Wadi Al-Sirḥān
river, Arabia
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physiography of
- Al-Qurayyāt
- In Al-Qurayyāt
The valley of the Wadi Sirhān is the main physical feature of the area; it formerly served as an important caravan route from the Mediterranean to the central and southern parts of the Arabian Peninsula. Al-Qurayyāt is sparsely populated. Al-Nabk is its capital. Pop. (2004 prelim.) 100,436.
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- In Al-Qurayyāt
- Arabia
- In Arabia: Northern Arabia
The Wadi Al-Sirḥān, a depression rather than a true wadi, is about 200 miles long and 1,000 feet below the adjacent plateau. Northeast of Wadi Al-Sirḥān are wide lava fields and chert plains belonging to the southern part of Al-Ḥamād, the Syrian Desert. The basin containing…
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