Iraqi Oasis
GUI Dongwei1,2LIN Jingwu1,3 Sameh Kotb ABD-ELMABOD4 LIU 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 Sciences3 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.2025.08.22.V1
Published:Aug. 2025
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Key Words：
Iraq,oasis,Asia,data encyclopedia
Abstract：
Iraqi Oasis is located in the northeastern part of the Arabian Peninsula, bordering the Persian Gulf. It lies between 29°54′34″N and 37°13′06″N, 40°57′39″E and 48°34′33″E. The Iraqi oasis mainly grows date palms, and it is a leading region in global date exports. The area of the Iraqi oasis is 151,340.55 km² (Albers). It is one individual oasis. 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 139 MB (Compressed into 2 files with 57.4 MB).
Foundation Item：
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (2023TSYCLJ0049)
Data Citation：
GUI Dongwei, LIN Jingwu, Sameh Kotb AB, LIU Chuang. Iraqi Oasis[J/DB/OL]. Digital Journal of Global Change Data Repository, 2025. https://doi.org/10.3974/geodb.2025.08.22.V1.
References：
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Data Product:
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Data Name |
Data Size |
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| 1 |
IraqiOasis.kmz |
26404.42KB |
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| 2 |
IraqiOasisshp.rar |
32408.74KB |
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