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.
- Wadi
- Description: river valley in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
- Also known as“Wādī Shawkah”“Wadi Shawqa”“Wādī Shokah”“Wadi Showka”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shawkah and Mleiha.
Mleiha
Town
âMleiha, also Mileiha or Malaihah, is a town in the…
10 km west of Wadi Shawka
Wadi Shawka
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Latitude
25.12943° or 25° 7′ 46″ north
Longitude
55.97977° or 55° 58′ 47″ east
Open location code
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Wadi Shawka” goes by many names.
وادي شوكةArabic
Wādī ShawkahCebuano
Wādī Shawkah (wadi sa Nagkahiusang Emiradang Arabo)Cebuano
瓦迪肖卡Chinese
വാദി ഷൌകMalayalam
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