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
Coordinates: 25°01′15″N 56°07′32.5″E
Country	United Arab Emirates
Emirate	Ras Al Khaimah
Elevation	401 m (1,318 ft)

A popular spot with campers and hikers,[1] Wadi Tuwa is a fertile wadi with many of 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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  The dam across Wadi Tuwa
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  Wadi Tuwa looking up-wadi from the dam

See also

• List of wadis of the United Arab Emirates

References