Wadi Tuwa

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Wadi Tuwa
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Wadi Tuwa
Coordinates: 25°01′15″N56°07′32.5″E / 25.02083°N 56.125694°E / 25.02083; 56.125694
Country United Arab Emirates
Emirate Ras Al Khaimah
Elevation
401 m (1,318 ft)

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.

A popular spot with campers and hikers, [1] Wadi Tuwa is a fertile wadi with many traditional farms dotted throughout its course. Crops cultivated in the wadi include mangoes, dates, onions and tobacco, [2] watered by a number of wells throughout its southeasterly course. [3]

There are a number of petroglyphs, or rock carvings, to be found throughout the wadi, including distinctive leopards, camels, mounted men and horses. These are of a type found in the region, in the Wadi Ejili, Wadi Khadra and Wadi Shawka in particular. [4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Publishing, Explorer. "Wadi Tuwa & Ejeli". www.askexplorer.com. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  2. ↑ "Desert survival". The National. 28 June 2011. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  3. ↑ Lancaster, William, 1938- (2011). Honour is in contentment : life before oil in Ras al-Khaimah (UAE) and some neighbouring regions. Lancaster, Fidelity. Berlin: De Gruyter. p. 201. ISBN   978-3-11-022340-8. OCLC   763160662.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ Lancaster, William; Lancaster, Fidelity (2011). "A discussion of rock carvings in Ra's al Khaimah Emirate, UAE, and Musandam province, Sultanate of Oman, using local considerations" . Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy. 22 (2): 166–195. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0471.2011.00338.x. ISSN   1600-0471.
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