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Masafi (Arabic: مسافي) is a village located on the edge of the Hajar Mountains in the United Arab Emirates. It sits at the inland entrance of the Wadi Ham , which runs down to Fujairah City . The border between the emirates of Fujairah and Ras Al Khaimah runs through the town, which houses a barracks used by the United Arab Emirates Armed ...
Bithnah Fort on the route of the Wadi Ham. The main wadi runs from Masafi towards Fujairah City, until it reaches the Wadi Ham Dam [1] and the Gulf of Oman.The wadi is crossed by the Sharjah/Khor Fakkan road north of the village of Daftah, which is in Ras Al Khaimah and traditionally Mazari. [2]
The wadi is dammed at the village of Siji, where the Wadi Siji 'Old Dam' has a water storage capacity of 1.2 million cubic metres. [2] The dam, constructed in the 1970s, is 10m high and 500m wide. [3] Like many wadis in the Hajar Mountains, Wadi Siji is prone to seasonal flash floods and high water levels with at times tragic consequences. [4]
He is on the board of the Commercial Bank of Dubai, Oman Insurance Company, and Masafi Mineral Water, [6] Commercial Bank of Dubai, Otis Elevator Company Middle East, and the National Cement Company. [5] He is the chairman of Al Ghurair Exchange. [7]
Wadi Wurayah (Arabic: وَادِي ٱلْوُرَيْعَة, romanized: Wādī Al-Wurayʿah) is a 12,700-hectare (31,000-acre) wadi between the towns of Masafi, Khor Fakkan, and Bidiyah in the United Arab Emirates. It has been designated as Ramsar Wetland of International Importance. [3]
The total length of the Wadi Madha is approximately 31 km (19 mi), of which 10 km (6.2 mi) run in Emirati territory, and 21 km (13 mi) in Omani territory.Its river source is located in the territory of the emirate of Sharjah (), at an approximate altitude of 698 m (2,290 ft), south-southeast of Jabal Daftah (878 m (2,881 ft)).
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Dubai Creek is sometimes called a river, but is a saltwater inlet in Dubai; Wadi Afiya, in Ras Al Khaimah [1] [2]; Wadi Bakhit, in Ras Al Khaimah [3]; Wadi Bih / Wādī Al-Bayḥ / Wādī al Bīḩ, in Ras Al Khaimah, and Oman [1] [4] [5] [6] [7]