List of wadis of the United Arab Emirates

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The United Arab Emirates does not have any permanent rivers, but does have wadis, a permanently or intermittently dry riverbed. This is a list of wadis in United Arab Emirates arranged by drainage basin.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wadi Fara</span> River

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wadi Sidr</span> River

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jabal ar Rahrah</span> Mountain in the UAE

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Musaibat</span> Village in the UAE

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jabal Raḩabah</span> Mountain in the UAE

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wadi Litibah</span> Wadi in the UAE

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wadi Halhal</span> Wadi in the UAE

The Wadi Halhal is a valley or dry river, with intermittent flow, which flows almost exclusively during the rainy season, located in the northeast of the United Arab Emirates, in the Emirate of Ras al Khaimah.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wadi Khabb</span> Wadi in the UAE

The Wadi Khabb is a valley or dry river, with intermittent flow, which flows almost exclusively during the rainy season, located in the northeast of the United Arab Emirates, in the Emirate of Ras al Khaimah.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wadi Arus</span> Wadi in the UAE

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wadi Ghalilah</span> Wadi in the UAE

The Wadi Ghalilah is a valley or dry river, with intermittent flow, which flows almost exclusively during the rainy season, located in the northeast of the United Arab Emirates, in the Emirate of Ras al Khaimah.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wadi Naqat</span> Wadi in the UAE

The Wadi Naqat is a valley or dry river, with intermittent flow, flowing almost exclusively during the rainy season, belonging to the river basin of the Wadi Bih,, northeast of the United Arab Emirates, in the Emirate of Ras al Khaimah.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wadi Nahela</span> River in Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates

The Wadi Nahela, also known as Wādī Ghēl, Wadi Ghil, Wadi Nahail, Wadi Nahala, Wadi Nehaila or Wadi Nuhaila, is a dry valley or river with intermittent flow, which flows almost exclusively during the rainy season, located at the northeast of the United Arab Emirates, in the Emirate of Ras al Khaimah.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wadi Rahabah</span> Wadi in the UAE

Wadi Rahabah, is a dry valley or river with intermittent flow, which flows almost exclusively during the rainy season, located in the northeast of the United Arab Emirates, in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wadi Kub</span> River in Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates


The Wadi Kub ,​ is a dry valley or river with intermittent flow, which flows almost exclusively during the rainy season, located northeast of the United Arab Emirates, in the emirates of Fujairah and Ras al Khaimah.

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  28. ↑ Geoview.info - Wadi Sījī
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  38. ↑ Geoview.info - Wādī Barut
  39. ↑ Geoview.info - Wādī al Fara‘
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  49. ↑ Mindat.org - Wādī Khabb
  50. ↑ Geoview.info - Wādī Kūb
  51. ↑ - Wādī Limarit
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  64. ↑ Geoview.info - Wādī Shīşah
  65. ↑ - Wādī Shuway
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  69. ↑ Mindat.org - Wādī Shī
  70. ↑ Geoview.info - Wādī Shī
  71. ↑ Geoview.info - Wādī Tarabat
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  73. ↑ - Wādī Wayqah
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