Draft:Wadi Jib
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The Wadi Jib (Arabic: وادي جب, romanized: Wādī jb)[3][4][5] is a valley or dry river, with intermittent flow, which flows almost exclusively during the rainy season, belonging to the drainage basin of Wadi Bih (subbasin of Wadi Shah),[6][7][8][9][10] north-east of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), in the Emirate of Ras al Khaimah.
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Wadi Jib Wādī Jib | |
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Native name | وادي جب (Arabic) |
Location | |
Country | United Arab Emirates |
Emirate | Ras al-Khaimah |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Southern slope of Jabal ar Rahrah (1,691 m) Al Hajar Mountains |
• elevation | 1,600 m (5,200 ft) |
Mouth | Confluence with the Wadi Arus into the Wadi Shah, after the village of Lahsa |
• coordinates | 25°53′58.3″N 56°08′28.2″E |
• elevation | 550 m (1,800 ft) |
Length | 8 km (5.0 mi) |
Basin size | Wadi Bih: 483 km2 (186 sq mi) [1] Subbasin Wadi Shah: 72.06 km2 (27.82 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
River system | Wadi Bih (Subbasin Wadi Shah) |
Tributaries | |
• left | Wadi Lahsa |
• right | Ghalil Al Yafar[2] |
It is a tributary of the Wadi Shah / Wadi Shehah / Wādī Shaḩḩah,[2][11] from its confluence with the Wadi Arus,[12] and is formed mainly by the ravines and gullies that run along the southern slopes of the Jabal ar Raḩraḩ (1,691 m.), divided into two large branches; by the deep cliffs located to the west and at the foot of Jabal Sal (1,575 m),[13] on the border line between UAE and Oman; and by multiple ravines that run along the southeast slope of Jabal Rahabah (1,543 m) .