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Wadi Shawka (literally 'powerful wadi') is a seasonal watercourse in the Hajar Mountains of Ras Al Khaimah, in the United Arab Emirates.Famous locally for the Shawka Dam, a renowned beauty spot and destination for outdoor sports, the wadi has long been an agricultural area and alongside existing farms, and many abandoned settlements exist on the sides of the wadi. [1]
Shawka is a village in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. It is a popular hiking destination, [ 1 ] noted for the popular hiking areas around the wadi Shawka and the Shawka Dam. The dam, originally constructed in 2001, was part of a $33.4m 2020 reconstruction project that aimed to shore up and protect dams and waterways in the region. [ 2 ]
Wadi Shah (Arabic: رَأْس ٱلْخَيْمَة, also known as Wadi Shehah) is a wadi, or waterway, in the mountains of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates (UAE).A popular [1] hiking location [2] near to Jebel Jais, [3] the highest point in the UAE, Wadi Shah is also the location of the abandoned former settlement of Shah.
Traditionally home to members of the Mazari tribe, [3] the wadi Esfai is notable particularly for the discovery of a new species of moth from the genus Meharia: Meharia breithaupti. [4] The Meharia moth was known to inhabit arid regions, and the related Meharia philbyi has been found in Saudi Arabia , Yemen and Oman. [ 5 ]
Wadi Laim / Wādī Līm (tributary of Wadi Hadf and sub-tributary of Wadi Hatta), in Ajman and Dubai [9] [32] Wadi Likhras / Wādī Likhras (tributary of Wadi Khabb and sub-tributary of Wadi Tawiyean), in Fujairah [9] Wadi Lil / Wādī Līl (tributary of Wadi Kub), in Fujairah [9] Wadi Limarit / Wādī Limarit (tributary of Wadi Ham), in Ras Al ...
Wadi Tuwa is a wadi, a seasonal waterway, in the Hajar Mountains of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. The wadi is dammed by the Wadi Tuwa Dam. The wadi is dammed by the Wadi Tuwa Dam. A popular spot with campers and hikers, [ 1 ] Wadi Tuwa is a fertile wadi with many traditional farms dotted throughout its course.
Wadi Naqab is a seasonal watercourse, or wadi, in the Hajar Mountains of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. An area of outstanding natural beauty [ 1 ] and a popular hiking destination, the wadi cuts into the Yanas Mountain and has been the scene of numerous rescues of unwary and inexperienced hikers by Ras Al Khaimah Police.
Lookout towers of Al Badiyah Mosque, the oldest surviving mosque in the United Arab Emirates. The Emirate of Fujairah, dominated by the Sharqiyin tribe, sits at the mouth of the important trade route, the Wadi Ham (which is guarded by the Sharqiyin Al Bithnah Fort), through the mountains to the interior and the Persian Gulf Coast.