swap_horiz Atar Oasis Alternatives

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Dunhuang Oasis

Situated in Gansu Province, China, the Dunhuang Oasis supported settlement and travel along the Silk Road in an arid reg...

China Historic Silk Road Gobi

9.15 Excellent

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Khiva

Khiva is a historic oasis city in western Uzbekistan, near the Amu Darya and the edge of the Kyzylkum Desert. It served...

Historic Uzbekistan Central Asia Silk Road

8.85 Great

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Al-Ula Oasis

An oasis and historic settlement area in northwestern Saudi Arabia, Al-Ula developed along an ancient route linking Arab...

Natural Historic Saudi Arabia Nabataean

8.80 Great

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Al-Ahsa Oasis

Water management and date-palm cultivation have shaped Al-Ahsa Oasis in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province. This extensive...

Historic Unesco Saudi Arabia Largest

8.35 Great

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Ghardaia Oasis

Ghardaia Oasis is the chief city of the M'zab Valley in Algeria, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1982, whose five his...

Historic Unesco Algeria M Zab

8.25 Great

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Kashgar Oasis

The Kashgar Oasis surrounds Kashgar in the western part of China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, near the margins o...

China Historic Uyghur Silk Road

8.25 Great

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Ghadames Oasis

Ghadames is an oasis town in western Libya near the borders with Algeria and Tunisia, historically situated on trans-Sah...

Historic Unesco Libya Berber

8.15 Great

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Chinguetti Oasis

Chinguetti Oasis is an ancient Mauritanian oasis city in Adrar Region, once a major gathering point for West African pil...

Historic Islamic Unesco Mauritania

8.05 Great

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Tinerhir Oasis

Tinerhir Oasis is a Moroccan oasis town in Tinghir Province, situated along the Todra River and serving as the main acce...

Morocco Springs Berber Todra Gorge

7.85 Good

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Ouadane Oasis

Ouadane Oasis is a historic Mauritanian oasis town in Adrar Region, founded in the 12th century as a caravan crossroads...

Historic Caravan Unesco Mauritania

7.80 Good

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Tafilalt Oasis

Tafilalt is a large oasis region in southeastern Morocco, centered along the Ziz River and associated with settlements i...

Historic Morocco Eastern Date Palms

7.80 Good

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Dakhla Oasis

Dakhla Oasis is a group of settlements and cultivated areas in Egypt's Western Desert, between the oases of Farafra and...

Natural Historic Egypt Sahara

7.70 Good

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Germa Oasis

The ancient capital of the Garamantian civilization in Libya's Fezzan, occupied from roughly 500 BCE to 700 CE and notab...

Historic Ancient Libya Fezzan

7.70 Good

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Oualata Oasis

Oualata is a historic oasis town in southeastern Mauritania that developed as a Saharan caravan, religious, and scholarl...

Historic Caravan Unesco Mauritania

7.65 Good

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Tamerza Oasis

Tamerza Oasis is Tunisia's largest mountain oasis, situated in Tamerza Governorate near the Algerian border, built aroun...

Historic Mountain Waterfall Tunisia

7.55 Good

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Tayma Oasis

Tayma Oasis is a historic archaeological site and natural spring settlement located in the Tabuk region of northwestern...

Natural Historic Ancient Saudi Arabia

7.45 Good

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Taghit Oasis

Taghit Oasis is a small Algerian oasis town in Béchar Province, situated at the foot of the Erg Occidental dune sea and...

Scenic Algeria Sahara Erg

7.45 Good

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Terjit Oasis

Terjit Oasis is a natural spring oasis located in the Adrar region of Mauritania, nestled within a narrow, steep-sided g...

Scenic Mauritania Springs Adrar

7.45 Good

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Yarkand Oasis

Yarkand (Yarkant) is an oasis city in southwestern Xinjiang, China, situated on the Yarkand River at the southern edge o...

China Historic Silk Road Xinjiang

7.40 Good

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Tuat Oasis Complex

The Tuat (or Touat) Oasis Complex is a extensive chain of oases located in Algeria's Adrar Province in the northern Saha...

Historic Algeria Berber Adrar

7.15 Good