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Verified, partially excavated oasises

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🇹🇳 Tunisia · Ancient city

Capsa (Gafsa) – Fossatum Oasis City

Capsian Mesolithic / Numidian / Roman / Byzantine · Capsian then Numidian / Roman

Artesian oasis pools of Roman Capsa, type-site of Capsian Mesolithic.

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🇮🇷 Iran · Ancient city

Shahdad — Kerman Bronze Age Oasis

Early Bronze Age Jiroft–Shahdad (3000–2000 BCE) · Jiroft culture (Halil Rud)

Shahdad — Kerman Bronze Age Oasis in Kerman Province, Iran is a Early Bronze Age Jiroft–Shahdad (3000–2000 BCE) ancient-city attributed to Jiroft culture (Halil Rud).