Wadi Zahr
| Wadi Zahr | |
|---|---|
| Floor elevation | 2,229 m (7,313 ft) |
| Length | 7 km (4.3 mi) west to east |
| Naming | |
| Native name | وادي ظهر (Arabic) |
| Geography | |
| Coordinates | 15°27′19″N 44°08′50″E / 15.45517°N 44.14734°E |
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 7 km 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. The main settlement in the area today is Qaryat al-Qabil.