| Wadi Zahr | |
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  Wadi Zahr | |
| Floor elevation | 2,229 m (7,313 ft)[1] |
| Length | 7 km (4.3 mi) west to east [2] |
| Naming | |
| Native name | وادي ظهر (Arabic) |
| Geography | |
| Coordinates | 15°27′19″N 44°08′50″E / 15.45517°N 44.14734°E [1] |
Wadi Zahr (Arabic: وادي ظهر Wādī Ẓahr), also spelled Wadi Dahr (Arabic: وادي ضهر Wādī Ḍahr), is a wadi in Yemen, located just north of Sanaa on the western edge of the Sanaa plain. It is watered by a perennial stream whose source is the large catchment area on the eastern slopes of Jabal An-Nabi Shu'ayb. The wadi proper begins near the village of Suq Bayt Naʽam and then flows eastward for about 7km through a steep-sided gorge before ending on the Sanaa plain. Wadi Zahr has fertile soil and was historically a strategic area with several forts.[2] The main settlement in the area today is Qaryat al-Qabil.[2]
- ^ a b "Geonames.org. Wādī Z̧ahr". Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ a b c Wilson, Robert T.O. (1989). Gazetteer of Historical North-West Yemen. Germany: Georg Olms AG. pp. 165, 221, 224, 262, 265, 322. Retrieved 10 February 2021.