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Networks as an approach for Measuring Urban Dominance: A Comparative Study of Dominance in two Cities of Hilla and Almahawil in the Province of Babylon-Iraq Cover

Networks as an approach for Measuring Urban Dominance: A Comparative Study of Dominance in two Cities of Hilla and Almahawil in the Province of Babylon-Iraq

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|Sep 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cee-2025-0099 | Journal eISSN: 2199-6512 | Journal ISSN: 1336-5835
Language: English
Page range: 1361 - 1374
Published on: Sep 5, 2025
Published by: University of Žilina
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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