Wadi Litibah
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The Wadi Litibah (Arabic: وادي ليتيبة, romanized: Wādī Litibah)[2] is a valley or dry river, with intermittent flow, flowing almost exclusively during the rainy season, located northeast of the United Arab Emirates, in the Emirate of Ras al Khaimah.
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Wadi Litibah | |
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Native name | وادي ليتيبة (Arabic) |
Location | |
Country | United Arab Emirates |
Emirate | Ras al-Khaimah |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | North slope of Jabal Bil Ays (1,911 m) Al Hayar Mountains |
• elevation | 1,650 m (5,410 ft) |
Mouth | Confluence with the Wadi Barut into the Wadi Ghalilah, at the Wadi Ghalilah Dam [1] |
• coordinates | 25°58′35″N 56°09′02″E |
• elevation | 140 m (460 ft) |
Length | 7 km (4.3 mi) |
Basin size | 76.32 km2 (29.47 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
River system | Wadi Ghalilah |
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It is a tributary of the Wadi Ghalilah, from its confluence with the Wadi Barut, and is mainly formed by the ravines and torrents which flow downstream north of Jabal Bil Ays / Jebel Jais (1,911 m),[3] divided into two main branches; and by the deep cliffs situated to the west and at the foot of the Jabal as Sayh (1,746 m),[4] on the border between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman.