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The Food Desert Oasis Act of 2009 or H.R. 3100 (111th) was introduced in the US House of Representatives on June 26, 2009 by Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL 1]...

and vegetable shops with fresh foods may be called a food oasis. The designation considers the type and the quality of food available to the population,...

The Atacama Desert (Spanish: Desierto de Atacama) is a desert plateau located on the Pacific coast of South America, in the north of Chile. Stretching...

water to coastal cities. Kharga Oasis in Egypt is 150 km (93 mi) long and is the largest oasis in the Libyan Desert. A lake occupied this depression...

California Desert Protection Act. Encompassing a total of 795,156 acres (1,242.4 sq mi; 3,217.9 km2) – slightly larger than the state of Rhode Island...

/səˈhærə/) is a desert spanning across North Africa. With an area of 9,200,000 square kilometres (3,600,000 sq mi), it is the largest hot desert in the world...

have been found in the Atacama Desert of Chile, including some next to the oasis town of Pica. These mummies were part of unknown rituals and a long-range...

report on the Qara oasis Archived 14 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine, date unknown Bagnold, R. A. (1931). "Journeys in the Libyan Desert, 1929 and 1930"...

hundred miles. Siwa Oasis, a Senussi stronghold, lies 160 mi (260 km) south of Sollum on the edge of the sand sea; to the east is a string of oases, some close...

(Desert View) Military Academy, Desert Hot Springs. Nova Academy, Coachella. Oasis Seventh-Day Adventist Academy, Palm Desert. Orange Crest Academy, Palm...

featured headliners Björk and Oasis, along with a reunion of Siouxsie and the Banshees. Palm Desert natives Queens of the Stone Age became the first...

5: The Oasis of Leisure – Palm Springs before 1941; and Chapter 6: Making of Desert Modern – Palm Springs after World War II". The Frontier of Leisure:...

are a green oasis, contrasting with the surrounding desert mountains. It is a refuge and breeding area for migratory birds and local desert wildlife. The...

of the two birds. Translation by Claire Lalouette Egypt is a land of contrasts where the Nile Valley constitutes a thriving oasis within the desert....

Deserts Mojave Desert Great Basin Desert Colorado Desert (Sonoran Desert) Calexico–Mexicali The state has 482 incorporated cities and towns, of which 460 are...

Desert. Aside from the trademark saguaro, the desert has the most diverse plant life of any desert in the world, and includes many other species of cacti...

whose fruit is among the sweetest of any desert plant. American Indians used the hoary rosemary mint for seasoning foods, and the purple sand verbena as...

used as a staging post for the Islamic invasion of the Sasanian Empire. The area of the Al Ain/Buraimi Oasis was known as Tu'am and was an important trading...

provided a source of food for massive populations of migratory birds. Birdwatchers flocked to this new refuge in the middle of a desert. The continuing...

Terry Carter – 2009. Introduction to Sociology – Page 14, George Ritzer – 2012. Sherwood, Seth (9 December 2007). "Clubs Bloom in the Desert". The New York...