Wadi Maydaq is a seasonal watercourse in the

Hajar Mountains The Hajar Mountains ( ar, جِبَال ٱلْحَجَر, Jibāl al-Ḥajar, ''The Rocky Mountains'' or ''The Stone Mountains'') in northeastern Oman and also the eastern United Arab Emirates are the highest mountain range in the eastern Arabian ...

Fujairah Fujairah City ( ar, الفجيرة) is the capital of the emirate of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates. It is the seventh-largest city in UAE, located on the Gulf of Oman (part of the Indian Ocean). It is the only Emirati capital city on the ...

, United Arab Emirates. The

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 onl ...

runs from the village of Marbad, through the village of

Maydaq Maydaq is the name of a wadi and also a settlement in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates (UAE), traditionally associated with the Sharqiyin tribe. Wadi Maydaq Wadi Maydaq is a seasonal watercourse in the Hajar Mountains of Fujairah, United Arab Em ...

, and down to the Ajman exclave of

Manama Manama ( ar, المنامة ', Bahrani Arabic, Bahrani pronunciation: ) is the capital and largest city of Bahrain, with an approximate population of 200,000 people as of 2020. Long an important trading center in the Persian Gulf, Manama is h ...

. The wadi is guarded by the derelict Maydaq Fort, a watchtower situated in the middle of the most agriculturally developed stretch of the watercourse. The wadi is traditionally associated with settlements of the

Sharqiyin The Sharqiyin ( ar, الشرقيون, singular Al Sharqi ar, الشرقي) is a tribe of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Sharqiyin were long the dominant tribe along the East coast of the Trucial States (and the second most numerous in t ...

tribe. It is a popular destination for day trippers and hikers, celebrated for its natural beauty. Conservationists have identified rare species of fauna in the wadi, including digger wasps. File:The Derelict Maydaq Fort.jpg, The derelict Maydaq Fort in the Wadi Maydaq File:Blue Pool in the Wadi Maydaq.jpg, The 'Blue Pool' in the Wadi Maydaq File:Wadi Maydaq at Marbad.jpg, Wadi Maydaq dammed at Marbad; the wadi would otherwise flow into the Wadi Siji. File:Wadi Maydaq.jpg, Wadi Maydaq in Fujairah, UAE

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{{Reflist Rivers of the United Arab Emirates Geography of the United Arab Emirates Geography of the Emirate of Fujairah

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