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During the past thirty years the Arab-Islamic world has imposed itself on the international scene, and because of the value of its resources, has entered a stage of rapid transformation (Chaline and Fares 1986, 151). The Arab-Islamic world constitutes a territorial ensemble which is largely unified by its religion, culture, and language.
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Al-Oteibi, S., Noble, A.G., Costa, F.J. (1994). Planning in a Rapid Growth Center: The Case of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In: Dutt, A.K., Costa, F.J., Aggarwal, S., Noble, A.G. (eds) The Asian City: Processes of Development, Characteristics and Planning. The GeoJournal Library, vol 30. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1002-0_17
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