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Snake Gorge
Snake Gorge, also called ''Wādī Bīmah'' ( ar, وَادِي بِيْمَة), is a gorge or ''wadi'' in Ad Dakhiliyah region of Oman. It is popular with hikers. It is a fantastic route for jumping off small cliffs into water pools. There are also natural water slides. However, it is flash-flood prone, and in the 1996, a small group of hikers drowned. In 2014, 11 tourists from Dubai in the UAE were trapped during rains, but managed to survive on the rocks for 2 hours, despite losing their vehicle in the process. The Royal Oman Police and PACDA frequently try to prevent such tragedies by sending out weather warnings. See also * List of wadis of Oman References Further reading * * * External links Wadi Bani Awf Adventure , مغامرة وادي بني عوف(YouTube YouTube is a global online video platform, online video sharing and social media, social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snake Gorge (1)
Snake Gorge, also called ''Wādī Bīmah'' ( ar, وَادِي بِيْمَة), is a gorge or ''wadi'' in Ad Dakhiliyah region of Oman. It is popular with hikers. It is a fantastic route for jumping off small cliffs into water pools. There are also natural water slides. However, it is flash-flood prone, and in the 1996, a small group of hikers drowned. In 2014, 11 tourists from Dubai in the UAE were trapped during rains, but managed to survive on the rocks for 2 hours, despite losing their vehicle in the process. The Royal Oman Police and PACDA frequently try to prevent such tragedies by sending out weather warnings. See also * List of wadis of Oman References Further reading * * * External links Wadi Bani Awf Adventure , مغامرة وادي بني عوف(YouTube YouTube is a global online video platform, online video sharing and social media, social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wadi
Wadi ( ar, وَادِي, wādī), alternatively ''wād'' ( ar, وَاد), North African Arabic Oued, is the Arabic term traditionally referring to a valley. In some instances, it may refer to a wet (ephemeral) riverbed that contains water only when heavy rain occurs. Etymology The term ' is very widely found in Arabic toponyms. Some Spanish toponyms are derived from Andalusian Arabic where ' was used to mean a permanent river, for example: Guadalcanal from ''wādī al-qanāl'' ( ar, وَادِي الْقَنَال, "river of refreshment stalls"), Guadalajara from ''wādī al-ḥijārah'' ( ar, وَادِي الْحِجَارَة, "river of stones"), or Guadalquivir, from ''al-wādī al-kabīr'' ( ar, اَلْوَادِي الْكَبِير, "the great river"). General morphology and processes Wadis are located on gently sloping, nearly flat parts of deserts; commonly they begin on the distal portions of alluvial fans and extend to inland sabkhas or dry lakes. In basin and r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate
Ad Dakhiliyah ( ar, الداخلية, Ad-Dāḫilīyah, meaning: The Interior) is one of the governorates (''muhafazah'') of Oman with Nizwa town as the regional center. It was previously a region (''mintaqah''). It became a governorate on 28 October 2011. Provinces Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate consists of eight provinces (wilayat): *Nizwa *Samail * Bahla *Adam Adam; el, Ἀδάμ, Adám; la, Adam is the name given in Genesis 1-5 to the first human. Beyond its use as the name of the first man, ''adam'' is also used in the Bible as a pronoun, individually as "a human" and in a collective sense as " ... * Al Hamra * Manah * Izki * Bid Bid Demographics References Governorates of Oman {{Oman-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oman
Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of the Persian Gulf. Oman shares land borders with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen, while sharing Maritime boundary, maritime borders with Iran and Pakistan. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the southeast, and the Gulf of Oman on the northeast. The Madha and Musandam Governorate, Musandam exclaves are surrounded by the United Arab Emirates on their land borders, with the Strait of Hormuz (which it shares with Iran) and the Gulf of Oman forming Musandam's coastal boundaries. Muscat is the nation's capital and largest city. From the 17th century, the Omani Sultanate was Omani Empire, an empire, vying with the Portuguese Empire, Portuguese and British Empire, British empires for influence in the Persian Gulf and Indian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YouTube
YouTube is a global online video platform, online video sharing and social media, social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by Google, and is the List of most visited websites, second most visited website, after Google Search. YouTube has more than 2.5 billion monthly users who collectively watch more than one billion hours of videos each day. , videos were being uploaded at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute. In October 2006, YouTube was bought by Google for $1.65 billion. Google's ownership of YouTube expanded the site's business model, expanding from generating revenue from advertisements alone, to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subscription option for watching content without ads. YouTube also approved creators to participate in Google's Google AdSens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dubai
