Wadi Sharm
Wadi Sharm is a valley or dry river with flow ephemeral or intermittent, flowing almost exclusively during the rainy season, located in the northeast of the United Arab Emirates, in the Emirate of Fujairah.
- Type: Wadi
- Description: wadi in the United Arab Emirates
- Also known as: “Ghalīlat Da‘‘ān”, “Wadi Sharam”, and “Wādī Sharm”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Al Badiyah Mosque.
Al Badiyah Mosque
Mosque
Al Bidya Mosque is a historical mosque in the village of Al Bidya Emirate of Fujairah, the U.A.E. At some 500 years old, it is the oldest mosque in the country, although ruins of a 1,000 year-old mosque have been found in Al Ain, in Abu Dhabi. Al Badiyah Mosque is situated 3 km south of Wadi Sharm.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al Bidya and Al Aqah.
Al Bidya
Town
Al Bidya also Al-Badiyah or Al-Bidyah is a settlement in the Emirate of Fujairah, the United Arab Emirates. It is the site of a historical mosque of the same name, which is the oldest functional mosque in the country, dating back to the 15th century. Al Bidya is situated 3½ km southwest of Wadi Sharm.
Al Aqah
Town
Al Aqah is a coastal town located in the Emirate of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. The area is located 50 km north of the city of Fujairah and directly overlooks the Gulf of Oman. Al Aqah is situated 4 km north of Wadi Sharm.
Wadi Sharm
- Categories: wadi and body of water
- Location: Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
25.46616° or 25° 27′ 58″ north
Longitude
56.36178° or 56° 21′ 42″ east
Open location code
7HQRF986+FP
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Wadi Sharm” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “وادي شرم”
- Cebuano: “Ghalīlat Da‘‘ān”
- French: “Sharm”
- German: “Sharm”
- Spanish: “Ghalīlat Da‘‘ān”
- Spanish: “Wadi Sharam”
- Spanish: “Wadi Sharm”
- Spanish: “Wādī Sharm”
- Swedish: “Ghalīlat Da‘‘ān”
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