Wadi Kadra

Wadi Kadra
Wadi Kadra is located in United Arab Emirates
Wadi Kadra
Wadi Kadra
Coordinates: 25°11′N 56°02′E / 25.183°N 56.033°E / 25.183; 56.033
CountryUnited Arab Emirates
EmirateRas Al Khaimah
Elevation
99 m (325 ft)

Wadi Kadra is a seasonal watercourse in the Hajar Mountains of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates.[1]

The wadi runs parallel to the Maliha-Fujairah road (E84) from Sifuni to the Kadra dam adjacent exit 58 on that road. It was one of the first findsites of the rare damselfly Ischnura nursei.[2] The 7.8km track is a popular hiking destination.[3]

Wadi Kadra is also notable for hosting the largest wild population of the rare and poisonous plant, Devil’s Thorn or Devil’s Trumpet Datura stramonium,[4] in the UAE. Despite its wealth of flora and fauna, it is also home to a number of quarries and rock crushing operations.[5]

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References

  1. ^ Emirats arabes unis, ed. (1993). The national atlas of the United Arab Emirates. Al Ain: United arab emirates university. pp. Plate 164. ISBN 978-0-86351-100-4.
  2. ^ Feulner, Gary (2013). "First UAE records of two Odonata: the dragonfly Urothemis thomasi and the damselfly Ischnura nursei" (PDF). Tribulus. 21: 4–13.
  3. ^ Wikiloc. "The Best Hiking Trails in Minhā, Raʼs al Khaymah (United Arab Emirates) | Wikiloc". Wikiloc | Trails of the World. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  4. ^ "Last chance to see the UAE's dormant species before summer takes them back". gulfnews.com. 2020-03-07. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  5. ^ "Al Jaber Crusher – ALES". Retrieved 2024-12-12.