Oasis (disambiguation)

An oasis is an isolated area of vegetation in a desert.

Oasis or The Oasis may also refer to:

Places

Africa

Oasis (Casablanca), a neighborhood of Casablanca, Morocco
Oasis crater, Libya

United States

California

Other places

Antarctic oasis, a large area naturally free of snow and ice in the otherwise ice-covered continent of Antarctica
Illinois Tollway oasis, a type of highway rest area
Urban oasis, an open space in an urban setting

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional entities

Oasis, a character from the webcomic Sluggy Freelance
Ontologically Anthropocentric Sensory Immersive Simulation (OASIS), a virtual reality simulator accessible by players in the novel Ready Player One

Films

Oasis (1955 film), a French adventure film
Oasis (2002 film), a South Korean film
The Oasis (2008 film), an Australian documentary

Literature

Oasis (anthology), a poetry collection published during World War II
Oasis, a 1996 teen novel by Gregory Maguire
Oasis, a 1988 novel by Patricia Matthews
The Oasis, an 1834 anti-slavery gift book by abolitionist Lydia Maria Child
The Oasis, a 1999 novel by Pauline Gedge
The Oasis (novel) (1949), by Mary McCarthy
The Oasis, a 2001 novel by Petru Popescu

Music

Groups and labels

Oasis (1980s band), a short-lived English music group
Oasis (American band), active in the 1970s
Oasis (band), an English rock band (1991–2009)

Albums

Oasis (Roberta Flack album), 1988
Oasis, an album by Kitarō, 1979
Oasis (Eric Marienthal album), 1991
Oasis (Akinori Nakagawa album), 2005
Oasis (J Balvin and Bad Bunny album), 2019
Oasis (Oasis album), 1984
Oasis (O.C. and A.G. album), 2009
Oasis (Shirley Scott album), 1989

Songs

"Oasis" (Do As Infinity song), 2000
"Oasis" (Roberta Flack song), 1988
"Oasis" (Amir song), 2015
"Oasis" (Gackt song), 2000
"Oasis", a song by Amanda Palmer from Who Killed Amanda Palmer
"Oasis", a song by Maynard Ferguson from New Vintage

Television

Oasis (1993 TV series), a British drama series set in South London
Oasis (2017 film), a pilot episode of an intended 2017 British television drama series
"Oasis" (Star Trek: Enterprise), a television episode
Astro Oasis, a Malaysian television station
Oasis HD, former name of the Canadian English language specialty channel Love Nature

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

Oasis (video game), for Microsoft Windows
KOAS or The Oasis, a radio station in Las Vegas
Oasis (festival), annual cultural festival of BITS, Pilani

Brands and enterprises

Oasis (drink), a non-carbonated bottled soft drink, a product of Orangina Schweppes
Oasis (horticulture), a brand of foam used in flower arranging
Oasis (hotel and casino), Mesquite, Nevada, U.S.
Oasis (spa), a New York City Day Spa founded in 1998
Oasis Drive-In, a restaurant located in Caledonia, Ontario Canada
OASIS International, an international American water product manufacturer
OASIS International Hospital, a private hospital in Beijing, China
Oasis Leisure Centre, a swimming pool and leisure complex in Swindon
Oasis Mall, Saudi Arabia
Oasis Petroleum, an American oil company
Oasis Restaurant, Texas, U.S.
Oasis Shopping Centre, Australia
Oasis Stores, a chain of clothes shops
The Oasis Centre, a shopping centre in Birmingham, England, UK

Computing and technology

OASIS (organization), an information technology standards consortium
Oasis (software), a surveillance tracking program
Open Access Same-Time Information System, an electric power transmission management system
Open Architecture System Integration Strategy, the philosophy behind the Apple Macintosh computer
Open Artwork System Interchange Standard, an integrated circuit design layout computer file format
OASIS operating system, an operating system developed and distributed in 1977

Organisations

OASIS (center), a U.S national educational organization
Oasis Charitable Trust, a UK-based Christian charity
Oasis Commission, a ministry of the Episcopal Church to LGBT people
Oasis International Foundation, a center for religious studies in Italy

Transport

Gin Oasis, a South Korean paraglider design
Isuzu Oasis, a minivan
MS Oasis of the Seas, a 2009 Royal Caribbean cruise ship
Oasis Airlines, a defunct Spanish-based company
Oasis Hong Kong Airlines, a long-haul Asian airline
Oasis LRT station, a light rail station in Singapore

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