Algerian Oasis
GUI Dongwei1,2LIN Jingwu1,3Sameh Kotb ABD-ELMABOD4LIU 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.2025.04.07.V1
Published:Apr. 2025
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Key Words：
Algeria,oasis,Africa,data encyclopedia
Abstract：
Algerian Oasis is located in the northwest of the Sahara Desert, with geo-location between 19°32′32″N and 35°56′52″N, 8°11′08″W and 9°39′59″E. The total area is 46,119.34 km² (Albers). It is composed of 448 individual oases, including the Chelif River Oasis, Chott Melrhir Oasis, EI Ouad Oasis and El Menia Oasis, etc. Among them, the Chelif River Oasis is the largest one, with an area of 19,155.29 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 730 MB (Compressed into 2 files with 306 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.Algerian Oasis[J/DB/OL]. Digital Journal of Global Change Data Repository, 2025. https://doi.org/10.3974/geodb.2025.04.07.V1.
References：
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Data Product:
| ID |
Data Name |
Data Size |
Operation |
| 1 |
AlgerianOasis.kmz |
142177.96KB |
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| 2 |
AlgerianOasisshp.rar |
171442.88KB |
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