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Picture of week on Malay Wikipedia
Deutsch: Dieses Bild war 2010 in der 7. Kalenderwoche das Bild der Woche in der Maleisischen Wikipedia
English: This image was selected as a picture of the week on the Malay Wikipedia for the 7th week, 2010.
Македонски: Оваа слика е избрана за слика на неделата на малезиската 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.
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.
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Description
English: Sahara desert from space.
Русский: Пустыня Сахара из космоса.
Українська: Пустеля Сахара з космосу.
Date 11 February 2002
Source Cropped from Image:Africa satellite plane.jpg.
Author NASA
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