Wadi Ghalilah

Wadi Ghalilah
Wādī Ghalīlah
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Wadi Ghalilah Dam
Wadi Ghalilah is located in United Arab Emirates
Wadi Ghalilah
Wadi Ghalilah is located in Persian Gulf
Wadi Ghalilah
Wadi Ghalilah is located in West and Central Asia
Wadi Ghalilah
Native nameوادي غليلة (Arabic)
Location
Country United Arab Emirates
Emirate Ras Al Khaimah
Physical characteristics
SourceWadi Ghalilah Dam. Confluence of the Wadi Litibah and the Wadi Barut. Al Hajar Mountains
 • elevation140 m (460 ft)
MouthSouth of the city of Ghalilah, on the Persian Gulf
 • coordinates
25°59′12.3″N 56°04′01.8″E / 25.986750°N 56.067167°E / 25.986750; 56.067167
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length10 km (6.2 mi)
Basin size76.32 km2 (29.47 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionWadi. Intermittent flow
River systemWadi Ghalilah
Tributaries 
 • leftWadi Litibah, Wadi Barut, Wadi Al Yaham, Wadi Halhal
 • rightWadi Khabb

The Wadi Ghalilah (Arabic: وادي غليلة, romanizedWādī Ghalīlah)[1] is a valley or dry river, with intermittent flow, which flows almost exclusively during the rainy season, located in the northeast of the United Arab Emirates, in the Emirate of Ras al Khaimah.

It is formed from the confluence of its two main tributaries: the Wadi Litibah and the Wadi Barut. At the point of confluence, a 420-meter-wide and 6-meter-high dam was built in 2001, called the Wadi Ghalilah Dam,[2] intended mainly to feed underground water resources and reduce damage from eventual floods.[3]

  1. ^ "Mindat.org - Wādī Ghalīlah |". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  2. ^ "AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture | www.fao.org/". Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  3. ^ "Watch: UAE wadis flood, dam overflows after heavy rains batter country - Waters were also roiling in Wadi Ghalilah's dam |". www.khaleejtimes.com. Retrieved 2023-05-10.