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936:"Climate: Ataq - Climate-Data.org"
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761:"Feasibility Study for Ataq City"
335:Ataq City, Shabwah مدينة عتق شبوة
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113:14.53639°N 46.83306°E
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1364:Al Hudaydah
920:October 16,
771:October 16,
385:Ataq has a
347:M. L Inizan
150:Governorate
116: /
1621:Wadi Dawan
1616:At Tawilah
1440:Al Ghaydah
941:30 October
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822:2020-01-14
741:References
355:Hadhramaut
311:Beau Geste
182:Population
104:46°49′59″E
101:14°32′11″N
1549:<9,999
1470:Al Mahwit
1425:Al Bayda'
1200:Al-Haydah
1195:Al-Jafrah
1010:Districts
999:Capital:
365:kingdom.
301:Landmarks
204:Time zone
174:Elevation
79:Ataq City
23:Ataq City
1636:Category
1606:Shaharah
1596:Mukayras
1591:Manakhah
1586:Kawkaban
1540:Zinjibar
1510:Al-Shihr
1455:Al Houta
1205:Al-Khays
1102:Al-Allya
659:Average
393:: BWh).
1515:Socotra
1490:Mudiyah
1400:Ad-Dahi
1379:Mukalla
1215:Al-Qawh
1210:Al-Aqer
654:(59.1)
649:(51.6)
644:(52.7)
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381:Climate
359:Qataban
130:Country
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1571:Hutayb
1561:Habban
1556:Dammaj
1505:Seiyun
1500:Sayyan
1495:Rada'a
1460:Khamir
1450:Hajjah
1430:Beihan
1405:'Amran
1359:Dhamar
1220:Halhal
892:
856:
795:
728:(3.3)
723:(0.1)
718:(0.0)
713:(0.0)
708:(0.4)
703:(0.9)
698:(0.5)
693:(0.0)
688:(0.3)
683:(0.4)
678:(0.3)
673:(0.2)
668:(0.2)
405:Month
351:Shabwa
259:Arabic
190:37,315
140:
1601:Saada
1581:Jibla
1576:Jaʽār
1535:Zabid
1530:Yarim
1525:Thula
1520:Tarim
1485:Mokha
1480:Marib
1415:Bajil
1343:Sanaa
1225:Naqaq
444:Year
279:Sanaa
275:Yemen
267:Attaq
209:UTC+3
143:Yemen
1445:Hais
1410:Ataq
1374:Taiz
1338:Aden
1001:Ataq
943:2017
922:2010
890:ISBN
854:ISBN
793:ISBN
773:2010
652:15.0
647:10.9
642:11.5
637:13.7
632:17.6
627:18.9
622:19.9
617:18.9
612:17.7
607:15.7
602:13.8
597:11.6
592:10.3
582:20.9
577:17.1
572:17.9
567:20.2
562:22.9
557:24.1
552:25.0
547:24.9
542:23.5
537:21.3
532:19.6
527:17.6
522:16.6
512:26.8
507:23.4
502:24.3
497:26.7
492:28.3
487:29.3
482:30.2
477:31.0
472:29.3
467:27.0
462:25.4
457:23.7
452:23.0
441:Dec
438:Nov
435:Oct
432:Sep
429:Aug
426:Jul
423:Jun
420:May
417:Apr
414:Mar
411:Feb
408:Jan
363:Osan
361:and
255:Ataq
161:Area
43:Ataq
37:City
1395:Abs
1369:Ibb
850:499
273:in
263:عتق
28:عتق
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701:23
696:13
681:11
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716:1
711:1
706:9
691:1
686:8
676:8
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