Wadi Jib

Wadi Jib is a valley or dry river with intermittent flow, which flows almost exclusively during the rainy season, belonging to the drainage basin of Wadi Bih, north-east of the United Arab Emirates, in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah.

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Type: Wadi
Description: Wadi in the United Arab Emirates
Also known as: “Wādī jb”, “Wādī Jb”, and “Wādī Jib”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Jabal Raḩabah.

Jabal Raḩabah

Peak

Photo: Ciorraga, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Jabal Rahabah, is a peak in the Hajar Mountains, northeast of the United Arab Emirates, in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah. At 1,543 m, it is one of the highest peaks in the UAE, located entirely within the territory of the Emirates Between Jabal Rahabah and… Jabal Raḩabah is situated 3½ km northwest of Wadi Jib.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yinainir and Dirat Dafalas.

Yinainir

Hamlet

Photo: IbrahimKumar, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Yinainir is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km east of Wadi Jib.

Dirat Dafalas

Hamlet

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Dafalas is a small agricultural and livestock village, located in the northeast of United Arab Emirates, in the Hajar Mountains, Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, very close to the border with Oman. Dirat Dafalas is situated 6 km north of Wadi Jib.

Qurm

Suburb

Al Qurm is a suburb of the city of Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates. It is the location of the 250-room Radisson Blu Hotel Al Qurm. Qurm is situated 9 km west of Wadi Jib.

Wadi Jib

Categories: wadi and body of water
Location: Ras al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

25.90056° or 25° 54′ 2″ north

Longitude

56.14111° or 56° 8′ 28″ east

Elevation

405 metres (1,329 feet)

Open location code

7HQRW42R+6C

GeoNames ID

291793

Wikidata ID

Q21735530

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Wadi Jib” goes by many names.

Arabic: “وادي جب”
Cebuano: “Wādī Jib”
Dutch: “Wadi Jib”
French: “Ouadi Jib”
French: “Wādī Jb”
French: “Wadi Jib”
French: “Wādī Jib”
German: “Wadi Jib”
Spanish: “Wādī Jb”
Spanish: “Wadi Jib”
Spanish: “Wādī Jib”
Swedish: “Wādī Jib”

Localities in the Area

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