Ahal oasis
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Ahal oasis is a historic fertile area in south-central Turkmenistan that gave its name to the surrounding Ahal Region and has long supported agriculture and settlement in the desert landscape.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Murgab River oasis | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
oasis ⓘ |
| climate | arid ⓘ |
| country | Turkmenistan ⓘ |
| environmentType | desert environment with irrigated zones ⓘ |
| hasEconomicRole | agricultural production area ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
fertile land
ⓘ
irrigated agriculture ⓘ permanent settlements ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
intensive irrigation
ⓘ
rural settlements ⓘ |
| hasNameEtymology | gave its name to Ahal Region ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | long-standing center of agriculture in a desert landscape ⓘ |
| influenced | formation of Ahal Region boundaries ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ahal Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
south-central Turkmenistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ahal Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Karakum Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | historic cultural landscape ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
animal husbandry
ⓘ
crop cultivation ⓘ |
| terrainType | desert oasis ⓘ |
| usedFor |
human settlement
ⓘ
irrigated farming ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Murgab River oasis