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title: Taymar Oasis
author: Royal Commission of AlUla
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21415/taymar-oasis/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2025-12-02
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# Taymar Oasis

_Authored by Royal Commission of AlUla_

## Image File

[![Taymar Oasis](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21415.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21415.jpg)

## Image Caption

Fortifications at the Taymar Oasis, photograph by the Royal Commission of AlUla, Saudi [Arabia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Arabia/).

Taymar was a significant oasis settlement in north-western Arabia. Its historical importance is largely attributed to its status as a major stopping point along routes of travel from Southern Arabia to [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/), [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/), and the [Mediterranean](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/mediterranean/) world, intersecting with the Nafud Desert and [trade](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/trade/) from the east. Notably, Tayma was home to Nabonidus, the last Neo-Babylonian emperor, who resided there in the mid-sixth century BCE.

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## Cite This Work

### APA
AlUla, R. C. o. (2025, December 02). Taymar Oasis. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21415/taymar-oasis/>
### Chicago
AlUla, Royal Commission of. "Taymar Oasis." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 02, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21415/taymar-oasis/>.
### MLA
AlUla, Royal Commission of. "Taymar Oasis." *World History Encyclopedia*, 02 Dec 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21415/taymar-oasis/>.

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