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Demographic Analysis of the Makkah Province for the Purpose of Evaluating the Balance of the Urban System Cover

Demographic Analysis of the Makkah Province for the Purpose of Evaluating the Balance of the Urban System

By: Amani Derbali and  Abdallah Farhi  
Open Access
|Jun 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/quageo-2022-0019 | Journal eISSN: 2081-6383 | Journal ISSN: 2082-2103
Language: English
Page range: 49 - 65
Submitted on: Aug 17, 2021
Published on: Jun 24, 2022
Published by: Adam Mickiewicz University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
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