Iranian Oasis
GUI Dongwei1,2LIN Jingwu1,3Peter GOETHALS4LIU 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 Sciences，Urumqi 830011，China3 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences，Beijing 100049，China4 Water Ecology and Sustainable Water Management，Ghent University，East Flanders 9000，Belgium5 Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research，Chinese Academy of Sciences，Beijing 100101，China
DOI:10.3974/geodb.2025.09.03.V1
Published:Sep. 2025
Visitors：57 Data Files Downloaded：0
Data Downloaded： 无 Citations：
Key Words：
Iran,oasis,Asia,data encyclopedia
Abstract：
Iranian Oasis is located in Western Asia, bordering the Indian Ocean, between 25°09′04″N and 39°46′38″N, 44°18′56″E and 63°10′52″E. The total area of the Iranian Oasis is 239,371.98 km² (Albers). It is composed of 494 individual oases, including the Karun River Oasis, Urmia Lake Oasis and Tehran Oasis, etc. Among them, the Karun River Oasis is the largest one with an area of 35,858.84 km². 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 18 data files with data size of 2.18 GB (Compressed into 3 files with 911 MB).
Foundation Item：
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (2023TSYCLJ0049)
Data Citation：
GUI Dongwei, LIN Jingwu, Peter GOETHALS, LIU Chuang. Iranian Oasis[J/DB/OL]. Digital Journal of Global Change Data Repository, 2025. https://doi.org/10.3974/geodb.2025.09.03.V1.
References：
[1] Rezaee, A., Mosaedi, A., Beheshti, A., et al. Using wavelet transform to analyze the dynamics of climatic variables; to assess the status of available water resources in Iran (1961–2020) [J]. Earth Science Informatics, 2024, 17(6): 5499–5519.
[2] GADM. Database of global administrative areas (Version 3.6) [DB/OL]. (2018-05-06). https://gadm.org/.
[3] GRDC. GRDC major river basins [DB/OL]. Global runoff data center. 2nd rev. Koblenz: Federal Institute of Hydrology (BfG). 2020.
[4] Iran [EB/OL]. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran.
[5] Karun [EB/OL]. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karun.
[6] Lake Urmia [EB/OL]. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Urmia.
[7] Tehran [EB/OL]. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran.
[8] Editorial Group of Handbook of Global Geographical Names. Handbook of Global Geographical Names [M]. Beijing: SinoMaps Press, 1999.
[9] Editorial Committee of Encyclopedia of China. Encyclopedia of China (3rd ed.) [M]. Beijing: China Encyclopedia Publishing House, 2021.
Data Product:
| ID |
Data Name |
Data Size |
Operation |
| 1 |
IranianOasisPart1.kmz |
278553.31KB |
|
| 2 |
IranianOasisPart2.kmz |
167463.10KB |
|
| 3 |
IranianOasisshp.rar |
487348.05KB |
|