Hedin Gazetteer
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locality
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camping ground
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town
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habitation
(79)
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tract
(70)
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cultivation
(55)
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shrine
(55)
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station
(51)
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region
(47)
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hamlet
(43)
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town, county
(22)
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fort, village
(16)
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village, fort
(15)
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post
(10)
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rest house
(9)
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grazing ground
(8)
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huts
(7)
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chinese post
(6)
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fortified village
(5)
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village, tract
(4)
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village, oasis
(4)
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village ?
(4)
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village, seat of county
(4)
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village, rest-house
(3)
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hamlet ?
(3)
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fort, post
(3)
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town, seat of county
(3)
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town, district
(3)
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rest house
(3)
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railway station
(3)
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village
(3)
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walled village
(3)
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locality ?
(3)
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town, seat of county
(3)
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village, railway station
(3)
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rest house, well
(2)
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village, langar
(2)
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fort, chinese post
(2)
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village (t'ing)
(2)
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Mongol encampment
(2)
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chinese post, camping ground
(2)
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fort, cultivation
(2)
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obsolete name
(2)
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shrine, village
(2)
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village, oasis
(2)
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station, post
(2)
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station, village
(2)
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langar
(2)
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town
(2)
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town, fort
(2)
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shepherd's hut
(2)
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town, railway station
(2)
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market, village
(2)
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great depression
(2)
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range
(2)
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town, county
(2)
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camping place
(2)
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village
(2)
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village (?)
(2)
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village, district
(2)
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tomb
(2)
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locality
(1)
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traditional boundary
(1)
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farm
(1)
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village, Chinese trading post
(1)
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fort, oasis
(1)
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village
(1)
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village, county
(1)
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ford
(1)
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hamlet, hot springs
(1)
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station on motor road, rock shelter
(1)
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habitation ?
(1)
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village, salt pits
(1)
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town
(1)
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temporary trading post
(1)
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seat of county, gold field
(1)
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defile
(1)
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town
(1)
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station
(1)
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village, oil field
(1)
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Tibetan post
(1)
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town, county, ruined site
(1)
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village (deserted)
(1)
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tract, camping ground
(1)
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village, copper mine pits (deserted)
(1)
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locality, oboo
(1)
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town, fort, rest house
(1)
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town, bazar
(1)
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village, seat of county
(1)
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walled trading post
(1)
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fort, village, government rest-house
(1)
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town
(1)
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fort, custom station
(1)
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shrine, Kirghiz encampment
(1)
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village, seat
(1)
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hamlet (2 stone huts 1900)
(1)
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station on motor road (?)
(1)
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station on motor road
(1)
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market town
(1)
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shrine, village
(1)
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camping ground
(1)
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chinese frontier post, fort
(1)
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village
(1)
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huts, occupied temporarily
(1)
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village, fort, capital
(1)
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encampment
(1)
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hut
(1)
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camp?
(1)
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station on motor road (?)
(1)
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camping ground, hut
(1)
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locality and valley
(1)
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bridge, habitation
(1)
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camping ground, hot springs
(1)
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region
(1)
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village, post
(1)
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town, oasis, railway station
(1)
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frontier post, fort
(1)
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village, custom station
(1)
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shrine, fort, village
(1)
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narrow zone
(1)
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village, Soviet frontier post
(1)
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camping ground, springs
(1)
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village, coal pits
(1)
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post, watch tower
(1)
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village
(1)
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group of villages
(1)
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city
(1)
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village, sulphur springs
(1)
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rest house, station
(1)
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seat of banner
(1)
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camping ground, gold pits
(1)
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Tangut village
(1)
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seat of county, Head quarters
(1)
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locality (jurt)
(1)
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frontier post
(1)
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town, seat of Special district
(1)
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village, ruins
(1)
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serai
(1)
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locality, water-hole
(1)
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village, tract, station on motor road
(1)
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village, area
(1)
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village, frontier post
(1)
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town
(1)
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hamlet, ford
(1)
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habitation, few huts
(1)
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seat of special district
(1)
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railway station, depression
(1)
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shrine, village, extensive, cultivation
(1)
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town, district
(1)
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camping ground
(1)
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chinese fortified post
(1)
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town, county, ruined site
(1)
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lake, region
(1)
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encampment
(1)
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village, Afghan fort
(1)
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village, ruined town
(1)
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name of Special district
(1)
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grazing ground, habitation
(1)
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fortified post
(1)
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boundary market
(1)
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village, fortress
(1)
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town, seat of special district
(1)
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international frontier
(1)
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seat of county
(1)
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village, valley
(1)
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farm house, cultivation
(1)
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village, starting point of the motor road
(1)
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langar, winter head-quarters
(1)
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station on motor road
(1)
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locality (?)
