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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:standard
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gptkbp:affects
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gptkb:Syrian_Civil_War
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gptkbp:Al-Ghab_ProjectPurpose
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control flooding
drain marshes
expand farmland
improve irrigation
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gptkbp:Al-Ghab_ProjectStarted
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1950s
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gptkbp:area
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about 250,000 hectares
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gptkbp:borders
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gptkb:Al-Akrad_Mountain
gptkb:Al-Ansariyah_Mountains
gptkb:Al-Rouj_Plain
gptkb:Alawite_Mountains
gptkb:Zawiya_Mountain
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gptkbp:climate
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gptkb:Mediterranean
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gptkbp:contains
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irrigation canals
drainage ditches
many villages
flood control infrastructure
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gptkbp:elevation
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about 180 meters
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gptkbp:historicallyInhabitedBy
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various ethnic groups
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gptkbp:historicalPeriod
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marina
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Al-Ghab Plain
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gptkbp:importantFor
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rice cultivation
livestock grazing
cotton cultivation
wheat cultivation
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gptkbp:knownFor
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agriculture
irrigation projects
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gptkbp:length
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about 63 km
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Syria
gptkb:Idlib_Governorate
gptkb:Hama_Governorate
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gptkbp:nearbyLandmark
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gptkb:Jisr_al-Shughur
gptkb:Qalaat_al-Madiq
gptkb:Al-Suqaylabiyah
gptkb:Al-Asharinah
gptkb:Al-Madiq_Castle
gptkb:Al-Ziyarah
gptkb:Shathah
Hama
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Orontes_River_Valley
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gptkbp:significance
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major agricultural region in Syria
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gptkbp:soilType
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alluvial
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gptkbp:transformsInto
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gptkb:Al-Ghab_Project
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gptkbp:traversedBy
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gptkb:Orontes_River
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gptkbp:width
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about 12 km
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Salim_Idris
gptkb:Ain_Juba
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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