Wadi Fara

{{For|the Palestinian village|Wadi al-Far'a}}

{{Infobox river|pushpin_map=United Arab Emirates|image=Wadi Fara.jpg|mouth_coordinates={{coord|25|24|26.5|N|56|03|53.7|E|region:AE|display=inline,title}}|name=Wadi Fara|name_etymology=|subdivision_type1=Ras Al Khaimah|subdivision_type2=}}Wadi Fara is a seasonal watercourse, or wadi, in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. It runs from the confluence of the Wadi Asimah and Wadi Sidr, to the village of Ghayl.

A wide and fertile wadi, its rich wildlife includes a novel species of diving beetle, Hydroglyphus sinuspersicus, which was first discovered and documented by a joint Czech/Austrian team working in the Wadi Fara in 2009.{{cite journal |last=Hájek |first=Jirí |last2=Wewalka |first2=Günther |year=2009 |title=New and little known species of Hydroglyphus (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) from Arabia and adjacent areas |url=https://www.aemnp.eu/data/article-1225/1206-49_1_93.pdf |journal=Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae |volume=49 |issue= 1 |pages=93–102}}

The wadi is traditionally settled by members of the Mazari tribe and has a number of historic watchtowers, old villages and farms. A survey of the area carried out in 1955 found 25 households and some 1,200 date palms in the wadi.{{Cite book|last=Lancaster |first=William |last2=Lancaster |first2=Fidelity |title=Honour is in Contentment: Life before oil in Ras al-Khaimah (UAE) and some neighbouring regions|series=Studien zur Geschichte und Kultur des islamischen Orients |volume=25 |date=2011 |publisher=De Gruyter|isbn=978-3-11-022340-8|pages=532|oclc=763160662}}

File:The Daoudi dam in the Wadi Fara.jpg|The Al Daoudi dam in the Wadi Fara

File:The confluence of the Wadi Fara with Wadi Asimah (right) and Wadi Sidr (Left).jpg|The confluence of the Wadi Fara with Wadi Asimah (right) and Wadi Sidr (left)

File:The Wadi Fara at Ghayl.jpg|The Wadi Fara emerging at Ghayl, Ras Al Khaimah