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The desert oasis city of Jubbah in Saudi Arabia as photographed from space. In ecology, an oasis (/ oʊ ˈ eɪ s ɪ s /; pl.: oases / oʊ ˈ eɪ s iː z /) is a fertile area of a desert or semi-desert environment [1] that sustains plant life and provides habitat for animals. Surface water may be present, or water may only be accessible from ...
The Siwa Oasis (Arabic: واحة سيوة Wāḥat Sīwah [ˈwæːħet ˈsiːwæ]) is an urban oasis in Egypt.It is situated between the Qattara Depression and the Great Sand Sea in the Western Desert, 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of the Egypt–Libya border and 560 kilometres (350 mi) from the Egyptian capital city of Cairo.
Bahariya Oasis (Arabic: الواحات البحرية, romanized: El-Wāḥāt El-Baḥrīya, "the Northern Oases") is a depression and a naturally rich oasis in the Western Desert of Egypt. It is approximately 370 km away from Cairo .
Amid a vast desert, hidden among the largest sand dunes in Peru, lies the only natural desert oasis in South America. Huacachina, one of Peru's most prominent tourist spots, just behind Machu ...
Desert scenes of East of Liwa Oasis, in the Rub' Al Khali desert, was the set of in the 2015 film Star Wars: The Force Awakens and it was used to represent Jakku, a desert planet. [11] Desert scenes in the 2020 film Sonic the Hedgehog were filmed in Liwa Oasis. [12]
Between 2020 and 2023, experts explored the Khaybar Oasis, an ancient agricultural center, the study said. Previously, satellite images had suggested the presence of a “walled oasis” in the ...
Tayma / ˈ t eɪ m ə / (Taymanitic: 𐪉𐪃𐪒, TMʾ, vocalized as: Taymāʾ; [1] Arabic: تيماء, romanized: Taymāʾ) or Tema (Hebrew: תֵּימָן Tēmān (Habakkuk 3:3)) is a large oasis with a long history of settlement, located in northwestern Saudi Arabia at the point where the trade route between Medina and Dumah begins to cross the Nafud desert.
Huacachina is built around a small natural desert lake, commonly referred to as the "oasis of America". According to local legends, the water and mud of the area are therapeutic. Both locals and tourists often bathe in the waters or cover themselves with the mud in an attempt to cure ailments such as arthritis, rheumatism, asthma, and bronchitis.