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6.2 Mangrove مرقلا راجشأ

Feature Description

Mangroves are characterized by halophytic (salt loving) trees, shrubs and other plants growing in
brackish to saline tidal waters. It includes various kinds of trees up to medium height and shrubs that

grow in saline coastal sediment habitats in the tropics and subtropics.

Feature Class Name Mangrove

Feature Code ALC0006

Feature Geometry Polygon

Attributes and Domains

Attribute Name Data Type Field Length Attribute Description and Domains

MangroveID String 20 Unique Identifier of Mangrove as assigned by FGIC

NameEnglish String 60 Name of the Mangrove area in English

NameArabic String 60 Name of the Mangrove area in Arabic

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