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informal settlements

Title English: 
informal settlements
Definition English: 
1. areas where groups of housing units have been constructed on land that the occupants have no legal claim to, or occupy illegally; 2. unplanned settlements and areas where housing is not in compliance with current planning and building regulations (unauthorized housing).
Title Arabic: 
أحياء عشوائية
Synonym Arabic: 
عشوائيات
Title French: 
implantations sauvages
Domain: 
Social Development
Subject: 
Population
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Term
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