United Arab Emirates Oasis
GUI Dongwei1,2LIN Jingwu1,3Peter GOETHALS4LIU Chuang5
1 Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography，Chinese Academy of Sciences，Urumqi 830011，China2 Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry，Chinese Academy of Sciences，Urumqi 830011，China3 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences，Beijing 100049，China4 Water Ecology and Sustainable Water Management，Ghent University，East Flanders 9000，Belgium5 Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research，Chinese Academy of Sciences，Beijing 100101，China
DOI:10.3974/geodb.2025.07.13.V1
Published:July 2025
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Key Words：
United Arab Emirates,oasis,Asia,data encyclopedia
Abstract：
United Arab Emirates Oasis is located at the southeastern of the Arabian Peninsula, bordering the Persian Gulf, between 22°55′32″N and 26°03′55″N, 51°35′00″E and 56°22′45″E. The total area is 24,825.24 km² (Albers). It is composed of 14 individual oases, including the Fujairah Oasis, Al Sila Oasis and Barakah Oasis, etc. Among them, the largest oasis covers an area of 24,256.74 km². The dataset was developed based on Google Earth 2020 imagery and related maps. The dataset is archived in .kmz and .shp data formats, and consists of 17 data files with data size of 52.6 MB (Compressed into 2 files with 21.5 MB).
Foundation Item：
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (2023TSYCLJ0049)
Data Citation：
GUI Dongwei, LIN Jingwu, Peter GOETHALS, LIU Chuang. United Arab Emirates Oasis[J/DB/OL]. Digital Journal of Global Change Data Repository, 2025. https://doi.org/10.3974/geodb.2025.07.13.V1.
References：
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[6] Al Sila [EB/OL]. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sila,_Abu_Dhabi.
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Data Product:
| ID |
Data Name |
Data Size |
Operation |
| 1 |
UnitedArabEmiratesOasis.kmz |
9869.33KB |
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| 2 |
UnitedArabEmiratesOasisshp.rar |
12180.35KB |
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