Moroccan and Western Sahara 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.2025.09.08.V1
Published:Sep. 2025
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Key Words：
Morocco,Western Sahara,oasis,Africa,data encyclopedia
Abstract：
Moroccan and Western Sahara Oasis, located in the western of the Sahara Desert, between 22°02′19″N and 35°18′53″N, 1°11′57″W and 16°46′20″W. The total area of the Moroccan and Western Sahara Oasis is 36,161.74 km² (Albers). It is composed of 111 individual oases, including the Oum er-Rbia River Oasis, Moulouya River Oasis, Agadir Oasis and Draa River Oasis, etc. Among them, the Oum er-Rbia River Oasis is the largest one with an area of 17,609.23 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 621 MB (Compressed into 2 files with 243 MB).
Foundation Item：
National Natural Science Foundation of China (42361144792)
Data Citation：
GUI Dongwei, LIN Jingwu, Remonda DIMIAN, LIU Chuang. Moroccan and Western Sahara Oasis[J/DB/OL]. Digital Journal of Global Change Data Repository, 2025. https://doi.org/10.3974/geodb.2025.09.08.V1.
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Data Product:
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Data Name |
Data Size |
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MoroccanandWesternSaharaOasis.kmz |
115172.38KB |
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| 2 |
MoroccanandWesternSaharaOasisshp.rar |
133758.73KB |
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