Oasis (disambiguation)

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

Oasis or The Oasis may also refer to:

Places

Geography and typography

• Oasis (Casablanca), a neighborhood of Casablanca, Morocco
• Antarctic oasis, a large area naturally free of snow and ice in the otherwise ice-covered continent of Antarctica
• Oasis crater, Libya
• Oasis, Iowa, U.S.
• Oasis, Mendocino County, California, U.S.
• Oasis, Mono County, California, U.S.
• Oasis, Nevada, U.S.
• Oasis, Riverside County, California, U.S.
• Oasis, Utah, U.S.
• Oasis, Wisconsin, U.S.

Types of places

• Illinois Tollway oasis, a type of highway rest area
• Urban oasis, an open space in an urban setting

Computing and technology

• OASIS (organization), a consortium for the development, convergence, and adoption of e-business and web service standards
• Oasis (software), a surveillance tracking program
• OASIS operating system
• OASIS.MASK, an integrated circuit design photomask layout computer file format
• Open Access Same-Time Information System, an electric power transmission system
• Open Architecture System Integration Strategy, the philosophy behind the Mac computer
• Open Artwork System Interchange Standard, an integrated circuit design layout computer file format

Art, entertainment, and media

Fictional entities

• Oasis, a Sluggy Freelance character

Films

• Oasis (1955 film), a French adventure film
• Oasis (2002 film), a South Korean film
• The Oasis (1984 film), an American film
• The Oasis (2008 film), an Australian documentary

Games

• Oasis (video game), a computer game for Microsoft Windows
• OASIS, a simulation game in Ready Player One

Literature

• Oasis (anthology), a literary anthology published in Cairo during World War II
• The Oasis (novel), by Mary McCarthy 1949
• The Oasis, novel by Pauline Gedge 1999
• The Oasis, novel by Petru Popescu 2001
• The Oasis, anti-slavery "gift book" by abolitionist Lydia Maria Child 1834
• Oasis, novel by Patricia Matthews 1988.
• Oasis, teen novel by Gregory Maguire 1996
• The Oasis magazine Published by Hull & Henry 1837-

Music

Bands

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

Albums

• Oasis (Roberta Flack album) (1988)
• Oasis (Kitaro album) (1979)
• Oasis (Eric Marienthal album) (1991)
• Oasis (Akinori Nakagawa album) (2005)
• Oasis (Oasis album) (1980)
• Oasis (O.C. & A.G. album) (2009)
• Oasis (Shirley Scott album) (1989)

Songs

• "Oasis" (Do As Infinity song) (2000)
• "Oasis" (Roberta Flack song) (1988), title song from the eponymous album
• "Oasis" (Gackt song) (2000)
• "Oasis", a 2015 song by French Israeli singer Amir Haddad
• "Oasis", a song by Amanda Palmer from Who Killed Amanda Palmer

Radio

• KOAS or The Oasis, a radio station in Las Vegas

Television

• "Oasis" (Star Trek: Enterprise), an episode of Star Trek: Enterprise
• Oasis (TV series), a CITV drama series
• Astro Oasis, a Malaysian television station owned and operated by Astro
• Oasis HD, a Canadian English language specialty channel

Brands and enterprises

• Oasis (drink)
• Oasis (hotel and casino), Mesquite, Nevada, U.S.
• 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, shopping centre in Birmingham, England, UK
• Oasis (building), condominium building in Coquitlam, British Columbia
• Oasis Group, an Italian manufacturer of luxury furniture

Christian and charitable organizations

• Oasis Commission, a ministry of the Episcopal Church to LGBT people
• Oasis Trust, a UK-based Christian charity

Education

• OASIS (center), a U.S national educational organization
• OASIS (culfest), Birla Institute of Technology and Science; an Indian institute of higher education and a deemed university under Section 3 of the UGC Act

Transport

• Isuzu Oasis, a minivan
• Gin Oasis, a South Korean paraglider design
• MS Oasis of the Seas, a Royal Caribbean cruise ship
• Oasis Airlines, a Spanish-based company that went bankrupt in 1996
• Oasis Hong Kong Airlines
• Oasis LRT Station, a light rail station in Singapore

Other uses

• Oasis (horticulture), foam used in flower arranging

See also

• OASYS (disambiguation)