swap_horiz Germa 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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Merv Oasis

The Merv Oasis in present-day Turkmenistan contains the remains of several cities that occupied successive sites along t...

Ancient Silk Road Mary Turkmenistan

8.70 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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Faiyum Oasis

The Faiyum Oasis is a fertile depression west of the Nile in Egypt, connected to the river by the Bahr Yussef channel ra...

Natural Ancient Egypt Fertile

8.05 Great

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Waw an Namus

Waw an Namus is a volcanic caldera in the central Libyan Sahara, surrounded by a broad field of dark basaltic material t...

Remote Volcanic Libya Sahara

8.05 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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Marib Oasis

The Marib Oasis is an ancient cultivated region in present-day Marib Governorate, Yemen, associated with the Sabaean kin...

Ancient Dam Yemen Sheba

8.00 Great

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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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Ubari Oasis

Ubari is an oasis town in the Fezzan region of southwestern Libya, near the dune fields of the Ubari Sand Sea. The surro...

Scenic Libya Sahara Fezzan

7.65 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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Dumat al-Jandal

Dumat al-Jandal is a historic oasis city located in the Al-Jawf region of northwestern Saudi Arabia, recognized as one o...

Historic Ancient Saudi Arabia Springs

7.20 Good

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Murzuq Oasis

Murzuq is a town and historic oasis in the Fezzan region of southwestern Libya, within the Sahara. It served as the capi...

Historic Remote Libya Sahara

6.95 Fair

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Buraimi Oasis

Buraimi Oasis is a historic oasis complex in northern Oman, adjacent to Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates and divided t...

Historic Ancient Oman Aflaj

6.85 Fair

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Sabha Oasis

Sabha, also spelled Sebha, is an oasis city in southwestern Libya and the capital of Sabha District. It has historically...

Natural Libya Sahara Fezzan

6.25 Fair