# DROP TABLE
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Drops an Iceberg table.

**Warning**  
Because Iceberg tables are considered managed tables in Athena, dropping an Iceberg table also removes all the data in the table.

## Synopsis
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```
DROP TABLE [IF EXISTS] [db_name.]table_name
```

## Example
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```
DROP TABLE iceberg_table
```