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|location=[[Uldt Desert]],<ref name="Map"> | |location=[[Uldt Desert]],<ref name="Map">''[[Halo: Envoy]]'', map of [[Carrow]]</ref> [[Carrow]]<ref name="oasis301">"[[Oasis]]" – ''[[Halo: Fractures]]'', p. 301</ref> | ||
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{{Quote|The oasis? Masov Oasis is Sangheili territory. Aliens.|[[Danzer]]<ref name="oasis301"/>}} | {{Quote|The oasis? Masov Oasis is Sangheili territory. Aliens.|[[Danzer]]<ref name="oasis301"/>}} | ||
'''Masov Oasis''', sometimes simply referred to as '''Masov''',<ref name="oasis308"> | '''Masov Oasis''', sometimes simply referred to as '''Masov''',<ref name="oasis308">"Oasis" – ''Halo: Fractures'', p. 308</ref> is a settlement in the [[Uldt Desert]] on [[Carrow]], a [[Joint Occupation Zone|jointly settled]] world inhabited by [[Sangheili]] and [[human]]s. The settlement is located in Sangheili territory,<ref name="oasis301"/> though Masov Oasis is commonly frequented by human traders.<ref name="oasis308"/> | ||
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Located south of the [[Astlehich River]] in the vast [[Uldt Desert]],<ref name="Map"/> Masov Oasis is an island of buildings.<ref name="oasis310"> | Located south of the [[Astlehich River]] in the vast [[Uldt Desert]],<ref name="Map"/> Masov Oasis is an island of buildings.<ref name="oasis310">"Oasis" – ''Halo: Fractures'', p. 310-313</ref> Masov Oasis is one of the few oases remaining on [[Carrow]]'s main landmass. As such, a settlement was built upon the oasis, as every greenspot on the planet is considered rare and precious.<ref>"Oasis" – ''Halo: Fractures'', p. 298</ref> Masov Oasis is located halfway between [[Sandholm]] and [[Rak]], seventy kilometers from each,<ref name="oasis301"/> with Sandholm to the south and Rak to the north of the oasis.<ref name="Map"/> | ||
The buildings of Masov Oasis are mostly [[Sangheili]] in design; tall spires among the trees and domes scattered across the settlement's handful of streets, all lit by floodlights. Masov is home to bubbling fountains, clean buildings, and carefully maintained gardens, and was described as serene and peaceful at night. The [[human]] traders that frequented Masov gathered in a square, metallic two-storied building that stood out among the rounded buildings built by the Sangheili.<ref name="oasis310"/> | The buildings of Masov Oasis are mostly [[Sangheili]] in design; tall spires among the trees and domes scattered across the settlement's handful of streets, all lit by floodlights. Masov is home to bubbling fountains, clean buildings, and carefully maintained gardens, and was described as serene and peaceful at night. The [[human]] traders that frequented Masov gathered in a square, metallic two-storied building that stood out among the rounded buildings built by the Sangheili.<ref name="oasis310"/> | ||
