Wadi Litibah

Wadi Litibah
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Wadi Litibah - Tributary of Wadi Ghalilah. Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah (UAE)
Wadi Litibah is located in United Arab Emirates
Wadi Litibah
Wadi Litibah is located in Persian Gulf
Wadi Litibah
Wadi Litibah is located in Middle East
Wadi Litibah
Wadi Litibah is located in West and Central Asia
Wadi Litibah
Native nameوادي ليتيبة (Arabic)
Location
Country United Arab Emirates
Emirate Ras Al Khaimah
Physical characteristics
SourceNorth slope of Jabal Bil Ays (1,911 m) Hajar Mountains
 • elevation1,650 m (5,410 ft)
MouthConfluence with the Wadi Barut 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)
Length7 km (4.3 mi)
Basin size76.32 km2 (29.47 sq mi)
Basin features
River systemWadi Ghalilah

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

It is a tributary of the Wadi Ghalilah, from its confluence with the Wadi Barut, and is mainly formed by the ravines and torrents which flow downstream north of Jabal Bil Ays / Jebel Jais (1,911 m[3]), divided into two main branches; and by the deep cliffs situated to the west and at the foot of the Jabal as Sayh (1,746 m[4]), on the border between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman.[citation needed]