Official Name: | Wadi Tuwa |
Pushpin Map: | United Arab Emirates |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United Arab Emirates |
Subdivision Type1: | Emirate |
Subdivision Name1: | Ras Al Khaimah |
Coordinates: | 25.0208°N 56.1257°W |
Elevation Ft: | 1318 |
Elevation M: | 401 |
Wadi Tuwa is a wadi, a seasonal waterway, in the Hajar Mountains of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. The wadi is dammed by the Wadi Tuwa Dam.
A popular spot with campers and hikers,[1] Wadi Tuwa is a fertile wadi with many traditional farms dotted throughout its course. Crops cultivated in the wadi include mangoes, dates, onions and tobacco,[2] watered by a number of wells throughout its southeasterly course.[3]
There are a number of petroglyphs, or rock carvings, to be found throughout the wadi, including distinctive leopards, camels, mounted men and horses. These are of a type found in the region, in the Wadi Ejili, Wadi Khadra and Wadi Shawka in particular.[4]