Official Name: | Wadi Helo |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | United Arab Emirates |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United Arab Emirates |
Subdivision Type1: | Emirate |
Subdivision Name1: | Sharjah |
Coordinates: | 24.9425°N 56.2056°W |
Elevation Ft: | 711 |
Elevation M: | 216 |
Wadi Al Helo (Arabic: وادي الحلو, literally 'the sweet Valley') is a village in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).[1] Wadi Al Helo lies on the Sharjah to Kalba Road (E102),[2] about southwest of Kalba.
The settlement is situated in the seasonal watercourse, or wadi, of the same name Wadi Helo.
Many people have died in Wadi Al Helo valley as result of seasonal flooding. The most recent recorded incident was on May 30, 2020, when a one-year-old boy and six-year-old girl both drowned in the Wadi Al Helo tragedy.[3]