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From: Growing dune encroachment threatens the habitability of the western Nile riverbank

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Contextual maps of the study area. (a) Distribution of sand dunes in North Africa, according to the FAO1 (Created by using ArcGIS 10.5). (b) Location and geological units of the study area (after CONCO9, Created by using ArcGIS 10.5). (c) Examples of sand dune encroachment affecting roads, cultivation, and waterways in the west Al-Minya region (Created by using ArcGIS 10.5). (d) The cultivated area is affected by encroachment from sand dunes (ESA CCI Land Cover 2016, Processed by using ArcGIS 10.5).

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