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يحده شرقا هضبة البطنان

English translation: bordered/bounded to/on the east by the Butnan plateau


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Arabic term or phrase:يحده شرقا هضبة البطنان
English translation:bordered/bounded to/on the east by the Butnan plateau
Entered by: Nadia Ayoub
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22:34 Nov 11, 2009
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Geography / Geography
Arabic term or phrase: يحده شرقا هضبة البطنان
يحده شرقا هضبة البطنان
would it be "bordered by Batnan plateau at the easr"or there is a better translation?
einass
Local time: 02:23
bordered on the east by the Batnan plateau
Explanation:
http://www.google.com.eg/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&...

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Note added at 7 mins (2009-11-11 22:41:16 GMT)
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The right spelling is Butnan see this link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Butnan_District
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Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 02:23
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4 +4bordered on the east by the Batnan plateau
Nadia Ayoub


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
bordered on the east by the Batnan plateau


Explanation:
http://www.google.com.eg/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&...

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Note added at 7 mins (2009-11-11 22:41:16 GMT)
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The right spelling is Butnan see this link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Butnan_District

Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 02:23
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 22
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Thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  sktrans
34 mins
  -> Many thanks Sktrans :)

agree  hanysalah: is it on or at?
48 mins
  -> Many thanks Hany, "on" and "to" are a more common use.

agree  Miftah
8 hrs
  -> Many thansk Miftah :)

agree  Deborah Lockett: "bordered" is certainly used, but "bounded" is more common (I checked it out with Google)
10 hrs
  -> Many thanks Deborah, thanks for the suggestion, certainly correct.
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Nov 13, 2009 - Changes made by Nadia Ayoub:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term


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