Oasis (disambiguation)
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Oasis
is an isolated area of vegetation in a desert.
Oasis may also refer to:
Oasis
In geography, an oasis or cienega is an isolated area of vegetation in a desert, typically surrounding a spring or similar water source...
is an isolated area of vegetation in a desert.
Oasis may also refer to:
Music
- Oasis (band)Oasis (band)Oasis were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1991. Originally known as The Rain, the group was formed by Liam Gallagher , Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs , Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan and Tony McCarroll , who were soon joined by Liam's older brother Noel Gallagher...
, an English rock band (1991-2009) - OasisOasis (1980s group)Oasis was an English music group which formed in 1984. The group consisted of Peter Skellern, Julian Lloyd Webber, Mitch Dalton, Bill Lovelady and Mary Hopkin....
(1980s group) - OasisOasis (1970s group)Oasis was an American rock band from Marin County, California, active in the 1970s. Their sound has been described as psychedelic folk rock, progressive folk and psychedelic pop, characterized by male/female harmonies...
(1970s group) - Oasis Records, a record label
- "Oasis" (Do As Infinity song)
- Oasis (Roberta Flack album)Oasis (Roberta Flack album)Oasis was Roberta Flack's first solo album of newly recorded songs since 1982's I'm the One. It was released in 1988 and features the number-one U.S...
- "Oasis" (Roberta Flack song)Oasis (Roberta Flack song)"Oasis" is a 1988 single by Roberta Flack. The single is the title track off her 1988 album, and was her first single to chart on the Hot Black Singles chart in four years. "Oasis" went to number one on the Hot Black Singles chart for one week. The single was the first time in ten years that...
- Oasis (Akinori Nakagawa album)Oasis (Akinori Nakagawa album)-Track listing:-External links:* *...
- Oasis (O.C. & A.G. album)
- OasisOasis (Gackt song)"Oasis" is a single released by Gackt on February 16, 2000. The song "Oasis" was used as the opening for the New Fist of the North Star OVA.-Track listing:# "Oasis"# "Uncertain Memory"# "Oasis" # "Uncertain Memory"...
(Gackt song) - "Oasis", song by Amanda Palmer on the album Who Killed Amanda PalmerWho Killed Amanda PalmerWho Killed Amanda Palmer is the first solo album by American musical artist Amanda Palmer.The album was largely recorded in Nashville, Tennessee, with collaborator Ben Folds and was released on Roadrunner Records...
Entertainment media
- OasisOasis (film)Oasis is South Korea Lee Chang-dong's third feature film, and the last one he directed before his stint as South Korea's Minister of Culture...
(film) - Oasis (TV series)Oasis (TV series)Oasis was a short lived CITV drama series which was about a group of children who ran an inner city farm. It's best known for featuring John Simm and Dean Gaffney, who later went on to be in the BBC soap Eastenders...
- Oasis (video game)
- Oasis (anthology)Oasis (anthology)Oasis was a literary anthology published in Cairo during World War II. It was edited by Denis Saunders, David Burk, and Victor Selwyn. The introduction was written by General Henry Maitland Wilson, who was at this time Commander-in-Chief of the Middle East....
- "Oasis" (Enterprise episode)Oasis (Enterprise episode)Oasis is the 19th episode of the television series Star Trek: Enterprise. It guest stars Rene Auberjonois, who previously starred as Odo in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.-Synopsis:...
- Oasis, a Sluggy Freelance character
- KOASKOASKOAS is a radio station broadcasting a Rhythmic adult contemporary format. Licensed to Dolan Springs, Arizona, USA, the station serves the Laughlin/Las Vegas/Dolan Springs area. The station is currently owned by Las Vegas-based Riviera Broadcast Group...
, The Oasis, a radio station in Las Vegas
Places
- Oasis craterOasis craterOasis is a meteorite crater in Libya. The crater is exposed at the surface, and has been significantly eroded. The prominent topographic ring is only the central uplift, while the original crater rim is estimated to have been 18 km in diameter. The age is estimated to be less than 120 million...
, Libya - Oasis (Casablanca)Oasis (Casablanca)Oasis is a quartier of Casablanca, Morocco....
, a neighborhood of Casablanca, Morocco - Oasis, Mendocino County, CaliforniaOasis, Mendocino County, CaliforniaOasis is an unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California. It is located east of Hopland, at an elevation of 1929 feet ....
, United States - Oasis, Mono County, CaliforniaOasis, Mono County, CaliforniaOasis is an unincorporated community in Mono County, California. It is located in Fish Lake Valley east-southeast of Mount Bancroft. Oasis is at the junction of California State Route 266 and California State Route 168. The 2000 Census reports that Oasis had a population of 22.A post office...
, United States - Oasis, Coachella Valley, Riverside County, CaliforniaRiverside County, CaliforniaRiverside County is a county in the U.S. state of California. One of 58 California counties, it covers in the southern part of the state, and stretches from Orange County to the Colorado River, which forms the state border with Arizona. The county derives its name from the city of Riverside,...
, United States - Oasis, IowaOasis, IowaOasis is a small unincorporated village located in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It lies within section 26 of Graham Township, and was once known as Graham, Iowa. It is part of the Iowa City, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2005, the town had a total population of approximately 20....
, United States - Oasis, NevadaOasis, NevadaOasis is an unincorporated community located in eastern Elko County, Nevada , at the junction of State Route 233 and Interstate 80, approximately 40 miles west of the Nevada border with the state of Utah. Built along the Central Pacific Railroad , the tracks run along the north side of town...
, United States - Oasis, WisconsinOasis, WisconsinOasis is a town in Waushara County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 405 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.3 square miles , of which, 35.0 square miles of it is land and 0.3 square miles of it is...
