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Wadi Al Himriyyah

The 883rd longest river in the world

km

Wadi Al Himriyyah (Wādī Al Himriyyah) is a valley or dry river, with ephemeral or intermittent flow, flowing almost exclusively during the rainy season, located northeast of the United Arab Emirates, in the emirates of Fujairah and Ras Al Khaimah. It belongs to the interior drainage basin of Wadi Mu'taridah / Wadi Mutarid / Wadi Al Mithaddim (65 km2 (25 mi2)), of which it is a tributary on the left, and extends through a small catchment subbasin of only 4.12 km2 (1.59 mi2), 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 Wadi Kub. The source of the main channel of the Wadi Al Himriyyah is located approximately 565 m (1, 854 ft) southwest of the summit of Jabal Huq 629 m (2, 064 ft), in the Emirate of Fujairah, highest point in the entire drainage basin, which is characterized by a mountainous relief, with small hills that very rarely exceed 500 m (1, 600 ft) of altitude.

Flows through: United Arab Emirates.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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