Eritrean Oasis
GUI Dongwei1,2LIN Jingwu1,3 Sameh Kotb ABD-ELMABOD4 LIU 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 Sciences3 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences，Beijing 100049，China4 Soils & Water Use Department，Agricultural and Biological Research Institute，National Research Centre，Cairo 12622，Egypt5 Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research，Chinese Academy of Sciences，Beijing 100101，China
DOI:10.3974/geodb.2025.08.11.V1
Published:Aug. 2025
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Key Words：
Eritrea,oasis,Africa,data encyclopedia
Abstract：
Eritrean Oasis is located in northeastern Africa, bordering the Red Sea. Its geolocation is between 12°44′39″N and 16°46'16″N, 36°26′56″E and 43°04′32″E. It consists of 14 individual oases; they are Baraka River Oasis, Mereb River Oasis and Massawa Oasis, etc. The total area of the Eritrean Oasis is 2,228.50 km² (Albers). Among them, the Baraka River Oasis is the largest one with an area of 897.93 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 28.7 MB (Compressed into 2 files with 11.9 MB).
Foundation Item：
Chinese National Committee for Man and the Biosphere Programme, UNESCO (2023)
Data Citation：
GUI Dongwei, LIN Jingwu, Sameh Kotb AB, LIU Chuang. Eritrean Oasis[J/DB/OL]. Digital Journal of Global Change Data Repository, 2025. https://doi.org/10.3974/geodb.2025.08.11.V1.
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Data Product:
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Data Name |
Data Size |
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EritreanOasis.kmz |
5547.58KB |
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| 2 |
EritreanOasisshp.rar |
6688.30KB |
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