Tajikistani 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.2025.09.12.V1
Published:Sep. 2025
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Key Words：
Tajikistan,oasis, Asia,data encyclopedia
Abstract：
Tajikistani Oasis is located in central Asia and relies on glacial snowmelt for its water supply, between 36°55′34″N and 40°51′08″N, 67°25′32″E and 74°52′52″E. The total area is 13,662.60 km² (Albers). It is composed of 26 individual oases, including the Amu Darya River Oasis, Syr Darya River Oasis and Karakul Lake Oasis, etc. Among them, the Amu Darya River Oasis is the largest one with an area of 4,192.47 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 134 MB (Compressed into 2 files with 53.9 MB).
Foundation Item：
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (2023TSYCLJ0049)
Data Citation：
GUI Dongwei, LIN Jingwu, Sameh Kotb AB, LIU Chuang. Tajikistani Oasis[J/DB/OL]. Digital Journal of Global Change Data Repository, 2025. https://doi.org/10.3974/geodb.2025.09.12.V1.
References：
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[5] Amu Darya River [EB/OL]. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amu_Darya.
[6] Syr Darya River [EB/OL]. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syr_Darya.
[7] Karakul Lake [EB/OL]. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karakul_(Tajikistan).
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Data Product:
| ID |
Data Name |
Data Size |
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| 1 |
TajikistaniOasis.kmz |
24860.91KB |
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| 2 |
TajikistaniOasisshp.rar |
30380.97KB |
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