{{Short description|Wadi in UAE}} {{Infobox river | name = Wadi Shis | native_name = {{native name|ar|وادي صفد}} | name_other = Wādī Ash Shīṣ | name_etymology = | image = Wadi Shees filled with Water.jpg | image_size = 300px | image_caption = | image_alt = Alt text for image | map = | map_size = 300px | map_caption = Location of Wadi Shis | map_alt = Alt text for map | pushpin_map = UAE#Persian Gulf#West Asia | pushpin_map_size = 300 | subdivision_type = | subdivision_name = | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = {{UAE}}<br />{{OMN}} | subdivision_type2 = Emirate <br />Governorate | subdivision_name2 = [[File:Flag of Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah.svg|20px]] [[Emirate of Sharjah|Sharjah]]<br />[[Musandam Governorate|Musandam, Oman]]
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'''Wadi Shis''' or '''Wadi Shees''' ({{langx|ar| وادي شيص|Wādī Ash Shīṣ}}),<ref name="atlas"> Jāmiʻat al-Imārāt al-ʻArabīyah al-Muttaḥidah. Geoprojects (U.K.) Ltd., The National atlas of the United Arab Emirates, Al Ain : United Arab Emirates University - 1993</ref><ref name="Burt"> Burt, J.A. (eds) A Natural History of the Emirates (pag. 179). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37397-8</ref> is a [[wadi]], a seasonal watercourse, in the [[Al Hajar Mountains|Hajar Mountains]] of [[Sharjah (emirate)|Sharjah]], [[United Arab Emirates]].
The wadi passes through the mountain village of [[Shis]] and crosses the border with the enclave of [[Madha|Madha (Oman)]] one kilometer downstream. It subsequently flows into [[Wadi Madha]].<ref name="Masafi"> FCO 18/1792 1970 Map of Trucial States, Muscat and Oman - Masafi - Scale 1:100 000 - Published by D Survey, Ministry of Defence, United Kingdom (1971) - Edition 3-GSGS - The National Archives, London, England <https://www.agda.ae/en/catalogue/tna/fco/18/1792/n/1></ref>
Like many of the wadis of the Hajar Mountains, Shis can be dangerous during and following periods of rain and in 2020 four UAE nationals lost their cars to flash-floods in the wadi.<ref>{{Cite web|title=UAE video: Four cars swept away in floods in Wadi Shais, Khor Fakkan|url=https://gulfnews.com/uae/uae-video-four-cars-swept-away-in-floods-in-wadi-shais-khor-fakkan-1.1601352064920|access-date=2020-10-20|website=gulfnews.com|language=en}}</ref>
[[File:Wadi Shis.jpg|left|thumb|View down the Wadi Shis towards the village of Shis from the Sharjah-Khor Fakkan highway.]]
The village is the site of an integrated recreation facility, constructed to highlight the natural beauty of the area.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sharjah Ruler inspects vital projects in emirate's various regions|url=http://wam.ae/en/details/1395302720558|access-date=2020-09-22|website=wam}}</ref> It was opened in October 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Saundalkar|first=Jason|title=Khorfakkan’s newest tourist attraction now open|url=https://meconstructionnews.com/43961/khorfakkans-newest-tourist-attraction-now-open|access-date=2020-10-20|language=en-US}}</ref> Between the area's natural microclimate and the investment from the Government of Sharjah, Wadi Shis is establishing itself as a great day trip for tourists.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Taylor|first=Virginia|title=6 THINGS TO DO IN WADI SHEES: THE PERFECT DAY TRIP IN THE UAE|url=https://brokenbootstravel.com/things-to-do-in-wadi-shees/|language=en-us}}</ref>
== Population ==
The Wadi Shis area was populated mainly by the [[Naqbiyin]] tribe, corresponding to the Bani Hamid tribal area.<ref name="Naqbiyin">Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol. II. Geographical and Statistical. J G Lorimer. 1908', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/20/C91/4, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023515718.0x00004a></ref><ref name="tribus">Tribes of Trucial States coast - 1958- Ref. FO 371/132894 <https://www.agda.ae/en/catalogue/tna/fo/371/114648/n/136></ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wdSMNGe2HhsC&pg=PA246 | title=Honour is in Contentment: Life Before Oil in Ras Al-Khaimah (UAE) and Some Neighbouring Regions| isbn=9783110223408| last1=Lancaster| first1=William| last2=Lancaster| first2=Fidelity| date=July 2011|location=Berlin|pages=191|oclc=763160662|publisher=Walter de Gruyter}}</ref>
==See also== *[[List of wadis of the United Arab Emirates]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category-inline|Wadi Shis}}
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