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Villages

Scope note

Distinctions among villages, towns, and cities are relative and vary according to their individual regional contexts. Villages generally designate units of compact settlement, varying in size but usually larger than hamlets and smaller than towns and distinguished from the surrounding rural territory.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30008372

Broader Terms used

<settlements by form: scale>

Narrower Terms used

ksour
kraals

Equivalent Terms used

village

Created

13yrs ago

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