List of wadis of Oman explained

This is a list of wadis in Oman arranged by drainage basin.

Persian Gulf

• Wadi Bih / Wādī Al-Bayḥ / Wādī al Bīḩ / Wadi Al Biyah, in Musandam (Oman) and Ras Al Khaimah (UAE). Coordinates: 25.7672712, 56.0255513 ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}
• Wadi Hanah/ Wādī Ḩanah / Wādī Ḩanā, in Musandam. Coordinates: 26.22972, 56.21389 ^{[6] [7]}
• Wadi Homudh / Wādī Homudh, in Musandam. Coordinates: 26.20889, 56.27639 ^{[6] [8]}
• Wadi Khabkhab / Wādī Khabb, in Musandam. Coordinates: 26.20878, 56.27226 ^{[6] [9]}
• Wadi Khasab / Wādī Khaşab, in Musandam. Coordinates: 26.1984, 56.24634 ^{[6] [10]}
• Wadi Qada / Wadi Qadah / Wadi Qidah, in Musandam. Coordinates: 26.19444, 56.22194 ^{[6] [11]}
• Wadi Naqab / Wādī Naqab, in Musandam (Oman) and Ras Al Khaimah (UAE). Coordinates: 25.6987632, 56.0053841 ^{[1] [3] [12]}

Gulf of Oman

• Wadi Abd ar Rahman / Wādī ‘Abd ar Raḩmān, in Al Batinah North. Coordinates: 24.629722, 56.529442 ^{[13] [14]}
• Wadi al Abyad / Wādī al Abyaḑ / Wadi Al Abyadh, in Al Batinah South. Coordinates: 23.6819,57.70161 ^{[15] [16]}
• Wadi al Arabiyin / Wādī al ‘Arabiyīn / Wādī Hārabīn, in Muscat. Coordinates: 23.082122, 59.058047 ^[17]
• Wadi Bani `Umar al Gharbi / Wādī Banī ‘Umar al Gharbī, in Al Batinah North. Coordinates: 24.50833,56.56833 ^[18]
• Wadi Bimmah / Wādī Bamah, in Muscat. Coordinates: 22.99109,59.14168 ^[19]
• Wadi Dayqah
• Wadi Fins / Wādī Fins, in Muscat. Coordinates: 22.92386,59.21205 ^[20]
• Wadi Hatta, in Al Batinah North. Coordinates: 24.78465,56.45878 ^[21]
• Wadi al Hawasinah / Wādī al Ḩawāsinah, in Al Batinah North. Coordinates: 23.59636,56.97285 ^{[22] [23]}
• Wadi Hawir / Wādī Ḩāwir, in Muscat. Coordinates: 23.14167, 58.99944 ^[24]
• Wadi Hilam / Wādī Ḩilm / Wādī Ḩalam, in Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate. Coordinates: 22.70116, 59.38004 ^[25]
• Wadi Jizzi / Wādī al Jizī, in Al Batinah North. Coordinates: 24.33465,56.61097 ^{[26] [27] [28] [29]}
• Wadi Khuwayrat/ Wādī al Khuwayrāt, in Al Batinah South. Coordinates: 23.70891,57.90157 ^[30]
• Wadi Khabb Shamsi / Wādī Khab ash Shāmsī, in Musandam. Coordinates: 25.6489475, 56.2689386 ^{[1] [31] [32] [33] [34]}
• Wadi Mayh / Wādī Mayḩ, in Muscat. Coordinates: 23.52917,58.66222 ^[35]
• Wadi Mijlas / Wadi Majlas / Wadi Mijlan, in Muscat. Coordinates: 23.2777, 58.91933 ^[36]
• Wadi Nabr / Wādī Nabr, in Al Batinah North. Coordinates: 24.56923,56.5679 ^[37]
• Wadi Rafsah / Wādī Rafşah, in Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate. Coordinates: 22.52456,59.45298 ^[38]
• Wadi Samail^{[39] [40]}
• Wadi Sarami / Wādī aş Şarāmī, in Al Batinah North. Coordinates: 24.12111,56.85778 ^[41]
• Wadi Shab / Wadi Shabb / Wādī ash Shābb, en Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate. Coordinates: 22.83922,59.24526 ^[42]
• Wadi Suq / Wādī Sūq, in Al Batinah North. Coordinates: 24.43987,56.64619 ^[43]
• Wadi Tiwi / Wādī Ţīwī, in Muscat. Coordinates: 22.82212,59.2579 ^[44]
• Wadi al Wudayyat / Wādī al Wudayyāt, in Al Batinah North. Coordinates: 24.76637,56.46426 ^[45]
• Wadi az Zarbin / Wadi Zarabin, in Musandam. Coordinates: 25.9520357, 56.4247748 ^{[1] [46]}

