List of wadis of the United Arab Emirates explained

The United Arab Emirates does not have any permanent rivers, but does have wadis, a permanently or intermittently dry riverbed. This is a list of wadis in United Arab Emirates arranged by drainage basin.

Persian Gulf

Gulf of Oman

Interior

See also

Notes and References

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  59. https://ae.geoview.info/wadi_barut,292546 Geoview.info - Wādī Barut
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