Wadi Fara
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Wadi Fara is a seasonal watercourse, or wadi, in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. It runs from the confluence of the Wadi Asimah and Wadi Sidr, to the village of Ghayl.
A wide and fertile wadi, its rich wildlife includes a novel species of diving beetle, Hydroglyphus sinuspersicus, which was first discovered and documented by a joint Czech/Austrian team working in the Wadi Fara in 2009.[1]
The wadi is traditionally settled by members of the Mazari tribe and has a number of historic watchtowers, old villages and farms. A survey of the area carried out in 1955 found 25 households and some 1,200 date palms in the wadi.[2]
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The Al Daoudi dam in the Wadi Fara
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The confluence of the Wadi Fara with Wadi Asimah (right) and Wadi Sidr (left)
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The Wadi Fara emerging at Ghayl, Ras Al Khaimah
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