(1)
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station, well
(1)
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town, seat of county
(1)
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rock shelter, Government hut
(1)
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village, ford
(1)
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fort, town, winter seat
(1)
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village
(1)
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camping ground, mud fort
(1)
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settlement
(1)
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village, market
(1)
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shrine, langar (rest hut)
(1)
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hamlets
(1)
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station on motor road (?)
(1)
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market town
(1)
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hamlet, station
(1)
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Soviet fortified frontier post
(1)
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municipality, city
(1)
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Russian fort, village
(1)
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village, station
(1)
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hut, salt pits
(1)
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huts
(1)
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town, seat of municipality
(1)
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village, fort, resthouse
(1)
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salt extraction plant
(1)
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camping ground
(1)
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region
(1)
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camping ground
(1)
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ruined town
(1)
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road shelter
(1)
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locality, streamlet
(1)
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station (langar)
(1)
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town, seat of Banner
(1)
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town, capital
(1)
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station, cultivation
(1)
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Soviet post
(1)
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huts, cultivation
(1)
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town, seat of league
(1)
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station, watch tower
(1)
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town
(1)
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narrow defile
(1)
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town, district
(1)
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chinese post
(1)
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camping ground
(1)
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rest house, Soviet post
(1)
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village, springs
(1)
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locality (well ?)
(1)
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habitation, mazār
(1)
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village, tract
(1)
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village
(1)
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area, village, frontier post
(1)
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village, cultivation
(1)
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region, well
(1)
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village, seat
(1)
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old fortress, village, Soviet post
(1)
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encampment, hut
(1)
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walled town
(1)
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town, fort, seat of county
(1)
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village, site of present town
(1)
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huts, military post
(1)
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village
(1)
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village, bridge
(1)
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town, district
(1)
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chinese post, fort
(1)
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camping ground, chinese post
(1)
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village, railway station
(1)
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rest huts
(1)
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village
(1)
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town
(1)
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hut
(1)
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village, post
(1)
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village, railway bridge
(1)
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stream
(393)
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well
(289)
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river
(158)
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spring
(121)
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lake
(77)
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salt lake
(33)
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stream bed
(21)
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lake (fresh)
(16)
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saline lake
(12)
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lake (fresh)
(12)
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brook
(9)
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lagoon
(9)
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springs
(8)
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stream, valley
(8)
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salty lake
(8)
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canal
(7)
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swamp
(7)
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glacier
(6)
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river bed
(6)
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fresh water lake
(6)
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lake (salt)
(5)
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stream bed
(5)
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river-bed
(5)
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lake (salt)
(4)
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well
(4)
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brackish lake
(4)
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lake (saline)
(3)
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river branch
(3)
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salt marsh
(3)
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lakelet
(3)
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salt swamp
(3)
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dry stream bed
(3)
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river, valley
(3)
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spring (saline)
(2)
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well, brackish
(2)
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well, camping ground
(2)
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dry river bed
(2)
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old bed
(2)
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temporary lake
(2)
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spring, cultivation
(2)
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district
(2)
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dry streambed
(2)
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spring (brackish)
(2)
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spring, camping ground
(2)
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well, habitation
(2)
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well (rain water)
(1)
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swamp, pools
(1)
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salt lake
(1)
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well, station
(1)
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river
(1)
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stream, pass
(1)
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stream, river
(1)
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wells
(1)
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springs, salt pan
(1)
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lake
(1)
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fresh water lake
(1)
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spring, well
(1)
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river
(1)
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marsh, temporary lake
(1)
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glacial lake
(1)
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lakelet, fresh
(1)
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salty well
(1)
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well, watch tower
(1)
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river
(1)
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salt lake, swamp
(1)
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spring, railway station
(1)
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lake (fresh)
(1)
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rain-water well
(1)
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ancient river bed
(1)
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river
(1)
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stream, camping ground
(1)
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salty spring
(1)
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river
(1)
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river
(1)
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springs, camping place, bifurcation of road
