Wadi Al Khulaiban

Wadi Al Khulaiban () Trucial States, Muscat and Oman: Aswad - Scale 1:100 000 - Published by D Survey, Ministry of Defence, United Kingdom (1971) - Edition 3-GSGS - The National Archives, London, England <https://www.agda.ae/en/catalogue/tna/fco/18/1796/n/1> is a valley or dry river characterized by ephemeral or intermittent flow, occurring almost exclusively during the rainy season. It is located in the enclave of Masfut (Ajman), FO 371/114648 - 1955 Land and sea boundaries of Trucial Sheikhdoms in Persian Gulf - The National Archives, London, England <https://www.agda.ae/en/catalogue/tna/fo/371/114648/n/81> east of the United Arab Emirates.

It is a right tributary of the Wadi Hadf, and forms a small sub-basin of ,OpenStreetMap.org - Wadi Al Khulaiban Drainage Basin (1385868376) <https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1385868376#map=15/24.80723/56.09284&layers=P> integrated into the large drainage basin of Wadi Hatta (548 km²).Ramsar Information Sheet - United Arab Emirates - Hatta Mountain Reserve, 2019

Course

The total approximate length of Wadi Al Khulaiban is .OpenStreetMap.org - Wadi Al Khulaiban (861121078) <https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/861121078>

It flows from south to north, from its sources located on the northeast slope of Jabal Lishan (),Jabal Lishan (675 m) - PeakVisor <https://peakvisor.com/peak/jabal-lishan.html?yaw=-100.93&pitch=-1.04&hfov=15.34>Jabal Lishan (660 m) - PeakFinder <https://www.peakfinder.com/es/?lat=24.80063&lng=56.09029&ele=660&azi=189.91&alt=-4.62&fov=45&cfg=s&name=Jabal%20Lishan>> at an altitude of approximately .

Although it receives water from several small gullies and ravines, the Wadi Al Khulaiban does not have significant tributaries in its short course, and flows into the Wadi Hadf, in a central and residential area of Masfut.

In recent years, Wadi Al Khulaiban has become a popular hiking trail.

Dams and Reservoirs

As in other regions of the UAE, the geographical area of Wadi Al Khulaiban has occasionally been affected by unusually heavy rainfall and flooding.

To prevent the risk of flash floods and increase the recharge potential of groundwater, a dam with a height of , with a reservoir area of and a capacity of 0.0184 million cubic meters, officially named Al Khileban Dam () (coordinates: 24°48′37″N, 56°05′34″E), was built in 2002 in the Wadi Al Khulaiban.Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture https://www.fao.org/aquastat/en/databases/dams Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure in UAE - Federal Dams https://admin.bayanat.ae/Home/DatasetInfo?dID=lFWr8jmvtTwdCtQd7uDtLjOq-EB6rfmemu-OtkcDuCo&langKey=en>

Toponymy

Alternative names: Wadi al-Khulayban, Wadi Kholaiban, Wadi Al Khaliban, Wadi Al Khliban, Wadi Al Khulaiban, Wadi Khalaiban, Wādī Al Khulaybān, Wadi Al Khileban.

The name of Wadi Al Khulaiban (spelled Khalaiban), its tributaries, mountains and nearby towns were recorded in the documentation and maps drawn up between 1950 and 1960 by the British Arabist, cartographer, military officer and diplomat Julian F. Walker, during the work carried out to establish the borders between the then so-called Trucial States, FCO 18/1978 1958 Sketch map drawn by Julian Walker for boundary delimitation: Wadi Al Qawr and Wadi Hatta - The National Archives, London, England <https://www.agda.ae/en/catalogue/tna/fco/18/1978/n/1> later completed by the UK Ministry of Defence, on published 1:100,000 scale maps in 1971.

Population

The Wadi Al Khulaiban area was mainly populated by the Biduwat tribe. FO 371/114648 - 1955 Land and sea boundaries of Trucial Sheikhdoms in Persian Gulf - The National Archives, London, England <https://www.agda.ae/en/catalogue/tna/fo/371/114648/n/130> FO 371/132894 1958 Tribes of Trucial States coast - The National Archives, London, England <https://www.agda.ae/en/catalogue/tna/fo/371/132894/n/94Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol. II. Geographical and Statistical. J G Lorimer. 1908', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/20/C91/4, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023515714.0x000094>

Wadi Al Khulaiban

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