Arabian Sea

• Wadi Ainain / Wādī ‘Aynaynah, in Al Wusta Governorate (Oman). Coordinates: 18.29122,56.48212 ^{[47] [48]}
• Wadi al Batha (Oman) (Batha River)
  • Wadi Bani Khalid^{[49] [50] [51] [52] [53]}
• Wadi Andam
  • Wadi Matam
    • Wadi al Ithli
  • Wadi Mahram
• Wadi Halfayn
• Wadi Quiam
• Wadi Tarban
• Wadi Qilfah
• Wadi Gharm
• Wadi Haytam
• Wadi Ghadun (Arabian Sea)
• Wadi Watif

Rub' al Khali

• Wadi Dhank / Wadi Danak, in Al Buraimi Governorate. Coordinates: 23.46667,55.83333 ^{[47] [54]}
• Wadi Khuwaybah
• Umm al Samim
  • Wadi al Ayn
    • Wadi Rafash
  • Wadi Aswad
• Wādī al ‘Umayrī / Wādī ‘Amairi, in Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate. Coordinates: 21.86395,56.6154 ^{[47] [55]}
  • • Wadi Haniyah
    • Wadi Ghul
  • Wadi Musallim / Wadi Musallam, in Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate. Coordinates: 21.5198,56.4886 ^{[47] [56]}
• Wadi Majhul
• Wadi Bin Khawtar / Wādī Bin Khūţār, in Dhofar Governorate. Coordinates: 19.28494, 54.38458 ^{[47] [57] [58]}
  • Wadi Arah
  • Wadi Qitbit / Wādī Qatbīt, in Dhofar Governorate. Coordinates: 18.84945,55.01067 ^{[47] [59]}
    • Wadi Jazal / Wādī Juzayl, in Dhofar Governorate. Coordinates: 17.54406,54.21537 ^[60]
  • Wadi Maharib / Wādī Maharub, in Dhofar Governorate. Coordinates: 18.86667, 54.33333 ^{[61] [62]}
  • Wadi Umm al Hayt (Wadi Hayta)
  • Wadi Dawkah / Wādī Dawkah, in Dhofar Governorate. Coordinates: 18.66667,53.86667 ^{[47] [63]}
  • Wadi Ghadun / Wādī Ghudūn (Rub' al Khali), in Dhofar Governorate. Coordinates: 18.53333, 53.68333 ^{[47] [64] [65]}
  • Wadi Aydim
    • Wadi al Madi
      • Wadi Stum
  • Wadi Shihan
• Nukhdat Fasad
• Wadi Mitan / Wadi Maytan, in Al Wusta Governorate (Oman) and Yemen. Coordinates: 18.70913,52.58488 ^{[47] [66]}

Interior

• Wadi Bani `Umar / Wādī Banī ‘Umar, tributary, in Al Batinah North. Coordinates: 24.40608,56.44154 ^[67]
• Wadi Hiyar / Wādī Hiyār, tributary of Wadi Khabb Shamsi, in Musandam. Coordinates: 25.65351,56.22727 ^{[32] [33] [68]}
• Wadi al Jalbat / Wadi al Jilbat, tributary of Wadi Bih, in Musandam. Coordinates: 25.92492,56.27011 ^[69]
• Wadi al Khabbayn / Wādī al Khabbayn, tributary of Wadi Bih, in Musandam. Coordinates: 25.79333,56.16649 ^{[70] [71]}
• Wadi Khabb Naqbi / Wādī Khabb Naqbī, tributary of Wadi Khabb Shamsi, in Musandam. Coordinates: 25.65806,56.22583 ^{[32] [33] [71] [72]}
• Wadi Kitnah / Kitna (tributary of Wadi Jizzi), in Al Buraimi. Coordinates: 24.13333,56.21667 ^{[26] [73]}
• Wadi Qada'ah / Wādī Qada‘ah (tributary of Wadi Bih), in Musandam (Oman) and Ras Al Khaimah (UAE) Coordinates: 25.7822135, 56.0627825 ^{[1] [74]}
• Wadi Rimth / Wādī Rimth, tributary of Wadi Bih, in Musandam. Coordinates: 25.92569,56.27464 ^{[1] [75]}
• Wadi as Sabban / Wādī aş Şabbān, tributary of Wadi Khabb Shamsi, in Musandam. Coordinates: 25.65721,56.22952 ^[76]
• Wadi as Samrat / Wadi as Simirat, tributary of Wadi Bih, in Musandam. Coordinates: 25.91594,56.25005 ^[77]
• Wadi Zibat / Wādī Zaybāt, tributary of Wadi Bih, in Musandam. Coordinates: 25.79335,56.16593 ^[78]

See also

• List of wadis of the United Arab Emirates
• List of wadis of Yemen
• List of mountains in Oman
• List of mountains in the United Arab Emirates

Notes and References

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