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Wadi Bani Khalid

The 883rd longest river in the world

km

Wādī Banī Khālid is a wadi and a tourist attraction in Oman. Its stream maintains a constant flow of water throughout the year. Large pools of water and boulders are scattered along the course of the wadi. As a geographical area, the wadi covers a large swathe of lowland and the Hajar Mountains. Caves form some of the features of this wadi. These include Kahf Maqal, which was described as an "underground chamber" of the Sultanate of Oman, or the best out of 4,000 caves. Aflāj (underground canals) and springs are also common in this wadi, including ʿAin Ḥamūdah, ʿAin aṣ-Ṣārūj and ʿAin Dawwah. It contains the Muqal Cave.

Flows through: Oman.

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

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