Wadi Khabb
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The Wadi Khabb[2] 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 Khabb | |
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Location | |
Country | United Arab Emirates |
Emirate | Ras al-Khaimah |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Southwestern slope of Jabal Hadaba (1,712 m) Al Hayar Mountains |
• elevation | 1,140 m (3,740 ft) |
Mouth | Confluence with the Wadi Ghalilah, after the Wadi Ghalilah Dam [1] |
• coordinates | 25°59′11.2″N 56°08′20.4″E |
• elevation | 140 m (460 ft) |
Length | 3.5 km (2.2 mi) |
Basin size | 76.32 km2 (29.47 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
River system | Wadi Ghalilah |
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It is a tributary on the right bank of the Wadi Ghalilah, and is formed mainly by the ravines and gullies that run along the southwestern slope of the Jabal Hadaba (1,712 m), located on the border between the UAE and Oman; and by the southern slope of Jabal Khabb (1,145 m).[3]