Dubai (, ; ar, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 emirates of the United Arab Emirates.The Government and Politics of the Middle East and North Africa. D Long, B Reich. p.157 Established in the 18th century as a small fishing village, the city grew rapidly in the early 21st century with a focus on tourism and luxury, having the second most five-star hotels in the world, and the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa, which is tall. In the eastern Arabian Peninsula on the coast of the Persian Gulf, it is also a major global transport hub for passengers and cargo. Oil revenue helped accelerate the development of the city, which was already a major mercantile hub. A centre for regional and international trade since the early 20th century, Dubai's economy relies on revenues from trade, tourism, aviation, real estate, and financial services. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula and shares borders with Oman and Saudi Arabia, while having maritime borders in the Persian Gulf with Qatar and Iran. Abu Dhabi is the nation's capital, while Dubai, the most populous city, is an international hub. The United Arab Emirates is an elective monarchy formed from a federation of seven emirates, consisting of Abu Dhabi (the capital), Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm Al Quwain. Each emirate is governed by an emir and together the emirs form the Federal Supreme Council. The members of the Federal Supreme Council elect a president and vice president from among their members. In practice, the emir of Abu Dhabi serves as president while the ruler of Dubai is vice pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muscat Daily
''Muscat Daily'' is an Omani newspaper that was founded in 2009. The print edition of ''Muscat Daily'' is the largest-selling English daily in Oman with nearly 33,500 copies sold every day on Omani weekdays (Sunday to Thursday) . Apex Media includes it's free weekly newspaper 'theweek' free to Muscat Daily subscribers each Thursday as their weekend edition. ''Muscat Daily'' is owned by Apex Media, a leading Omani publishing company, established for nearly 40 years. Other publications in the Apex Media stable include the annual, ''Business Directory'' and ''Tribute''. Apex also does occasional projects such as the Map of Oman, Apex Map of Muscat, The Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque coffee table book etc. Apex Media was founded in 1980 by Omani businessman Saleh Zakwani, who is also the current Executive Chairman of the company. The newspaper celebrated its first anniversary on October 13. ''Muscat Daily'' is accessible online amuscatdaily.com Content Editorial content is generated by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Wadis Of Oman
This is a list of wadis in Oman arranged by drainage basin. Gulf of Oman * Wadi Hatta * Wadi Abd ar Rahman * Wādī Banī ‘Umar al Gharbī * Wadi Suq * Wadi Jizzi * Wadi Sarami * Wadi al Hawasinah * Wadi al Abyad * Wadi Samail * Wadi Mayh *Wadi Mijlas * Wadi Dayqah * Wadi Hawir * Wadi al Arabiyin *Wadi Bimmah * Wadi Fins * Wadi Shab * Wadi Tiwi *Wadi Hilm *Wadi Rafsah Arabian Sea *Wadi al Batha (Oman) (Batha River) **Wadi Bani Khalid *Wadi Andam **Wadi Matam ***Wadi al Ithli **Wadi Mahram *Wadi Halfayn * Wadi Quiam * Wadi Tarban * Wadi Qilfah * Wadi Gharm * Wadi Haytam * Wadi Ghadun (Arabian Sea) * Wadi Watif * Wadi Aynayn (Aynina River) Rub' al Khali *Wadi Dhank * Wadi Khuwaybah *Umm al Samim **Wadi al Ayn ***Wadi Rafash ** Wadi Aswad ** Wadi Umayri *** Wadi Haniyah ***Wadi Ghul ** Wadi Musallim * Wadi Majhul * Wadi Bin Khawtar ** Wadi Arah ** Wadi Qitbit ***Wadi Jazal ** Wadi Maharib ** Wadi Umm al Hayt (Wadi Hayta) ** Wadi Dawkah ** Wadi Ghadun (Rub' al Khali) ** Wadi Aydi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canyons And Gorges Of Asia
A canyon (from ; archaic British English spelling: ''cañon''), or gorge, is a deep cleft between escarpments or cliffs resulting from weathering and the erosive activity of a river over geologic time scales. Rivers have a natural tendency to cut through underlying surfaces, eventually wearing away rock layers as sediments are removed downstream. A river bed will gradually reach a baseline elevation, which is the same elevation as the body of water into which the river drains. The processes of weathering and erosion will form canyons when the river's headwaters and estuary are at significantly different elevations, particularly through regions where softer rock layers are intermingled with harder layers more resistant to weathering. A canyon may also refer to a rift between two mountain peaks, such as those in ranges including the Rocky Mountains, the Alps, the Himalayas or the Andes. Usually, a river or stream carves out such splits between mountains. Examples of mountain-type c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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