, United States - Oasis LRT StationOasis LRT StationOasis LRT Station is an LRT station on the Punggol LRT Line East Loop in Singapore. It was opened in June 2007, more than 2 years after the rest of the line opened in January 2005 after more residents had moved into the HDB blocks adjacent to the station...
, a light rail station in Singapore - Oasis Mall, Saudi Arabia
- Oasis Shopping CentreOasis Shopping CentreThe Oasis Shopping Centre is located on the Broadbeach Mall in Broadbeach, Gold Coast, Queensland.The Oasis Monorail connects the beach, shopping, Sofitel Gold Coast resort and Conrad Jupiters Casino. It has two stations on level 2 of The Oasis and a station at Conrad Jupiters Casino...
, Australia - The Oasis Centre, England
- Illinois Tollway oasisIllinois Tollway oasisAn Illinois Tollway oasis is a type of commercialized rest area sited along interstate highways that are toll roads in Illinois, United States. The seven oases offer food and gasoline vendors and are found in the Chicago Metropolitan Area, DeKalb, and Belvidere...
, a type of highway rest area - Urban oasisUrban oasisAn urban oasis is a public open space, park, or plaza which is located in between buildings or formed by surrounding buildings in an urban setting. It can exist in any kind of culture. There are various sizes of urban oases. Central Park, Frederick Law Olmsted's park in New York City, can be...
, an open space in an urban setting
Computing and technology
- OASIS (Open Artwork System Interchange Standard), a design layout file format
- Oasis (software)Oasis (software)Note: Oasis is also the name of library catalog software that is popular in Australia.Oasis is the name of a piece of software developed by the United States Central Intelligence Agency that converts audio signals such as cellphone calls and television and radio broadcasts into readable and...
, a surveillance tracking program - OASIS operating systemOASIS operating systemThe OASIS operating system was originally developed and distributed in 1977 by Phase One Systems of Oakland, California...
- Open Access Same-Time Information SystemOpen Access Same-Time Information SystemThe Open Access Same-Time Information System , is an Internet-based system for obtaining services related to electric power transmission in North America. It is the primary means by which high-voltage transmission lines are reserved for moving wholesale quantities of electricity...
, an electric power transmission system - Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards
- Open Access Scholarly Information Sourcebook
- Oasis, a recent CSS wiki layout by WikiaWikiaWikia is a free web hosting service for wikis . It is normally free of charge for readers and editors, deriving most of its income from advertising, and publishes all user-provided text under copyleft licenses. Wikia hosts several hundred thousand wikis using the open-source wiki software MediaWiki...
- Oasis - An online Dating Website.
Organisations
- Oasis CommissionOasis CommissionThe Oasis Commission is a ministry of the Episcopal Church to LGBT persons.The first Oasis group met at All Saints Church, Hoboken, in 1990, while the Episcopal Diocese of Newark was under the direction of Bishop John Shelby Spong. At this time, making gay and lesbian people feel welcome in...
, a ministry of the Episcopal Church to LGBT people - Oasis Stores, a chain of clothes shops
- Oasis TrustOasis TrustOasis Trust is a UK-based Christian registered charity. It was founded by Rev Steve Chalke in August 1985, who had been assistant minister at Tonbridge Baptist Church, Kent, for four years...
, a UK-based Christian charity
Transport
- Oasis Hong Kong AirlinesOasis Hong Kong AirlinesOasis Hong Kong Airlines Limited is a now-defunct long-haul low-cost airline that was based in Hong Kong. It operated scheduled services to London Gatwick Airport and Vancouver International Airport from its hub, Hong Kong International Airport....
- Isuzu OasisIsuzu OasisThe Isuzu Oasis was a minivan produced as result of an agreement between Isuzu and Honda from 1996 to 1999. It was the only minivan sold by Isuzu....
, a minivan - Oasis of the Seas, a Royal Caribbean cruise ship
Other uses
- Antarctic oasisAntarctic oasisAn Antarctic oasis is a large area naturally free of snow and ice in the otherwise ice-covered continent of Antarctica.-Geology:In Antarctica there are, in addition to mountain tops and nunataks, other natural snow- and ice-free areas often referred to as "Antarctic oases" or "dry valleys"...
- Oasis (drink)Oasis (drink)Oasis is a non-carbonated bottled soft drink, which is a product of Orangina Schweppes . It originated in France by Volvic in 1966. The drink is described as a "fruit juice drink - with sugar and sweeteners".Advertising campaigns for Oasis target adults and promote the drink as an alternative to...
- Oasis (horticulture)Oasis (horticulture)Smithers-Oasis is a company specializing in floristry products. The company created water-absorbing foam in 1954 and leads manufacturing and marketing of various products in the global florist industry.- Wet floral foam :...
, foam used in flower arranging - OASIS (culfest)OASIS (culfest)OASIS is a cultural festival conducted annually by the students of Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani in Pilani, India. Organised during the month of October, the college attracts more than 4000 participants during the festival.-History:...
- OASIS (Ontologically Anthropocentric Sensory Immersive Simulation)Ready Player OneReady Player One is a science fiction novel by Ernest Cline. The book was published by Random House on August 16, 2011. The audiobook is narrated by Wil Wheaton.Warner Bros. bought the rights to the film in June 2010....
, a MetaverseMetaverseThe Metaverse is our collective online shared space, created by the convergence of virtually enhanced physical reality and physically persistent virtual space, including the sum of all virtual worlds, augmented reality, and the internet...
depicted in Ready Player OneReady Player OneReady Player One is a science fiction novel by Ernest Cline. The book was published by Random House on August 16, 2011. The audiobook is narrated by Wil Wheaton.Warner Bros. bought the rights to the film in June 2010....