Omani 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.2025.07.14.V1
Published:July 2025
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Key Words：
Oman,oasis, Asia,data encyclopedia,
Abstract：
Omani Oasis is situated at the southeastern of the Arabian Peninsula, bordering the Indian Ocean, between 16°54′12″N and 25°40′33″N, 53°36′22″E and 59°48′59″E. The total area is 12,504.42 km² (Albers). It is composed of 79 individual oases, including the Oman Gulf Oasis, Ubar Oasis and Salalah Oasis, etc. Among them, the Oman Gulf Oasis is the largest one with an area of 3,153.71 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 121 MB (Compressed into 2 files with 49.2 MB).
Foundation Item：
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (2023TSYCLJ0049)
Data Citation：
GUI Dongwei, LIN Jingwu, Peter GOETHALS, LIU Chuang. Omani Oasis[J/DB/OL]. Digital Journal of Global Change Data Repository, 2025. https://doi.org/10.3974/geodb.2025.07.14.V1.
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Data Product:
| ID |
Data Name |
Data Size |
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| 1 |
OmaniOasis.kmz |
22707.18KB |
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| 2 |
OmaniOasisshp.rar |
27718.41KB |
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