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The Mountain Plateau hayl as a Specific Form of Karst Depression in the Al-Hajar Mountains (South-Eastern Arabia) Cover

The Mountain Plateau hayl as a Specific Form of Karst Depression in the Al-Hajar Mountains (South-Eastern Arabia)

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|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/oq.152 | Journal eISSN: 2055-298X
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Submitted on: Jul 27, 2024
Accepted on: Jan 8, 2025
Published on: Dec 2, 2025
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