swap_horiz Marib 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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Turpan Oasis

The Turpan Oasis is an inhabited and cultivated area within the Turpan Depression in Xinjiang, northwestern China, histo...

China Grape Silk Road Xinjiang

8.45 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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Ounianga Kebir

Ounianga Kebir is a settlement and group of lakes in the Sahara of northern Chad. It forms part of the Lakes of Ounianga...

Unesco Unique Lakes Chad

8.35 Great

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San Pedro de Atacama

San Pedro de Atacama is a town and desert oasis in northern Chile, situated in the high, arid Atacama region. It is a ba...

Tourism Chile Springs Atacama

8.35 Great

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Al Ain Oasis

Al Ain Oasis is a cultivated oasis in the city of Al Ain within the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Its date...

Unesco Uae Abu Dhabi Date Palms

8.30 Great

10

Ounianga Serir

Ounianga Serir is the southeastern group within the Lakes of Ounianga, a system of permanent lakes in the hyper-arid Enn...

Saline Unesco Lakes Chad

8.30 Great

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Al-Hasa Oasis

Al-Hasa Oasis, also written Al-Ahsa, is an extensive oasis landscape in eastern Saudi Arabia shaped by springs, wells, c...

Saudi Arabia Largest Date Palms Eastern Province

8.30 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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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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Shahdad Oasis

Shahdad is a town and oasis settlement in Iran's Kerman Province, situated near the western edge of the Dasht-e Lut dese...

Remote Ancient Iran Qanats

7.75 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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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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Qatif Oasis

Qatif Oasis is a historic oasis and settled region on the coast of Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, bordering the Persia...

Coastal Ancient Saudi Arabia Date Palms

7.00 Good

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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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Selima Oasis

Selima Oasis is a remote oasis in the Sahara of northern Sudan, close to the border with Libya. It provided water and re...

Remote Caravan Ancient Sudan

5.95 Mediocre