Wadi Sifuni

The total approximate length of Wadi Sifuni is (including the upper segment, also known as Wadi Baqarah). at an approximate altitude of . In its middle course, it passes through the village of Sifuni, also known as Esfini or Sha'biyyāt Işfany, In the area of its confluence with the Wadi Ashwani, an important well was built, known historically as Tawi Kadrah, origin of the present-day village of Kadrah. == Dams and Reservoirs ==

Like most wadis in the United Arab Emirates, Wadi Sifuni is prone to severe flooding. To prevent the risk of flash floods and increase the groundwater recharge potential, a dam, high, with a reservoir area of and a capacity of 0.6 million cubic meters, called the Wadi Sfni Dam (coordinates: 25°11′27″N, 56°02′32″E), was built in 2001 in the Wadi Sifuni channel, before its mouth. Upstream of the former, next to the mouth of Wadi Mamduh in the Wadi Sifuni, a second dam, high, with a reservoir area of and a capacity of 0.21 million cubic metres, was built in 2002. It is called Mamduh Dam (coordinates: 25°10′17″N, 56°06′30″E). == Toponymy ==

Alternative names: Wadi Sfini, Wadi Sifni, Wādī Sifūnī, Wadi Isfini, Wadi Sfuni, Wādī Iṣfani, Wadi Asfani, Wadi Sfni. The name of Wadi Sifuni (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 the borders between the then called Trucial States, later completed by the Ministry of Defence of the United Kingdom, on maps at a scale of 1:100,000 published in 1971. In the National Atlas of the United Arab Emirates it appears with the spelling Wādī Iṣfani (). == Population ==

The area of Wadi Sifuni and its upper course (Wadi Baqarah) was populated mainly by the Quwayd / Quwayyid tribal area. == See also ==