Al Rafisah Dam

Al Rafisah Dam[1] (Arabic: سدّ اٱرَّفِيْصَة‎, romanized: Sudd Ar-Rafīṣah)[2] is a dam in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. It dams the Wadi Shis, a seasonal waterway in the Hajar Mountains near the village of Al Rafisah. The dam was built in the 1980s at the same time as the Khor Fakkan Dam under a $63 million contract.[3][4]

Al Rafisah Dam
Al Rafisah Dam
Coordinates: 25°21′0″N 56°18′0″E
CountryUnited Arab Emirates
EmirateSharjah
Elevation
197 m (649 ft)

The development of Al Rafisah spans an area of 10,684 square metres, and includes prayer facilities, outdoor seating area for 300 people, car parking for 45 vehicles, walkways, and three play areas over some 410 sqm.[5] The rest area and tourist facilities were built alongside the dam as part of the Sharjah-Khor Fakkan highway (S 142) project, a 14-year project to connect the interior of Sharjah with the UAE's east coast.[1][2]

  • The Al Rafisah Dam at the head of Wadi Rafisah in the Hajar Mountains above Khor Fakkan.
  • Panoramic view of the Dam

References
  1. "Dh5.5bn highway between Sharjah and Khor Fakkan opens". The National. 2019-04-14. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
  2. "Video, Sharjah Ruler takes drive down new Khor Fakkan highway". Khaleej Times. 2019-04-14. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
  3. Civil engineering. Morgan-Grampian. 1984. p. 15. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  4. World water. T. Telford Ltd. 1984. p. 68. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  5. "Sharjah ruler inaugurates new $1.6bn Khorfakkan highway". Arabian Business.


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