Wadi Shawka
Wadi Shawka is a seasonal watercourse in the Hajar Mountains of Ras Al Khaimah, in the United Arab Emirates. Famous locally for the Shawka Dam, a renowned beauty spot and destination for outdoor sports, the wadi has long been an agricultural area and alongside existing farms, and many abandoned settlements exist on the sides of the wadi.
- Type: Wadi
- Description: river valley in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
- Also known as: “Wadi Shawqa”, “Wādī Shokah”, and “Wadi Showka”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shawkah and Mleiha.
Shawkah
Village
Shawka is a village in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. Shawkah is situated 6 km southeast of Wadi Shawka.
Mleiha
Town
âMleiha, also Mileiha or Malaihah, is a town in the… Mleiha is situated 10 km west of Wadi Shawka.
Wadi Shawka
- Categories: wadi and body of water
- Location: Ras al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
25.12943° or 25° 7′ 46″ north
Longitude
55.97977° or 55° 58′ 47″ east
Elevation
192 metres (630 feet)
Open location code
7HQQ4XHH+QW
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Wadi Shawka” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “وادي شوكة”
- Cebuano: “Wādī Shawkah (wadi sa Nagkahiusang Emiradang Arabo)”
- Cebuano: “Wādī Shawkah”
- Chinese: “瓦迪肖卡”
- Malayalam: “വാദി ഷൌക”
- Persian: “وادی شوقه”
- Spanish: “Wadi Shawka”
- Spanish: “Wadi Shawkah”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Ḩawāfir and Al Khari.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Qarn Khuḑayrah and Wādī Ḩālah.
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Worth a closer look: Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
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