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Wadi Al Himriyyah

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Application of a hydrological model in a data poor arid region catchment: a case study of Wadi Ham - Mohamed Mustafa Al Mulla PhD Thesis Academic Year 2005-2006 - Supervisor: Dr Ian P. Holman - December 1, 2005 - Cranfield University at Silsoe - Institute of Water and Environment
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The Wadi Al Himriyyah initially flows from east to southwest, and in its middle course it turns towards the northwest, receiving in its trajectory the contribution of two tributary arms (southeast arm and south arm) and multiple smaller ravines.
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Map FCO 18/1791 - 1972 - Oman and the United Arab Emirates (UAE): Dibba - Scale 1:100 000 - Published by D Survey, Ministry of Defense, United Kingdom (1971) - Edition 3- GSGS - The National Archives, London, England
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The names of this wadi and its tributaries are not mentioned in the documentation and maps prepared between 1950 and 1960 by the British Arabist, cartographer, military officer and diplomat
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of only 4.12 km (1.59 sq mi), which limits to the north and northwest with that of Wadi Mu'taridah / Wadi Mutarid / Wadi Al Mithaddim; and to the south and west with that of
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Water Resources and Integrated Management of the United Arab Emirates - Abdulrahman S. Alsharhan, Zeinelabidin E Rizk - Springer Nature, Mar 17, 2020 - 850 pages - p. 204-205 <
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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
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In the Wadi Mu'taridah / Wadi Mutarid, shortly before the town of Saram, at the foot of Jabal Satif (367 m (1,204 ft)), in the Emirate of Fujairah.
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of several ravines that descend from the hills of between 450 and 470 m (1,480 and 1,540 ft) of elevation, which delimit the southeast of the
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The middle and lower course of the Wadi Al Himriyyah is characterized by its very low gradient and the existence of a small gorge, with high walls of
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Julian Fortay Walker (1958) - Sketch map drawn by Julian Walker for boundary delimitation: Ras Al Khaimah - The National Archives, London, England
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Although there is no evidence of the existence of towns or old villages in the course of this wadi, the entire area near Wadi Al Himriyyah,
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Almost in km 3, right in the place where the wadi turns towards the northwest, also receives from the left the contribution of its
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Many of these casual visitors arrive and leave without truly knowing its name, mistakenly convinced that they have visited
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Al Himriyyah Rock. Large monolith at the exit of the narrow gorge that forms the Wadi Al Himriyyah at that point
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of the Wadi Al Himriyyah is located approximately 565 m (1,854 ft) southwest of the summit of
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This low gradient in the middle and lower course of the wadi and the lack of erosion caused by large
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Wadi Al Himriyyah Dry Falls - One of the dry waterfalls in the southeast arm of the Wadi Al Himriyyah
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Approximately 2.3 km (1.4 mi) since its source, already in the territory of the
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One of these small ravines forms, shortly before its mouth in the southern arm, a narrow
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and other nearby wadis, and their respective tributaries, was populated by the
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Wadi Al Himriyyah (Southeast Branch) and Wadi Al Himriyyah (South Branch)
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Southwest slope of Jabal Huq (629 m (2,064 ft)), in the
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Wadi Al Himriyyah. Channel of one of the ravines of the south arm
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Mindat.org - Jabal Sāţif, Al Fujayrah, United Arab Emirates
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Mindat.org -Mazārī', Al Batinah North Governorate, Oman
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Alternative names: Wādī Al Himriyyah, Wadi Al Hamriyah.
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Wadi Al Himriyyah. Beautiful stratified rock formations
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Wadi Al Himriyyah. Beautiful stratified rock formations
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Mindat.org - Sram, Al Fujayrah, United Arab Emirates
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Wadi Al Himriyyah is located in United Arab Emirates
Wadi Al Himriyyah is located in Persian Gulf
Wadi Al Himriyyah is located in West and Central Asia
Arabic
United Arab Emirates
Ras Al Khaimah
Fujairah
Emirate of Fujairah
Mouth
25°29′46.0″N 56°05′52.0″E / 25.496111°N 56.097778°E / 25.496111; 56.097778
River system
Arabic
romanized
dry river
United Arab Emirates
Fujairah
Ras Al Khaimah
drainage basin
catchment subbasin
Wadi Kub

main channel
Emirate of Fujairah
altitude

Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah
confluence
catchment subbasin
throat

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