# Wadi Helo

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Town in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Wadi Helo Town Wadi Helo Fort Wadi Helo Coordinates: 24°56′33″N 56°12′20″E / 24.94250°N 56.20556°E / 24.94250; 56.20556 Country United Arab Emirates Emirate Sharjah Elevation 216 m (709 ft)

**Wadi Al Helo** ([Arabic](/source/Arabic_language): وادي الحلو, literally 'the sweet Valley') is a village in [Sharjah](/source/Sharjah_(emirate)) in the [United Arab Emirates (UAE)](/source/United_Arab_Emirates).[1] Wadi Al Helo lies on the Sharjah to [Kalba](/source/Kalba) Road (E102),[2] about 26 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of [Kalba](/source/Kalba).

The settlement is situated in the seasonal watercourse, or [wadi](/source/Wadi), of the same name [Wadi Helo](/source/Wadi_Helo_(wadi)). Many people have [died](/source/Died) in Wadi Al Helo valley as result of seasonal flooding. The most recent recorded incident was on May 30, 2020, when a one-year-old boy and six-year-old girl both drowned in the Wadi Al Helo tragedy.[3]

## Natural formations

Wadi Helo, as its name suggests, is a valley called sweet because its water is fresh, and the valley used to flow for several months, but now, due to [climate change](/source/Climate_change) and lack of rain, the valley's water has dried up, which has forced residents to dig [wells](/source/Well) to extract groundwater for use in [agriculture](/source/Agriculture).

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Visit Sharjah - Wadi Al Helo"](https://www.visitsharjah.com/en/activities/nature/wadi-al-helo/). *www.visitsharjah.com*. Retrieved 2020-11-08.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Minazif"](http://www.geographic.org/geographic_names/name.php?uni=-1127305&fid=6&c=united_arab_emirates). Geographical Names. Retrieved 23 November 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Sharjah Ruler offers condolences to father of flood death siblings"](https://gulfnews.com/uae/sharjah-ruler-offers-condolences-to-father-of-flood-death-siblings-1.71759560). *gulfnews.com*. Retrieved 2020-11-08.

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