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Wadi Fira Region, Chadi
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Wadi Fira RegionRegion
ChadCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Biltine11,000 (2017)
Iriba1,100 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
131985
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:131985:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Arabic:
وادي فيرا , تشاد
French:
Wadi Fira, Tchad
German:
Region Wadi Fira, Tschad
Italian:
regione di Wadi Fira, Ciad
Russian:
Вади-Фера, Чад
Simplified Chinese:
瓦迪菲拉區, 乍得
Spanish:
Región de Wadi Fira, Chad
Basque:
Wadi Fira, Txad
Bengali:
ওয়াডি ফিরা অঞ্চল, চাদ
Bulgarian:
Уади Фира, Чад
Catalan:
Wadi Fira, Txad
Czech:
Wadi Fira, Čad
Danish:
Wadi Fira, Tchad
Dutch:
Wadi Fira, Tsjaad
Estonian:
Wadi Fira, Tšaad
Finnish:
Wadi Fira, Tšad
Georgian:
უადი-ფირის რეგიონი, ჩადი
Greek:
Γουάντι Φίρα, Τσαντ
Gujarati:
વાડી ફિરા પ્રદેશ, ચૅડ
Hindi:
वादी फीरा , चाड
Indonesian:
Region Wadi Fira, Chad
Japanese:
ワジ・フィラ州, チャド
Kannada:
ವಾಡಿ ಫಿರಾ ಪ್ರದೇಶ, ಚಾಡ್
Korean:
와디피라주, 차드
Latvian:
Vādī Firas reģions, Čada
Lithuanian:
Vadi Firos regionas, Čadas
Malay:
Wadi Fira Region, Chad
Marathi:
वाडी फिरा प्रदेश, चाड
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Wadi Fira Chiu, Chad
Northern Frisian:
Wadi Fira, Tschad
Norwegian:
Wadi Fira, Tsjad
Polish:
Region Wadi Fira, Chad
Portuguese:
Wadi Fira, Chade
Romanian:
Regiunea Wadi Fira, Ciad
Sinhalese:
වඩි ෆිරා කලාපය, චෑඩ්
Swedish:
Wadi Fira, Tchad
Tamil:
வாடி பிறா பகுதி, சாட்
Telugu:
వాడి ఫిరా ప్రాంతం, చాద్
Thai:
วาดีฟีรา, ชาด
Traditional Chinese:
瓦迪菲拉區, 乍得
Turkish:
Wadi Fira, Çad
Ukrainian:
Ваді-Фіра, Чад
Urdu:
وادی فیرا علاقہ, چاڈ
Vietnamese:
Wadi Fira , Tchad


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Group 9 - Silicates
Nepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
NaSodium
Na NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
AlAluminium
Al NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
SiSilicon
Si NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
KPotassium
K NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wadi_Fira_(region)
Wikidata ID:Q860813
GeoNames ID:244877

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