Wadi Halhal
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The Wadi Halhal (Arabic: وادي هالحال, romanized: Wādī Hālḥāl)[1] is a valley or dry river, with intermittent flow, which flows almost exclusively during the rainy season, located in the northeast of the United Arab Emirates, in the Emirate of Ras al Khaimah.
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Wadi Halhal Wādī Ḩālḥāl | |
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Native name | وادي هالحال (Arabic) |
Location | |
Country | United Arab Emirates |
Emirate | Ras al-Khaimah |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Northwest slope of Jabal Shintal (1,435 m) Al Hajar Mountains |
• elevation | 1,300 m (4,300 ft) |
Mouth | Confluence with Wadi Ghalilah |
• coordinates | 25°57′39″N 56°06′04″E |
• elevation | 140 m (460 ft) |
Length | 4.5 km (2.8 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, on the left bank, and its alluvial fan is formed by the ravines and gullies that run along the northwestern slope of the Jabal Shintal (1,435 m) and by the northern slope of Jabal Rahabah (1,543 m)