Wadi Naqat
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The Wadi Naqat (Arabic: وادي نقاط, romanized: Wādī Nqāṭ)[2] is a valley or dry river, with intermittent flow, flowing almost exclusively during the rainy season, belonging to the river basin of the Wadi Bih,[3] (subbasin of the Wadi Shah), northeast of the United Arab Emirates, in the Emirate of Ras al Khaimah.
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Wadi Naqat Wādī Nqāṭ | |
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Native name | وادي نقاط (Arabic) |
Location | |
Country | United Arab Emirates |
Emirate | Ras al-Khaimah |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Western slope of the southern end of the Jabal ar Rahrah Ridge, from the Jabal Naqat (900 m). Al Hayar Mountains |
• elevation | 510 m (1,670 ft) |
Mouth | Wadi Shah |
• coordinates | 25°51′53″N 56°05′54″E |
• elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
Length | 4 km (2.5 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 right tributary of Wadi Shah,[4] and is formed mainly by the ravines and gullies that run across the western slopes of the southern end of the Jabal ar Rahrah Ridge,[5] from Jabal Naqat (900 m)[6]