Some were located in or near villages as public spaces for the community; others were positioned beside roads as resting places for travellers.

一些位于或靠近村庄，用作社区的公共空间；其他位于公路旁，作为旅行者休息的地方。

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As Houxi Opencast Mine has smaller mining boundary and it is near villages, the safety of mining and controlled blasting are strictly required.

侯西露天矿开采境界小，距离村庄近，对剥采作业安全性、控制爆破技术有较高的要求。

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At the time of the floods, the river and lake were at the same level and connected through a gap in the hills near the modern villages of el-Lahun and Hawara.

洪水来临时，湖和河在同一水平面上，并且通过艾尔拉罕和哈瓦拉现代村庄附近山脉的一个裂口连接起来。

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Shrines are common near most villages and religion is still largely about keeping in harmony with the spirits, especially with ancestors.

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Talks are ongoing with the 11 landowners with stakes in the two no-go sections, near the villages of Strete and Stoke Fleming.

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Near the villages of Deputatsky and Pervomaysky, an hour's drive from Chebarkul city, whole families of meteorite hunters are hard at work.

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