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Cwmavon, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, UKi
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View of the Cwmavon coal mining area, in 1909.

Graig i Colliery, Cwmavon, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, UK
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View of the Cwmavon coal mining area, in 1909.

Graig i Colliery, Cwmavon, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, UK
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View of the Cwmavon coal mining area, in 1909.

Graig i Colliery, Cwmavon, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, UK
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Cwmafan5,336 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
360899
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:360899:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Cwmavon, Neath Port Talbot, Pays de Galles, Royaume-Uni
German:
Cwmavon, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, Vereinigtes Königreich
Russian:
Кумавон, Нит-Порт-Толбот, Уэльс, Великобритания
Spanish:
Cwmavon, Neath-Port Talbot, Gales, Reino Unido
Basque:
Cwmafan, Castell-nedd Port Talbot, Gales, Erresuma Batua
Bengali:
কমাভোন, নিথ পোর্ট তালবোট কাউন্টি বোরো, ওয়েল্‌স্‌, যুক্তরাজ্য
Breton:
Cwmafan, Castell-nedd Port Talbot, Kembre, Rouantelezh-Unanet
Catalan:
Cwmafan, Castell-nedd Port Talbot, Gal·les, Regne Unit
Cebuano:
Cwmafan, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, Hiniusang Gingharian
Cornish:
Cwmafan, Kastell-nedh Porth Talbot, Kembra, Ruwvaneth Unys
Gujarati:
ક્વમાવોન, નીથ પોર્ટ ટેલબોટ કાઉન્ટી બોરો, વેલ્સ, યુનાઇટેડ કિંગડમ
Irish Gaelic:
Cwmafan, Castell-nedd Port Talbot, An Bhreatain Bheag, An Ríocht Aontaithe
Japanese:
クンマボン, ニース・ポート・タルボット, ウェールズ, イギリス
Kannada:
ಕ್ವಾಮಾವೊನ್, ನೀತ್ ಪೋರ್ಟ್ ಟಾಲ್ಬೋಟ್ ಕೌಂಟಿ ಬರೋ, ವೇಲ್ಸ್, ಯುನೈಟೆಡ್ ಕಿಂಗ್‌ಡಂ
Korean:
코메이본, 니스포트탤벗, 웨일스, 영국
Lithuanian:
Sveimavonas, Nit Port Talbotas, Velsas, Jungtinė Karalystė
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Cwmafan, Cymru, Liân-ha̍p Ông-kok
Portuguese:
Cwmavon, Neath Port Talbot, País de Gales, Reino Unido
Scottish Gaelic:
Cwmafan, Castell-nedd Port Talbot, A' Chuimrigh, An Rìoghachd Aonaichte
Swedish:
Cwmafan, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, Storbritannien
Tamil:
கிவ்மாவோன், நீத் போர்ட் டால்போட் கவுண்டி பாரூக்ஹ், வேல்ஸ், ஐக்கிய இராச்சியம்
Telugu:
కౌమావోన్, నీత్ పోర్ట్ టాల్బోట్ కౌంటీ బోరో, వేల్స్, యునైటెడ్ కింగ్‌డమ్
Urdu:
کوماوون, نیتھ پورٹ ٹالباوٹ کاؤنٹی بورو, ویلز, مملکت متحدہ
Welsh:
Cwmafan, Castell-nedd Port Talbot, Cymru, Y Deyrnas Unedig


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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cwmafan
Wikidata ID:Q5197219
GeoNames ID:7294317

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