(1)
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lake, station on motor highway
(1)
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lakelets, salt pans, oil field
(1)
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springs (salt)
(1)
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fresh water lake
(1)
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deserted river-bed
(1)
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stream bed, well
(1)
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region of lakelets
(1)
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salt lake, hot springs
(1)
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river
(1)
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salty springs
(1)
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fresh
(1)
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salt lakes
(1)
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stream bed, springs
(1)
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canal
(1)
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brackish
(1)
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dry stream-bed
(1)
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spring, valley
(1)
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lake (brackish)
(1)
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springs, pools, tax station
(1)
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island
(1)
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salt lake
(1)
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lake, salt swamp
(1)
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river
(1)
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river
(1)
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pool
(1)
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springs, tract
(1)
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river
(1)
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lagoon, lake
(1)
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river
(1)
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spring, locality
(1)
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island
(1)
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saline spring
(1)
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river
(1)
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well, locality
(1)
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river
(1)
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canal, village
(1)
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dry river bed or canal
(1)
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glacier, river
(1)
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lake, (fresh)
(1)
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well
(1)
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springs, camping ground
(1)
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well, camp
(1)
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spring, tract
(1)
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lake
(1)
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river system
(1)
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lake (brackish)
(1)
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stream
(1)
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salt pan
(1)
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lagoon
(1)
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lake
(1)
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spring, ruined hut
(1)
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river
(1)
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river
(1)
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glaciers
(1)
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springs, ruined watch-tower
(1)
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brook and well
(1)
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dry riverbed
(1)
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stream, brook
(1)
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branch
(1)
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well
(1)
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river, valley
(1)
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intermittent river
(1)
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river
(1)
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river
(1)
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river bed
(1)
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brackish water lake
(1)
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lake
(1)
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well
(1)
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spring (saline)
(1)
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stream bed
(1)
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island
(1)
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branch
(1)
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well, railway station
(1)
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spring
(1)
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lake
(1)
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lagoon (dry)
(1)
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drainage area
(1)
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saline lake
(1)
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desiccated lagoon
(1)
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stream
(1)
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spring (brackish)
(1)
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inter-mountain course
(1)
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desiccated lake
(1)
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fresh lake
(1)
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rivulet
(1)
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well, ruined hut
(1)
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lake
(1)
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lake
(1)
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saline swamp
(1)
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river
(1)
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river
(1)
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source of river
(1)
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pass
(456)
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valley
(212)
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mountain range
(106)
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mountain
(92)
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mountain ridge
(17)
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hills
(16)
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hill
(15)
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marsh
(13)
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mountain massif
(13)
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peak
(11)
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depression
(7)
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valley, stream
(7)
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gold pits
(6)
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gold field
(5)
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mountain peak
(4)
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mountain region
(4)
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mountains
(4)
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peak
(4)
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valley, river
(3)
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mountain system
(3)
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ridge
(3)
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mountain complex
(3)
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valley, spring
(2)
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hill chain
(2)
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plain
(2)
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massif
(2)
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peak
(2)
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plateau
(1)
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mountain badland
(1)
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mountain system
(1)
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mountain
(1)
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valley, brook
(1)
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pass, boundary
(1)
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camping ground
(1)
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peaks
(1)
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plain (tala)
(1)
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pass, Dawan
(1)
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glen
(1)
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mountain peak
(1)
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peak
(1)
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hill with oboo
(1)
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depression
(1)
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oil and coal fields, settlement
(1)
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intermontane plain
(1)
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pass
(1)
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mountain system
(1)
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chain of hills
(1)
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mountain peak
(1)
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glaciated mountain
(1)
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mountain range, peak
(1)
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intermontane plain
(1)
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desert range
(1)
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mountain range
(1)
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glaciated mountain peak
(1)
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oil field
(1)
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oil-field, oil refinery
(1)
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coal pits
(1)
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gold field
