Wadi Sidr Explained

Pushpin Map:United Arab Emirates
Mouth Coordinates:25.4214°N 56.0967°W
Wadi Sidr
Subdivision Type1:Fujairah

Wadi Sidr is a seasonal watercourse, or wadi, in the Hajar Mountains of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. It runs in a south-westerly direction from the village of Wadi Sidr, where it is dammed by the Wadi Sidr Dam, constructed in 2001, to the confluence of the Wadi Asimah with the Wadi Fara.

The wadi takes its name from the sidr tree, Ziziphus spina-christi, common in the Hajar Mountains and prized for the honey produced from its flowers.[1] It is a fertile agricultural area traditionally home to members of the Mazari tribe.[2] It is a popular hiking destination.[3]

Flooding

Although all of the Hajar Mountain wadis are prone to flash floods, Wadi Sidr is exceptionally so and is cited as having the highest potential for flash flooding (alongside Ain Al Faydah in Jebel Hafit) in the Emirates.[4] Wadi Sidr is also the watercourse with maximum flooding in the Emirates.[5]

Geologically, Wadi Sidr passes from areas of sedimentary rock through metamorphic and altered gabbroic rocks, complicated by thrust planes.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Lancaster, William. Honour is in contentment : life before oil in Ras al-Khaimah (UAE) and some neighbouring regions. 2011. De Gruyter. Lancaster, Fidelity.. 978-3-11-022340-8. Berlin. 137. 763160662.
  2. Book: Lancaster, William. Honour is in contentment : life before oil in Ras al-Khaimah (UAE) and some neighbouring regions. 2011. De Gruyter. Lancaster, Fidelity.. 978-3-11-022340-8. Berlin. 532. 763160662.
  3. Web site: Publishing. Explorer. Wadi Sidr & Sana. 2020-11-14. www.askexplorer.com.
  4. Book: Alsharhan, A. S.. Water resources and integrated management of the United Arab Emirates. 2020. Springer. Rizk, Zeinelabidin E.. 978-3-030-31684-6. Cham. 211. 1147260135.
  5. Book: Alsharhan, A. S.. Water resources and integrated management of the United Arab Emirates. 2020. Springer. Rizk, Zeinelabidin E.. 978-3-030-31684-6. Cham. 200. 1147260135.
  6. Aston. ER. July 1985. A Brief Introduction to the Geology of the United Arab Emirates. Emirates Natural History Group. Bulletin 26.