Spring In A Desert- The Most Beautiful Oases Of The World
Oasis is an isolated area of vegetation in a desert, typically surrounding a spring or similar water source. Oases also provide habitat for animals and even humans if the area is big enough. The location of oases has been of critical importance for trade and transportation routes in desert areas. Caravans must travel via oases so that supplies of water and food can be replenished. Oases are formed from underground rivers or aquifers such as an artesian aquifer, where water can reach the surface naturally by pressure or by man made wells. People who live in an oasis must manage land and water use carefully; fields must be irrigated to grow plants like dates, figs, olives, and apricots. The most important plant in an oasis is the date palm which forms the upper layer. These palm trees provide shade for smaller trees like peach trees, which form the middle layer. By growing plants in different layers, the farmers make best use of the soil and water. Today, we present you the most beautiful oases in the world…
Huacachina Oasis
Huacachina is a village in the Ica Region, in southwestern Peru. Huacachina is built around a small natural lake in the desert. Called the “oasis of America,” it serves as a resort for local families from the nearby city of Ica, and increasingly as an attraction for tourists drawn by the sports of sand boarding and taking dune buggy rides on sand dunes that stretch several hundred feet high.
Erg Awbari Oasis
Umm Al-Maa, which means Mother of Water, is one of the biggest lakes situated in the oasis. It is located deep within the sandy dunes of the Ubari Sand Sea hidden in the Libyan Sahara. There are 16 more lakes in the surrounding area. Some of them vanish from time to time but some exist constantly in the embrace of the desert. This salt lake is a famous trade center for the local people. While the water gets dirty, salt levels are becoming larger and even the same as in the Dead Sea, which makes swimming there quite easy.
Maranhao Oasis
This beautiful desert lake is located in Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, Maranhao, Brazil. Formed as part of a freshwater lake system that comes from rain during the first six months of each year and then will gradually evaporate and the water next year will rise again. In some of these lakes, there are palm trees, while others are just barren.
Crescent Lake Oasis
China Crescent Lake is a magnificent and extremely beautiful spring located in the Gobi desert, about 6 kilometres south of Dunhuang city in China. It is embraced by the Echoing-Sand Mountain. The water of this living oasis is used by the farmers and the local people and that, combined with the lack of the rain in the area, led to the gradual disappearance of the lake, which has existed for thousands of years. The lake can be seen during your exciting journey on the Silk Route.
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