(1)
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mountain massif
(1)
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gold pits, stone shelters
(1)
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mountain region
(1)
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mountain
(1)
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mountain chain
(1)
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mountain range
(1)
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peak, trigonometric point
(1)
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mountain, pass
(1)
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gold field, village
(1)
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valley, stream-bed
(1)
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mountain range
(1)
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plain comprizing the basins
(1)
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valley plain
(1)
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massif
(1)
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pass
(1)
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valley, village
(1)
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mountain massif
(1)
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salt pits
(1)
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hill, tract
(1)
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sacred mountain massif
(1)
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pass, station
(1)
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valley and stream
(1)
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basin
(1)
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pass
(1)
-
extension of mountains
(1)
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pass
(1)
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peaks
(1)
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peaks
(1)
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extinct volcano
(1)
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peak, pass
(1)
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salt lake, salt pits
(1)
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hills, also Kuku Uula
(1)
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valley and river
(1)
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plateau
(1)
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valley, camping ground
(1)
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mountain
(1)
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valley, locality
(1)
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mountain range
(1)
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ravine, spring
(1)
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monastery
(78)
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temple
(63)
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ruins
(15)
-
ruined town
(15)
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ruined site
(12)
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ruined fort
(11)
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ruin
(8)
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site
(7)
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ruined watch tower
(6)
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cairn on international boundary
(5)
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ruined fortress
(4)
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ruined huts
(3)
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Han watch tower
(3)
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village, ruined fort
(2)
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village, station
(2)
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village, shrine
(2)
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village, temple
(2)
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ruined post
(2)
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boundary cairn
(2)
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ruined temple
(2)
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cave temples
(2)
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village, monastery
(2)
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ancient watch tower
(2)
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ruined fort, station
(1)
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ruin, habitation
(1)
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ruin, tim
(1)
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village, ancient fortress
(1)
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ruined site
(1)
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ruined fort (Han)
(1)
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ruined shrine, hamlet
(1)
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temple, coal pits
(1)
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village, temple, fort
(1)
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monastery, fortress
(1)
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ancient fort
(1)
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temple, shrine
(1)
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town, monastery
(1)
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village, formerly capital, monastery, fort
(1)
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well, temple, military post, railway station
(1)
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deserted fortified post
(1)
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ruined fort
(1)
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temple
(1)
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village, fort
(1)
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ruined hut, station on the motor road
(1)
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ruined station
(1)
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tati
(1)
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ruined fort (Han)
(1)
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village, fort, monastery
(1)
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habitation, ruined fort
(1)
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village, formerly capital, monastery, fort
(1)
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village, temple ?
(1)
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locality, ruined huts
(1)
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shrine, ruined site
(1)
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ruined site, Shrine
(1)
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ruins of ancient town
(1)
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temple, village
(1)
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hut (ruined)
(1)
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town, oasis, ruined site
(1)
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ancient frontier wall
(1)
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temple
(1)
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temple (abandoned)
(1)
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cairn
(1)
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ruined town(Han)
(1)
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burial place
(1)
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ruined military settlement, ruined fort
(1)
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ancient town
(1)
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ruined fort (Han)
(1)
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abandoned cultivation
(1)
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village, ruined temples
(1)
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town, seat of county, ruins
(1)
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well, ruined shrine
(1)
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village, monastery
(1)
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village, shrine, fort
(1)
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village, resthouse, monastery, airfield
(1)
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monastery, hot spring
(1)
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village, ruined fort
(1)
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ruined fort (Han) on ancient road from Charkhlik to Ying-p'an
(1)
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temple caves
(1)
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ruined mosque
(1)
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village, ancient fort, railway station
(1)
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deserted habitation, ruined bridge
(1)
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town, ruined fort
(1)
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village, seat of county, temple, station on motor road
(1)
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ruined sites
(1)
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ruined rest house
(1)
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ruined fort, village
(1)
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cairn, locality
(1)
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shrine, site
(1)
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cairn on boundary
(1)
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ancient town
(1)
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monastery, town
(1)
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village, temple
(1)
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monastery (abandoned)
(1)
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monastery, town
(1)
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boundary cairn
(1)
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monastery and trading centre
(1)
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cairn on boundary
(1)
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monastery
(1)
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ruined town
(1)
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village, mazār
(1)
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temple, town
(1)
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