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Gowerton, Swansea, Wales, UKi
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Mindat Locality ID:
360757
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:360757:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Gowerton, Swansea, Pays de Galles, Royaume-Uni
German:
Gowerton, Swansea, Wales, Vereinigtes Königreich
Russian:
Говертон, Суонси, Уэльс, Великобритания
Spanish:
Gowerton, Swansea, Gales, Reino Unido
Basque:
Gowerton, Swansea, Gales, Erresuma Batua
Bengali:
গোয়ারটন, সোয়ানসি, ওয়েল্‌স্‌, যুক্তরাজ্য
Breton:
Tre-gŵyr, Abertawe, Kembre, Rouantelezh-Unanet
Catalan:
Tre-gŵyr, Swansea, Gal·les, Regne Unit
Cebuano:
Gowerton, Swansea, Wales, Hiniusang Gingharian
Cornish:
Tre-gŵyr, Kembra, Ruwvaneth Unys
Czech:
Gowerton, Swansea, Wales, Spojené království
Dutch:
Gowerton, Swansea, Wales, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Farsi/Persian:
گاورتون, سوانزی, ولز, بریتانیا
Gujarati:
ગોવર્ટન, સ્વાનસી, વેલ્સ, યુનાઇટેડ કિંગડમ
Irish Gaelic:
Tre-gŵyr, Abertawe, An Bhreatain Bheag, An Ríocht Aontaithe
Japanese:
ゴーウァートン, スウォンジー, ウェールズ, イギリス
Kannada:
ಗೋವೆರ್ಟನ್, ಸ್ವಾನ್ಸೀ, ವೇಲ್ಸ್, ಯುನೈಟೆಡ್ ಕಿಂಗ್‌ಡಂ
Korean:
고워턴, 스완지, 웨일스, 영국
Lithuanian:
Govertonas, Svonsis, Velsas, Jungtinė Karalystė
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Gowerton, Cymru, Liân-ha̍p Ông-kok
Polish:
Gowerton, Swansea, Walia, Wielka Brytania
Portuguese:
Gowerton, Swansea, País de Gales, Reino Unido
Scots:
Gowerton, Swansea, Wales, Unitit Kinrick
Scottish Gaelic:
Tre-gŵyr, Abertawe, A' Chuimrigh, An Rìoghachd Aonaichte
Swedish:
Gowerton, Swansea, Wales, Storbritannien
Tamil:
கௌஎர்டோன், ஸ்வான்ஸீ, வேல்ஸ், ஐக்கிய இராச்சியம்
Telugu:
గోవర్టన్, స్వాన్జీ, వేల్స్, యునైటెడ్ కింగ్‌డమ్
Urdu:
جوویرٹن, سوانزی, ویلز, مملکت متحدہ
Welsh:
Tre-gŵyr, Abertawe, Cymru, Y Deyrnas Unedig


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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gowerton
Wikidata ID:Q3401198
GeoNames ID:7294198

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