Wadi Ejili is a

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, or seasonal watercourse, in the

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. It runs down from the confluence of the Wadi Shawka and Wadi Esfai to run into the

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at the village of Fayyad, on the

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Highway (E102).

Extent

The wadi runs from the northwest to the southeast Hajar Mountain ranges through the settlement of Al Ejili. A number of abandoned settlements line the course of the wadi, as well as plentiful modern plantations. There are

petroglyph A petroglyph is an image created by removing part of a rock surface by incising, picking, carving, or abrading, as a form of rock art. Outside North America, scholars often use terms such as "carving", "engraving", or other descriptions ...

s etched in the rocks of the wadi, which is frequently subject to intense rainfall and

flash floods A flash flood is a rapid flooding of low-lying areas: washes, rivers, dry lakes and depressions. It may be caused by heavy rain associated with a severe thunderstorm, hurricane, or tropical storm, or by meltwater from ice and snow. Flash fl ...

in both winter and summer months.

Petroglyphs

Distinctive petroglyphs, or stone carvings, of camels, bulls, other animals and both male and female figures are to be found in the Wadi Ejili. Carvings featuring bulls include a solid bull with long horns held on a rope by a man with upraised arms. These are present despite no contemporary evidence of wells operated by using bulls to raise water in the area. Rock carvings to either side of the wadi depict leopards and possibly wolves, including a carving of a wolf apparently pulling at a man’s .

Flora

A study of flora from the Wadi Ejili, focusing on seeds collected from specimens of the traditional medicinal plant '' Tephrosia apollinea,'' explored the exogenous production of silver nanoparticles by the plant. A perennial shrub native to the United Arab Emirates and found in lower mountain regions, ''Tephrosia apollinea'' has long been used as a traditional medicine to relieve nasal congestion, earache, wounds, and bone fractures and it has been found to have insecticidal, anticancer and antibacterial properties. The study is thought to be the first time the antimicrobial activity of silver nanoparticles synthesized via living plants has been observed.

Gallery

File:Petroglyphs in Wadi Ejili.jpg, Petroglyphs etched on rock in the lower reaches of the Wadi Ejili File:The Wadi Ejili.jpg, The lower reaches of the Wadi Ejili watercourse File:Abandoned house in the Wadi Ejili.jpg, Abandoned house in the Wadi Ejili, Ras Al Khaimah File:Wadi Ejili abandoned house.jpg, Old settlement in the Wadi Ejili, north of Fayyad in the Wadi Helo File:Wadi Ejili Petroglyphs.jpg, A collection of petroglyphs on the right hand side of the lower reaches of the Wadi Eliji, below the village of Wadi Eliji. File:Wadi Ejili Abandoned Fields.jpg, Abandoned fields in the Wadi Ejili.

References

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Extent

Petroglyphs

Flora

Gallery

See also

References