Qatar Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it ...

does not have any permanent rivers, but instead has numerous

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 ...

s. Wadis are defined as dry river valleys which experience intermittent water flow during the rainy season. The Ministry of Municipality and Environment has recorded a total of 306 wadis scattered throughout Qatar. Some of the most prominent wadis are: *

Wadi Asmah 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 ...

Wadi Al Banat Wadi Al Banat ( ar, وادي البنات, Wādī al Banāt) is a district in Qatar, geographically located in the municipality of Al Daayen but also a census-designated district of Ad-Dawhah. It is situated near the borders with Doha Municipal ...

Wadi Debayan Wadi Debayan ( ar, وادي الضبيعان, Wādī aḑ Ḑubay‘ān) is the oldest Neolithic archaeological site in Qatar. It was occupied over a stretch of 3000 years before being abandoned in the Bronze Age. Remnants of marine life, plant m ...

Wadi Diyab 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 ...

Wadi Ghirban 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 ...

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Wadi Lusail Wadi Lusail ( ar, وادي لوسيل) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Daayen. In the 2015 census, it was listed as a district of zone no. 70 which has a population of 53,001 and also includes 11 other districts. It bor ...

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Valleys A valley is an elongated low area often running between hills or mountains, which will typically contain a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers or streams ove ...