Wadi Modaynah

	Wadi Modaynah Wadi Modaynah is the name of a seasonal watercourse and dam to the south of Shawka in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates (UAE). See also * List of wadis of the United Arab Emirates 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. Persian Gulf Dubai Creek is sometimes cal ... References Rivers of the United Arab Emirates Geography of the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah {{UnitedArabEmirates-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	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]
picture info	Ras Al Khaimah Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) ( ar, رَأْس ٱلْخَيْمَة, historically Julfar) is the largest city and capital of the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. It is the sixth-largest city in UAE after Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Al Ain and Ajman. The city is divided by a creek into two parts: old town in the west and Al Nakheel in the east. Etymology The name Ras Al Khaimah means "the headland of the tent". It is reported that the city gained its named after a tent was erected there to facilitate navigation. History The northern area of the city today known as Ras Al Khaimah was previously the location of the important Islamic era settlement and port of Julfar. Ras Al Khaimah has been the site of continuous human habitation for 7,000 years, one of the few places in the country and the world where this is the case. Archaeological evidence has demonstrated that the settlement known as Julfar shifted location over time as harbour channels silted up. Excavations of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Shawka Shawka is a village in Ras Al Khaimah Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) ( ar, رَأْس ٱلْخَيْمَة, historically Julfar) is the largest city and capital of the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. It is the sixth-largest city in UAE after Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Al Ain ..., United Arab Emirates. It is a popular hiking destination, 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. In an area noted for its high levels of rainfall and fertility in the Winter and Spring, Shawka enjoyed record levels of rainfall in 2020 - according to local residents rainfall in 2020 was the heaviest in 30 years. References Populated places in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah {{UnitedArabEmirates-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of Wadis Of The United Arab Emirates 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. Persian Gulf Dubai Creek is sometimes called a river, but is a saltwater inlet in Dubai Wadi Bih in Ras Al Khaimah, Dibba and Oman Wadi Ghalilah in Ras Al Khaimah Wadi Shaam in Ras Al Khaimah Gulf of Oman Wadi Abadilah in Fujairah Wadi Ham in Fujairah Wadi Hayl in Fujairah Wadi Helo in Sharjah Wadi Qor in Ras Al Khaiman Wadi Saham in Fujairah Wadi Shawka in Ras Al Khaimah Wadi Shis in Sharjah Wadi Siji in Fujairah and Ras Al Khaimah Wadi Wurayah in Fujairah * Wadi Zikt in Fujairah Interior Wadi Asimah in Ras Al Khaimah Wadi Ejili in Ras Al Khaimah Wadi Esfai in Ras Al Khaimah Wadi Fara in Ras Al Khaimah * Wadi Maydaq in Fujairah * Wadi Modaynah in Ras Al Khaimah Wadi Naqab in Ras Al Khaimah Wadi Sal in Ras Al Khaimah Wadi Sidr in Fujairah Wadi Shie in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Rivers Of The United Arab Emirates A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of water. Small rivers can be referred to using names such as creek, brook, rivulet, and rill. There are no official definitions for the generic term river as applied to geographic features, although in some countries or communities a stream is defined by its size. Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location; examples are "run" in some parts of the United States, "burn" in Scotland and northeast England, and "beck" in northern England. Sometimes a river is defined as being larger than a creek, but not always: the language is vague. Rivers are part of the water cycle. Water generally collects in a river from precipitation through a drainage basin from surface runoff and other sources such as groundwater recharge, springs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]