Wadi Madnan

The total approximate length of Wadi Madnan is . It flows from south to north, and its main source is located on the northeast slope of Jabal Yibir, at an altitude of approximately . and the village of Dardur (), which extends around its summit, forming a large ravine with abrupt and very steep sections. At the beginning of its middle course, the wadi passes through the village of Wab Saqar () and for the next , until reaching the village of Khanaan (), This area of waterfalls is known to enthusiasts of canyoning named Kirithon Canyon. A few meters before its mouth in the Wadi Naqab, the Wadi Madnan receives on its right the confluence of the Wadi Samarat (Wādī Khalkhāl). == Toponymy ==

Alternative names: Wadi Midnan, Wādī Midnān, Wādī Madnan. The name of Wadi Madnan (with that same spelling), its tributaries, mountains, and nearby towns was recorded in the documentation and maps produced between 1950 and 1960 by the British Arabist, cartographer, military officer, and diplomat Julian F. Walker, during the work carried out to establish borders between the then called Trucial States, later completed by the UK Ministry of Defence, on 1:100,000 scale maps published in 1971. In The National Atlas of the United Arab Emirates appears with the spelling Wādī Midnān (). == Population ==

The entire area around Wadi Naqab, including its tributaries and sub-tributaries, although initially populated by the Naqbiyin tribe (Arabic: النقبي), also called Naqabi or Al-Naqabi (from which the wadi gets its name), which extended, among other territories, through the tribal areas of Ahl Ghayl and Bani Hasan. == See also ==