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... region of Puebla state in the Mesa Central of Mexico . Chip and Rosa Maria de la Cueva Peterson ment of irrigation projects along the Río Bravo del Norte have greatly improved the region's economic condition . The Northwest is an ...
... region of Puebla state in the Mesa Central of Mexico . Chip and Rosa Maria de la Cueva Peterson ment of irrigation projects along the Río Bravo del Norte have greatly improved the region's economic condition . The Northwest is an ...
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... region , in which are strewn more than 300 lakes . Another basin complex lies between the eastern slopes of the Hangayn Mountains and the western foothills of the Hentiyn Mountains . The southern portion ( the basins of the Tuul and ...
... region , in which are strewn more than 300 lakes . Another basin complex lies between the eastern slopes of the Hangayn Mountains and the western foothills of the Hentiyn Mountains . The southern portion ( the basins of the Tuul and ...
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... region ( formerly Tripolitania province ) , the eastern region ( formerly Cyrenaica province ) , and the southern region ( formerly Fezzan province ) . Two - thirds of the population lives in the western region , the majority in Tripoli ...
... region ( formerly Tripolitania province ) , the eastern region ( formerly Cyrenaica province ) , and the southern region ( formerly Fezzan province ) . Two - thirds of the population lives in the western region , the majority in Tripoli ...
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