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One of the Al Batinah region's best loved valleys is Wadi Al Abyadh which lies some 30 km away from Muscat-Sohar highway. With a four-wheel drive vehicle, it will be a memorable experience to explore this wadi, which is vested in green vegetation and white boulders and rocks, from which the wadi probably takes its name. The rough road runs through the middle of the wadi. There are pink oleander trees and many beautiful birds. |
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'''Wadi Al Abyadh''' (also known as '''Wadi Abidh''' and '''Wadi Abiyad''') is a [[valley]] in the [[Al Batinah Region]] of [[Oman]], which lies some {{Convert|30|km}} south of the [[Muscat, Oman|Muscat]]-[[Sohar]] highway. |
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==Transport== |
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A four-wheel drive vehicle is useful to explore this [[wadi]], which is vested in green vegetation and white boulders and rocks, from which the wadi probably takes its name.{{Citation needed|date=November 2008}} The rough road runs through the middle of the wadi. There are pink [[oleander]] trees and many beautiful birds. The [[geology]] of Wadi Al Abyadh is also of great significance. The wadi contains an exposed ancient section of [[Mohorovičić discontinuity|moho]], the boundary between the Earth's crust and mantle.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wmblogs.wm.edu/cmbail/the-road-to-the-moho/ |title=The Road to the Moho |date=20 January 2015 }}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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* [[Oman]] |
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* [[Al Batinah Region|Al Batinah]] |
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==References== |
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{{Coord|23.411|57.667|display=title}} |
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[[Category:Wadis of Oman|Abyadh]] |
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Wadi Al Abyadh (also known as Wadi Abidh and Wadi Abiyad) is a valley in the Al Batinah Region of Oman, which lies some 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of the Muscat-Sohar highway.
Transport
[edit]A four-wheel drive vehicle is useful to explore this wadi, which is vested in green vegetation and white boulders and rocks, from which the wadi probably takes its name.[citation needed] The rough road runs through the middle of the wadi. There are pink oleander trees and many beautiful birds. The geology of Wadi Al Abyadh is also of great significance. The wadi contains an exposed ancient section of moho, the boundary between the Earth's crust and mantle.[1]
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[edit]- ^ "The Road to the Moho". 20 January 2015.
23°24′40″N 57°40′01″E / 23.411°N 57.667°E
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