wadi
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In a research paper published last year, hydrologist Abdelwanees A. R. Ashoor of Libya's Omar Al-Mukhtar University said repeated flooding of the seasonal riverbed, or wadi, was a threat to Derna.
From Reuters • Sep. 12, 2023
Umm al-Hiran lies in a wadi, or small valley, not far from the large town of Beersheba at the top end of the Negev desert.
From BBC • Oct. 18, 2012
We found our way to a wide, gently sloping trail that wound for several miles along a wadi, or gorge.
From New York Times • Jun. 10, 2011
“It shows a very strong sensitivity to the geology in the choice of colors for the rock, and also in the little colored spots that represent the gravel on the wadi floor,” Harrell said.
From National Geographic
The darkness, too, which has not yet retreated from the wadi, must soon follow; for the front guard of the dawn is near.
From The Book of Khalid by Rihani, Ameen Fares
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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