Wadi Barut

Wadi Barut
Wādī Barut
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Wadi Barut, a tributary of the Wadi Ghalilah, in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah
Wadi Barut is located in United Arab Emirates
Wadi Barut
Native nameوادي باروت (Arabic)
Location
Country United Arab Emirates
Emirate Ras Al Khaimah
Physical characteristics
SourceNorthern slope of Jabal ar Rahrah (1,691 m) Hajar Mountains
 • elevation1,430 m (4,690 ft)
MouthConfluence with the Wadi Litibah into the Wadi Ghalilah, at the Wadi Ghalilah Dam[1]
 • coordinates
25°58′35″N 56°09′02″E / 25.97639°N 56.15056°E / 25.97639; 56.15056
 • elevation
140 m (460 ft)
Length4.5 km (2.8 mi)
Basin size76.32 km2 (29.47 sq mi)
Basin features
River systemWadi Ghalilah

The Wadi Barut (Arabic: وادي باروت, romanizedWādī Barut),[2][3] is a valley or dry river, with ephemeral or intermittent flow, flowing almost exclusively during the rainy season, located in the northeast of the United Arab Emirates, in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah.

The Wadi Barut and the Wadi Litibah join to form the Wadi Ghalilah at their confluence. The Wadi Barut is formed mainly by the ravines and gullies that run along the northern slope of the Jabal ar Rahrah (1,691 m (5,548 ft)); along the western slope of Jabal Bil Ays / Jebel Jais (1,911 m (6,270 ft));[4] and along the eastern slope of a branch of the Jabal Ar Rahrah Ridge.[5]

  1. ^ https://www.fao.org/aquastat/en/databases/dams Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture
  2. ^ Jāmiʻat al-Imārāt al-ʻArabīyah al-Muttaḥidah. Geoprojects (U.K.) Ltd., The National atlas of the United Arab Emirates, Al Ain: United Arab Emirates University - 1993
  3. ^ Map FCO 18/1785 - 1971 - Map of Trucial States, Muscat and Oman - Rams - Scale 1 :100 000 - Published by D Survey, Ministry of Defence, United Kingdom (1971) - Edition 3-GSGS - The National Archives, London, England <https://www.agda.ae/en/catalogue/tna/fco/18/1785/n/1>
  4. ^ Peakbagger - Jabal Bil Ays
  5. ^ "The Barun Wall - 2011". www.summitpost.org. Retrieved 2023-05-18.