Wadi Shawka
A seasonal watercourse in the Hajar Mountains, known for the Shawka Dam, a local beauty spot and starting point for hikes and mountain biking. Farms and abandoned stone villages line its sides, and it gets unusually high rainfall for the UAE.
- Where
- Ras Al Khaimah, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 25.1294, 55.9798
Get the Wadi Shawka stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Wadi Shawka. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Ras Al Khaimah volume with your photos and a note.
Near Wadi Shawka
Mleiha 9.7 km
A desert town in inland Sharjah, about 25 km south of Dhaid, with remains from the Neolithic to pre-Islamic Arabia. Its archaeological centre explains the tombs and settlements found among the dunes and rocky outcrops around it.
Jebel Faya 14 km
A limestone hill near Mleiha in the Sharjah interior, whose rock shelters hold traces of people from the Old Stone Age and the Neolithic. It is part of the Faya Palaeolandscape, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the oldest records of humans in Arabia.
Jebel Buhais 23 km
A limestone ridge near Madam, rising to some 340 metres, with a vast necropolis on its flanks. Its burials span the Neolithic, Bronze, Iron and Hellenistic ages, the oldest going back to the 5th millennium BCE.
Al Bithnah Fort 26 km
A two-storey fort of rock, coral and mudbrick commanding Wadi Ham, built on the site of an Iron Age fortification. It played a part in Fujairah's rise as an independent emirate in the early 20th century.
Al Hayl Fort 31 km
A fortified courtyard house and watchtower in Wadi Hayl, built in 1932 by Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamdan Al Sharqi as his home for two decades. It looks over the old village of Al Hayl, abandoned in the late 1970s, where people have lived since the Umm Al Nar period.
Sheikh Zayed Mosque, Fujairah 35 km
The main mosque of the Emirate of Fujairah, set against the Hajar Mountains. It is the second largest mosque in the UAE, after its namesake in Abu Dhabi, and its white domes and minarets stand out across the city.
Fujairah Fort 36 km
A fort dating back to the 16th century, thought to be one of the oldest in the UAE and among the largest. Its mud-brown towers rise above the old quarter of Fujairah with the Hajar Mountains behind.
Fujairah Museum 36 km
The archaeology and local history museum of Fujairah City. Its rooms gather finds from the emirate's ancient sites alongside objects from the traditional life of the east coast.
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Questions
Where is Wadi Shawka?
Wadi Shawka is in Ras Al Khaimah, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Mleiha (9.7 km), Jebel Faya (14 km), Jebel Buhais (23 km).
How do I get the Wadi Shawka stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Wadi Shawka and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Ras Al Khaimah volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Wadi Shawka before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Ras Al Khaimah volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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