Djiboutian Oasis
GUI Dongwei1,2LIN Jingwu1,3Remonda DIMIAN4LIU 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 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.2025.08.13.V1
Published:Aug. 2025
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Key Words：
Djibouti,oasis,Africa,data encyclopedia
Abstract：
Djiboutian Oasis is located in northeastern Africa, bordering the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. It is between 11°27′29″N and 12°23′54″N, 42°46′16″E and 43°22′16″E. The total area of the Djiboutian Oasis is 167.66 km² (Albers). It consists of 4 individual oases, including Tadjoura Oasis, Khor Angar Oasis and Obock Oasis, etc. Among them, the largest oasis covers an area of 139.79 km². The dataset was developed based on Google Earth 2020 imagery and related maps. It is archived in .kmz and .shp data formats, and consists of 17 data files with data size of 5.03 MB (Compressed into 2 files with 2.05 MB).
Foundation Item：
Chinese National Committee for Man and the Biosphere Programme, UNESCO (2023)
Data Citation：
GUI Dongwei, LIN Jingwu, Remonda DIMIAN, LIU Chuang. Djiboutian Oasis[J/DB/OL]. Digital Journal of Global Change Data Repository, 2025. https://doi.org/10.3974/geodb.2025.08.13.V1.
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Data Product:
| ID |
Data Name |
Data Size |
Operation |
| 1 |
DjiboutianOasis.kmz |
941.68KB |
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| 2 |
DjiboutianOasisshp.rar |
1160.96KB |
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