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Wadi Siji

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The wadi is dammed at the village of Siji, where the Wadi Siji 'Old Dam' has a water storage capacity of 1.2 million cubic metres. The dam, constructed in the 1970s, is 10m high and 500m wide. Like many wadis in the Hajar Mountains, Wadi Siji is prone to seasonal flash floods and high water levels
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A number of quarries and crushers are located throughout Wadi Siji and the surrounding mountains. Finds of petroglyphs and gravesites have been made in the Wadi Siji, with petroglyphs found notably depicting horses and riders. The remains of old copper workings are also to be found in the area,
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The village is the location of the Siji Societal Majlis, opened in 2017 by the Crown Prince of Fujairah, one of a number of government investments in rural infrastructure that have improved communications, access and facilities. The planned
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ordered the construction of a further three dams at Siji, providing water resources for 312 homes and 210 farms in the area as part of a Dhs250 million national water infrastructure development project.
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is scheduled to pass through Wadi Siji and a freight facility at Siji is due to be constructed as part of the second phase of the network rollout.
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with at times tragic consequences. In 2001, UAE President
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Siji
The Wadi Siji in Fujairah
Wadi Siji is located in United Arab Emirates
25°14′59.5″N 56°04′26.4″E / 25.249861°N 56.074000°E / 25.249861; 56.074000
United Arab Emirates
Ras Al Khaimah
Hajar Mountains
Fujairah
United Arab Emirates
wadi
Sharjah
Dhaid
Masafi
Wadi Ham
Wadi Abadila
Sheikh Zayed Al Nahyan
Etihad Rail Network
List of wadis of the United Arab Emirates
Motivate
ISBN
978-1-8606-3167-2


"Wadi Siji"
"Natural Sites"
"Eight-year-old Emirati boy drowned after falling into water at Wadi Siji in Fujairah"
"Insight: UAE builds dam worth Dh250m"
"Fujairah Crown Prince opens Al Siji Societal Majlis"
"57km internal roads connect 15 key Fujairah areas"
"The Etihad Rail network"

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