Wadi Shawka

Wadi Shawka
Wadi Shawka
Coordinates: 25°6′0″N 56°2′0″E / 25.10000°N 56.03333°E / 25.10000; 56.03333
CountryUnited Arab Emirates
EmirateRas Al Khaimah
Elevation
421 m (1,384 ft)

Wadi Shawka (literally 'powerful wadi') is a seasonal watercourse in the Hajar Mountains of Ras Al Khaimah, in the United Arab Emirates. Famous locally for the Shawka Dam, a renowned beauty spot and destination for outdoor sports, the wadi has long been an agricultural area and alongside existing farms, and many abandoned settlements exist on the sides of the wadi. The wadi enjoys unusually high rainfall of some 120mm per annum.

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