Generalized Land Cover Map of Egypt
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Land cover classes
Rainfed herbaceous crops (small)
Loose and shifting sands, bare soil, dunes, sand banks
Aquatic agriculture
Bare rock, bare rock with shallow sand and tidal areas
Aquatic closed to open trees, shrubs and woody vegetation
Urban areas
Aquatic floating forbs and closed to open herbaceous
Water (natural and artificial)
Sparse vegetation
Closed to open shrubs and woody vegetation
Other Features
Irrigated and postflooding shrub crops
Capital City
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Source: © 2003 FAO - Africover
Provided by the Environment and Natural Resources Service of the
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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Water Bodies
Disclaimer - The boundaries, colors, denominations and any other information does not imply, on the part of the NBI, any judgement or legal status of any territory, or any endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries.