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6.5 Sabkha ةخبس

Feature Description

This feature represents coastal, supratidal mudflat or sandflat in which evaporite-saline minerals
accumulate as the result of semiarid to arid climate. It is a typical transitional zone between the average

high tide and low tide sea water line.

Feature Class Name Sabkha

Feature Code ALC0012

Feature Geometry Polygon

Attributes and Domains

Attribute Name Data Type Field Length Attribute Description and Domains

SabkhaID String 20 Unique Identifier for Sabkha as assigned by FGIC

NameEnglish String 60 Name of the Sabkha in English

NameArabic String 60 Name of the Sabkha area in Arabic

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