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 Wadi Bih, alternatively Wādī Al-Bayḥ ( ar, وَادِي ٱلْبَيْح), is a river/wadi that crosses the North-Western Hajar Mountains from the United Arab Emirates, and traversing Oman before returning to the UAE. From the West to the East ...

in Ras Al Khaimah, Dibba and Oman *Wadi Ghalilah in Ras Al Khaimah *Wadi Shaam in Ras Al Khaimah

Gulf of Oman

Wadi Abadilah Wadi Abadilah is a wadi in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, which runs North East towards the coast at Dibba. At Masafi, it forms a confluence with the Wadi Ham, which runs South East towards Fujairah City. See also * List of wadis of the United ...

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Wadi Ham Wadi Ham is a wadi, a seasonal watercourse, in the Hajar Mountains of Fujairah and Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. The wadi runs from Masafi towards Fujairah City, until it reaches the Wadi Ham Dam and the Gulf of Oman. The wadi is crossed ...

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Wadi Hayl Wadi Hayl is a seasonal watercourse in the Hajar Mountains of Fujairah, in the United Arab Emirates. The wadi runs from the Fujairah industrial suburb of Al Hayl through the old (now restored) village of Hayl and Hayl Fort, to reach the Wadi ...

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Wadi Helo Wadi Al Helo ( ar, وادي الحلو, literally 'the sweet Valley ') is a village in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Wadi Al Helo lies on the Sharjah to Kalba Road (E102), about southwest of Kalba. The settlement is situated in the ...

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Wadi Qor Wadi Qor ( ar, وادي قور) is a seasonal watercourse in the Hajar Mountains of Ras Al Khaimah, in the United Arab Emirates. The wadi runs from the mountain village of Al Qor, near the Dubai exclave of Hatta, through the villages of Huwaylat ...

in Ras Al Khaiman * Wadi Saham in Fujairah *

Wadi Shawka Wadi Shawka (literally 'powerful wadi') is a seasonal watercourse in the Hajar Mountains of Ras Al Khaimah, in the United Arab Emirates. Famous locally for the Shawka Dam, a renowned beauty spot and destination for outdoor sports, the wadi has long ...

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Wadi Shis Wadi Shis is a wadi, a seasonal watercourse, in the Hajar Mountains of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. The wadi passes through the mountain village of Shis, before making its way through the Omani exclave of Madha, the Emirati exclave of Nahwa (part ...

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Wadi Siji Wadi Siji is a seasonal watercourse in the Hajar Mountains of Fujairah, in the United Arab Emirates. The wadi runs from the Sharjah city of Dhaid to the mountain town of Masafi, where it meets the Wadi Ham and Wadi Abadila. It has long been a stra ...

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Wadi Wurayah Wadi Wurayah ( ar, وَادِي ٱلْوُرَيْعَة, Wādī Al-Wurayʿah) is a wadi between the towns of Masafi, Khor Fakkan, and Bidiyah in the United Arab Emirates. It has been designated as Ramsar Wetland of International Importance. ...

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Wadi Zikt Wadi Zikt consists of the confluence of the lower reaches of the Wadi Wurayah and a number of other watercourses. The Wadi Zikt dam is also known as the Al Rahib dam. It is one of many dams built in the country for storing fresh water.''Sourcebo ...

in Fujairah

Interior

Wadi Asimah Wadi Asimah is a seasonal watercourse in the Hajar Mountains of Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates. It runs broadly westward from the village of Asimah to join the Wadi Fara, its confluence forming the locus between Wadi Fara and Wadi Sid ...

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Wadi Ejili Wadi Ejili is a wadi, or seasonal watercourse, in the Hajar Mountains of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. It runs down from the confluence of the Wadi Shawka and Wadi Esfai to run into the Wadi Helo at the village of Fayyad, on the Sharjah- ...

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Wadi Esfai Wadi Esfai is a seasonal watercourse in the Hajar Mountains of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. It runs from the village of Sifuni on the Mleiha to Fujairah highway (E84) to join Wadi Shawkah south of the village of Esfai. Wadi Esfai receive ...

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Wadi Fara Wadi Fara is a seasonal watercourse, or wadi, in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. It runs from the confluence of the Wadi Asimah and Wadi Sidr, to the village of Ghayl. A wide and fertile wadi, its rich wildlife includes a novel species of d ...

in Ras Al Khaimah * Wadi Maydaq in Fujairah * Wadi Modaynah in Ras Al Khaimah *

Wadi Naqab Wadi Naqab is a seasonal watercourse, or wadi, in the Hajar Mountains of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. An area of outstanding natural beauty and a popular hiking destination, the wadi cuts into the Yanas Mountain and has been the scene of nu ...

in Ras Al Khaimah * Wadi Sal in Ras Al Khaimah *

Wadi Sidr Wadi Sidr is a seasonal watercourse, or wadi, in the Hajar Mountains of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. It runs in a south-westerly direction from the village of Wadi Sidr, where it is dammed by the Wadi Sidr Dam, constructed in 2001, to the confl ...

in Fujairah * Wadi Shie in Khor Fakkan, Sharjah *

Wadi Tarabat Jabal Hafeet ( ar, جَبَل حَفِيْت, Jabal Ḥafīt, "Mount Hafeet"; variously transcribed Jabal, Jabel or Jebal and Hafit or Hafeet – literally "empty mountain") is a mountain in the region of Tawam, on the border of the United Arab ...

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Al Ain Al Ain ( ar, ٱلْعَيْن, , ) is a city in the western side of Tawam (region), Tuwwam region and the seat of the administrative division of its namesake, Al-Ain Region, Abu Dhabi, Al Ain in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. ...

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Wadi Tayyibah Wadi Tayyibah is a seasonal watercourse, or wadi, in the Hajar Mountains of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. It runs from the village of Tayyibah to join the ''Seih'' Dibba or Dibba Plain, where it fans out into the plain. Prior to 1960, Wadi Tayyib ...

in Fujairah *

Wadi Tuwa Wadi Tuwa is a wadi, a seasonal waterway, in the Hajar Mountains of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. The wadi is dammed by the Wadi Tuwa Dam. A popular spot with campers and hikers, Wadi Tuwa is a fertile wadi with many of traditional farms ...

in Ras Al Khaimah