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.

Wadi Tuwa
Wadi Tuwa is located in United Arab Emirates
Wadi Tuwa
Wadi Tuwa
Coordinates: 25°01′15″N 56°07′32.5″E / 25.02083°N 56.125694°E / 25.02083; 56.125694
CountryUnited Arab Emirates
EmirateRas Al Khaimah
Elevation
401 m (1,318 ft)

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]

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  1. ^ Publishing, Explorer. "Wadi Tuwa & Ejeli". www.askexplorer.com. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  2. ^ "Desert survival". The National. 28 June 2011. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  3. ^ Lancaster, William, 1938- (2011). Honour is in contentment : life before oil in Ras al-Khaimah (UAE) and some neighbouring regions. Lancaster, Fidelity. Berlin: De Gruyter. p. 201. ISBN 978-3-11-022340-8. OCLC 763160662.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Lancaster, William; Lancaster, Fidelity (2011). "A discussion of rock carvings in Ra's al Khaimah Emirate, UAE, and Musandam province, Sultanate of Oman, using local considerations". Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy. 22 (2): 166–195. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0471.2011.00338.x. ISSN 1600-0471.