Wadi Wurayah
IUCN IIWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2009
224 km²
District · ARE
Khor Fakkan
United Arab Emirates
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)
Area
111,2km²
Ecological tissue
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
26,1°C
Annual rain
147mm
Warmest m°
34,6°C
Coldest m°
16,5°C
Elevation: 302 m on average (min -14 m, max 858 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,1°C
Annual rain
147mm
Warmest month
34,6°C
Coldest month
16,5°C
Mean alt.
302m
Min
-14m
Max
858m
Std. dev.
243m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
11,8g/kg
Clay
19,7%
Sand
52,7%
Silt
27,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
15,1g/kg
Clay
18,7%
Sand
53,5%
Silt
27,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
9,2g/kg
Clay
20,2%
Sand
52,3%
Silt
27,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
11,2g/kg
Clay
20,2%
Sand
52,3%
Silt
27,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest0.5%
Crops1.7%
Built-up2.6%
Bare soil70.1%
Other (grassland, water…)25.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
7hab/km²
Night light
24,2nW
Built-up
259,7%
Pesticides
0,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN II · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1
Wadi Wurayah
IUCN IIProtected Area · 2010
224 km²
Wadi Wurayah
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 2018
224 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN