Wadi facts for kids

A wadi in Oman

A wadi in the Negev, Israel

A Wadi is usually a valley, sometimes the bed of a river. The river that is part of the wadi only has water after heavy rain. Staying in a wadi can be a danger to life. This is because the water in a wadi can rise very quickly. Canyon is another name for it, used in other countries.

Images for kids

Wadis in northeastern Egypt, North Africa
Triassic wadi deposit near Ogmore-By-Sea, Wales. Clasts are Carboniferous Limestone.
Wadi Bani Khalid in the Northern Governorate of Ash-Sharqiyyah Region, Oman, Arabian peninsula
Oued Tissint, Morocco, North Africa
Dry fluvial channel cutting through columnar basalt in Namibia, southern Africa
The Al Bithnah Fort in the Wadi Ham, United Arab Emirates.
The Wadi Shawkah in the United Arab Emirates.
The Wadi Maydaq, in the United Arab Emirates.
Ruined farmhouse in the Wadi Helo, United Arab Emirates.
The Wadi Qor in the United Arab Emirates.
The Wadi Asimah in the United Arab Emirates.
A road washed away by the powerful winter flash floods of the Wadi Esfai, United Arab Emirates.
The Wadi Hayl in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.
The important heritage site of Wadi Helo spans both Sharjah and Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.