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Wadi Wurayah

Natural World Heritage property in United Arab Emirates, inscribed in 2026 under criterion (ix).

Wadi Wurayah, United Arab Emirates
Photo: IbrahimKumar · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Year of inscription
2026
Criteria
ix
Location
Emirate of Fujairah, Emirate of Sharjah
What it is
wadi
Reference
WHC 1724 · Wikidata Q2538723

Why it is on the List

(ix)An outstanding example of ongoing ecological and biological processes in ecosystems on land, in fresh water or at sea.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Jabal Al Fayah, United Arab Emirates63 kmJabal Al FayahUnited Arab Emirates · 2025CulturalCultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas), United Arab Emirates161 kmCultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas)United Arab Emirates · 2011CulturalBat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn archaeological sites, Oman242 kmBat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn archaeological sitesOman · 1988CulturalBahla Fort, Oman289 kmBahla FortOman · 1987CulturalAflaj Irrigation System of Oman, Oman295 kmAflaj Irrigation System of OmanOman · 2006CulturalQalhat, Oman430 kmQalhatOman · 2018Cultural
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