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'''Wadi Zikt''' consists of the confluence of the lower reaches of the [[Wadi Wurayah]] and a number of other watercourses. The '''Wadi Zikt dam''', also known as the Al Rahib dam,<ref>Spreadsheet for dams in the UAE linked from [http://www.fao.org/nr/water/aquastat/dams/ Dams: Geo-reference database"] Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, retrieved and [https://www.webcitation.org/mainframe.php archived] 28 September 2018</ref> is one of the largest in Fujairah. |
'''Wadi Zikt''' consists of the confluence of the lower reaches of the [[Wadi Wurayah]] and a number of other watercourses. The '''Wadi Zikt dam''', also known as the Al Rahib dam,<ref>Spreadsheet for dams in the UAE linked from [http://www.fao.org/nr/water/aquastat/dams/ Dams: Geo-reference database"] Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, retrieved and [https://www.webcitation.org/mainframe.php archived] 28 September 2018</ref> is one of the largest in Fujairah.{{cn}} It is one of many dams built in the country for storing fresh water.<ref>''Sourcebook of Alternative Technologies for Freshwater Augmentation in West Asia'', p. 260, United Nations Environment Program, 2001 {{ISBN|9280718118}}.</ref> The dam was completed in 1992 or shortly after.<ref>Joint Publications Research Service, ''JPRS Report: Near East & South Asia'', iss. 92003, p. 73, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, 1992 {{OCLC|227870668}}</ref> |
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The small settlement of '''Zikt''' is nearby.<ref>''Valleys and Dams'', p. 16, Fujairah Municipality, 1998 {{OCLC|1042270381}}</ref> A notable local navigational landmark (now removed) for many years was a crashed Piper aircraft on the [[Khor Fakkan]]-[[Dibba]] road (the [[E 99 road (United Arab Emirates)|E 99]]).<ref>Asha Bhatia, Notion Press, 2016 {{ISBN|1946280046}}.</ref> |
The small settlement of '''Zikt''' is nearby.<ref>''Valleys and Dams'', p. 16, Fujairah Municipality, 1998 {{OCLC|1042270381}}</ref> A notable local navigational landmark (now removed) for many years was a crashed Piper aircraft on the [[Khor Fakkan]]-[[Dibba]] road (the [[E 99 road (United Arab Emirates)|E 99]]).<ref>Asha Bhatia, Notion Press, 2016 {{ISBN|1946280046}}.</ref> |
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| Coordinates: 25°31′N 56°19′E / 25.517°N 56.317°E | |
| Country | United Arab Emirates |
| Emirate | Fujairah |
Wadi Zikt consists of the confluence of the lower reaches of the Wadi Wurayah and a number of other watercourses. The Wadi Zikt dam, also known as the Al Rahib dam,[1] is one of the largest in Fujairah.[citation needed] It is one of many dams built in the country for storing fresh water.[2] The dam was completed in 1992 or shortly after.[3]
The small settlement of Zikt is nearby.[4] A notable local navigational landmark (now removed) for many years was a crashed Piper aircraft on the Khor Fakkan-Dibba road (the E 99).[5]
See also
References
- ^ Spreadsheet for dams in the UAE linked from Dams: Geo-reference database" Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, retrieved and archived 28 September 2018
- ^ Sourcebook of Alternative Technologies for Freshwater Augmentation in West Asia, p. 260, United Nations Environment Program, 2001 ISBN 9280718118.
- ^ Joint Publications Research Service, JPRS Report: Near East & South Asia, iss. 92003, p. 73, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, 1992 OCLC 227870668
- ^ Valleys and Dams, p. 16, Fujairah Municipality, 1998 OCLC 1042270381
- ^ Asha Bhatia, Notion Press, 2016 ISBN 1946280046.