Wadi Arus
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The Wadi Arus (Arabic: وادي عروس, romanized: Wādī ‘Arūs)[2] is a valley or dry river, with intermittent flow, which flows almost exclusively during the rainy season, belonging to the river basin of Wadi Bih [3] (subbasin of Wadi Shah), north-east of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), in the Emirate of Ras al Khaimah.
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Wadi Arus Wādī ‘Arūs | |
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Native name | وادي عروس (Arabic) |
Location | |
Country | United Arab Emirates |
Emirate | Ras al-Khaimah |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Western slope of the border cliff between Oman and UAE, approximately 1 km south of Jabal Sal (1,575 m) Al Hayar Mountains |
• elevation | 1,400 m (4,600 ft) |
Mouth | Confluence with the Wadi Jib into the Wadi Shah, after the village of Lahsa |
• coordinates | 25°53′58″N 56°08′28″E |
• elevation | 550 m (1,800 ft) |
Length | 6.8 km (4.2 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) |
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It is a tributary of the Wadi Shah,[4] from its confluence with the Wadi Jib,[5] and is formed mainly by the ravines and gullies that run along the western slope of the great border cliff between Oman and UAE, from 1 km approximately south of the summit of Jabal Sal (1,575 m);[6] and by those coming from the north and northwest slopes of Jabal Yabanah (1,480 m).[7]