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Projection system: Lambert conformal conic, with central meridian at 51° East;R.L.=27, S.P.1=18, S.P.2=36, F.E.=3,000,000, F.N.= 2,000,000.
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General coordination, compilation and synthesisAbdolazim HAGHIPOUR
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