Pakistani Oasis
GUI Dongwei1,2LIN Jingwu1,3Muhammad SHAREEF4LIU 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 Department of Botany，Faculty of Science，University of Narowa，3-KM Shakargarh Road，Narowal 51600，Pakistan5 Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research，Chinese Academy of Sciences，Beijing 100101，China
DOI:10.3974/geodb.2025.08.05.V1
Published:Aug. 2025
Visitors：49 Data Files Downloaded：0
Data Downloaded： 无 Citations：
Key Words：
Pakistan,oasis,Asia,data encyclopedia
Abstract：
Pakistani Oasis is located in southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between 24°03′06″N and 33°11′59″N, 61°39′57″E and 75°29′56″E. The total area is 267,969.51 km² (Albers). It is composed of 67 individual oases, including the Indus River Oasis, Quetta Oasis and Turbat Oasis, etc. Among them, the Indus River Oasis is the largest, with an area of 248,852.77 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 670 MB (Compressed into 2 files with 256 MB).
Foundation Item：
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (2023TSYCLJ0049)
Data Citation：
GUI Dongwei, LIN Jingwu, Muhammad SHAREEF, LIU Chuang. Pakistani Oasis[J/DB/OL]. Digital Journal of Global Change Data Repository, 2025. https://doi.org/10.3974/geodb.2025.08.05.V1.
References：
[1] Yin X, Liu W, Zhu M, et al. Compounding effects of human activities and climatic changes on coexistence of oasis-desert ecosystems: prioritizing resilient decision-making for a riskier world [J]. Research in Cold and Arid Regions, 2023, 15(5): 219–229.
[2] GADM. Database of global administrative areas (Version 3.6) [DB/OL]. (2018-05-06). https://gadm.org/.
[3] GRDC. GRDC major river basins [DB/OL]. Global runoff data center. 2nd rev. Koblenz: Federal Institute of Hydrology (BfG). 2020.
[4] Pakistan [EB/OL]. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan.
[5] Indus River [EB/OL]. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indus_River.
[6] Quetta [EB/OL]. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quetta.
[7] Turbat [EB/OL]. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbat.
[8] Editorial Committee of Encyclopedia of China. Encyclopedia of China (3rd ed.) [M]. Beijing: China Encyclopedia Publishing House, 2021.
[9] Ministry of Civil Affairs of P. R. China. National geographical names database of China [DB/OL]. (2019-05-15). https://dmfw.mca.gov.cn.
[10] China Committee on Geographical Names. Handbook of Foreign Geographical Names [M]. Beijing: The Commercial Press, 2008.
Data Product:
| ID |
Data Name |
Data Size |
Operation |
| 1 |
PakistaniOasis.kmz |
107562.87KB |
|
| 2 |
PakistaniOasisshp.rar |
155566.48KB |
|