File:Sahara satellite hires.jpg

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العربية: اُختيرت هذه الصُّورة لتكون صُورة الأسبوع في ويكيبيديا الملايو في الأسبوع 7 من عام 2010.

Deutsch: Dieses Bild war 2010 in der 7. Kalenderwoche das Bild der Woche in der Malaysischen Wikipedia

English: This image was selected as a picture of the week on the Malay Wikipedia for the 7^th week, 2010.

Македонски: Сликава е избрана за слика на неделата на малајската Википедија за VII недела од 2010 година.

മലയാളം: മലയ് വിക്കിപീഡിയയിൽ ഈ ചിത്രം ഈ ആഴ്ചയിലെ ചിത്രമായി 2010-ലെ വാരം 7-ൽ തിരഞ്ഞെടുത്തിട്ടുണ്ട്.

Bahasa Melayu: Imej ini merupakan gambar pilihan mingguan di Wikipedia Bahasa Melayu untuk minggu ke-7, 2010.

Français : Cette image est sélectionnée en tant qu'image de la semaine sur la Wikipédia Malaisienne pour la 7ème semaine de 2010.

Magyar: Ezt a képet a hét képének választották a maláj Wikipedián 2010 7. hetében.

Italiano: Questa immagine è stata selezionata come Immagine della settimana su Wikipedia in malese per la VII settimana del 2010.

Nederlands: Deze afbeelding is gekozen als afbeelding van de week op de Maleisische Wikipedia voor week 7 van 2010.

Русский: Эта иллюстрация была выбрана изображением недели в малайском разделе «Википедии» для недели номер 7 2010 года.

Svenska: Denna bild är utvald till veckans bild på Wikipedia på malajiska, vecka 7, 2010.

Українська: Ця ілюстрація була вибрана зображенням тижня в малайському розділі «Вікіпедії» для тижня номер 7, 2010 року.

Tiếng Việt: Hình này đã được chọn làm hình ảnh của tuần trên Wikipedia tiếng Mã Lai trong tuần thứ 7, năm 2010.

Summary

Description

العربية: الصحراءُ الكُبرى كما تظهر من الفضاء.

English: Sahara desert from space.

Русский: Пустыня Сахара из космоса.

Українська: Компіляція супутникових знімків пустелі Сахара, 11 лютого 2002 року.

Date

11 February 2002

Source

Cropped from Image:Africa satellite plane.jpg.

Author

NASA

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	17:52, 9 February 2007		7,432 × 4,168 (8.53 MB)	Holly Cheng	artifact cleaned up
	03:16, 9 February 2007		7,432 × 4,168 (8.31 MB)	KFP	Sahara desert from space. Cropped from Image:Africa satellite plane.jpg.

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- Sahara
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- Sahara
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- ሰሐራ በረሓ
Usage on ann.wikipedia.org
- Èwê Sayara
Usage on an.wikipedia.org
- Desierto d'o Sahara
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- ܡܕܒܪܐ
- ܨܚܪܐܐ
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- لستة الصحارى حسب المساحه
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- El Sáḥara
Usage on azb.wikipedia.org
- بؤیوک صحرا
Usage on az.wikipedia.org
- Sahara
- Səhraların dünyada sahəsinə görə sıralaması
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- Saxara
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- Сахара
Usage on bcl.wikipedia.org
- Natural na kapalibotan
Usage on be-tarask.wikipedia.org
- Сахара
Usage on be.wikipedia.org
- Сахара
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File:Sahara satellite hires.jpg

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desert

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11 February 2002

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