Wurayah Dam
Wurayah Dam is a dam in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Wurayah Dam is situated nearby to the suburb Muaifi, as well as near Hayawa.- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Sharjah Emirate, United Arab Emirates
- Also known as: “Wadi Wurayah Dam”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wadi Wurayah.
Wadi Wurayah
Waterfall
Photo: IbrahimKumar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wadi Wurayah is a 12,700-hectare wadi between the towns of Masafi, Khor Fakkan, and Bidiyah in the United Arab Emirates. It has been designated as Ramsar Wetland of International Importance. Wadi Wurayah is situated 3½ km northwest of Wurayah Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Muaifi and Hayawa.
Muaifi
Suburb
Mudaifi is a suburb of the town of Khor Fakkan in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Muaifi is situated 5 km southeast of Wurayah Dam.
Hayawa
Suburb
Hayawa is the name of a suburb of Khor Fakkan, in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Hayawa is situated 6 km southeast of Wurayah Dam.
Wurayah Dam
- Location: Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
25.38145° or 25° 22′ 53″ northLongitude
56.29886° or 56° 17′ 56″ eastElevation
118 metres (387 feet)Height
33 metres (108 feet)Open location code
7HQR97JX+HGOpenStreetMap ID
way 1159201641OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damGeoNames ID
8019341Wikidata ID
Q21737884
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Wurayah Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Wurayah Dam”
- French: “Wadi Wurayah Dam”
- Spanish: “Wadi Wurayah Dam”
- Swedish: “Wurayah Dam”
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Explore places such as Najd Al Miqsar and Khor Fakkan.
Nearby Places
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