream) | 1 | |
