page_title: Wadi Ar'ar
hierarchical_section_title: Wadi Ar'ar
caption_attribution_description: English: Deputy Prime Minister Rafe Eissawi, walks to shake hands with U.S. Marine Maj. Gen. John F. Kelly, Commanding General, I Marine Expeditionary Force, after flying in on an MV-22 Osprey for a meeting in Ar'Ar, Iraq, Nov. 19, 2008. This meeting is to advise and assist Iraqi border police during the Hajj, which is the journey to Mecca (that will include entering this area) - one of the 5 Pillars of Islam, to be completed once in a lifetime.
context_page_description: Wadi Arar also known as Wadi `Ar`ar and Wādī `Ar`ar is a wadi in the central part of the Northern Borders Region of Saudi Arabia. Wadi Arar starts about 125 km from Arar city, flows southwest to the northeast, past Arar city and merges with many Wadis and Sha’ibs, before crossing the Iraqi border.
  The Wadi is located between the Latitudes of 31°00’N and 30°45’N and Longitudes 40°30’E and 41°05’ E.
  The Wadi is one of the wadis of the tribe of ʿAnizah, which empty into the Euphrates valley in Iraq, and along with Wadi Al-Khurr is one of the largest of these wadi. It is located at an elevation of 568 meters above sea level.
  Along its course, the regional bedrock consists predominantly of Cretaceous limestone and sandstone with minor layers of dolomite and silt. There is also extensive, small Wadis and Sha’ibs across the area. The Wadi Arar is one of the largest in the area.
context_section_description: Wadi Arar also known as Wadi `Ar`ar and Wādī `Ar`ar is a wadi in the central part of the Northern Borders Region of Saudi Arabia. Wadi Arar starts about 125 km from Arar city, flows southwest to the northeast, past Arar city and merges with many Wadis and Sha’ibs, before crossing the Iraqi border.
  The Wadi is located between the Latitudes of 31°00’N and 30°45’N and Longitudes 40°30’E and 41°05’ E.
  The Wadi is one of the wadis of the tribe of ʿAnizah, which empty into the Euphrates valley in Iraq, and along with Wadi Al-Khurr is one of the largest of these wadi. It is located at an elevation of 568 meters above sea level.
  Along its course, the regional bedrock consists predominantly of Cretaceous limestone and sandstone with minor layers of dolomite and silt. There is also extensive, small Wadis and Sha’ibs across the area. The Wadi Arar is one of the largest in the area.
caption: Arar region, Iraq.
exif: {"Image Make": "Canon", "Image Model": "Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II", "Image Orientation": "Horizontal (normal)", "Image XResolution": "72", "Image YResolution": "72", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Image DateTime": "2008:11:19 17:09:34", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Co-sited", "Image ExifOffset": "196", "Thumbnail Compression": "JPEG (old-style)", "Thumbnail XResolution": "72", "Thumbnail YResolution": "72", "Thumbnail ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Thumbnail JPEGInterchangeFormat": "10104", "Thumbnail JPEGInterchangeFormatLength": "7242", "EXIF ExposureTime": "1/8000", "EXIF FNumber": "14/5", "EXIF ExposureProgram": "Aperture Priority", "EXIF ISOSpeedRatings": "800", "EXIF ExifVersion": "0221", "EXIF DateTimeOriginal": "2008:11:19 17:09:34", "EXIF DateTimeDigitized": "2008:11:19 17:09:34", "EXIF ComponentsConfiguration": "YCbCr", "EXIF ShutterSpeedValue": "13", "EXIF ApertureValue": "3", "EXIF ExposureBiasValue": "0", "EXIF MeteringMode": "CenterWeightedAverage", "EXIF Flash": "Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode", "EXIF FocalLength": "35", "EXIF FlashPixVersion": "0100", "EXIF ColorSpace": "sRGB", "EXIF ExifImageWidth": "3600", "EXIF ExifImageLength": "2400", "Interoperability InteroperabilityIndex": "R98", "Interoperability InteroperabilityVersion": "[48, 49, 48, 48]", "EXIF InteroperabilityOffset": "9964", "EXIF FocalPlaneXResolution": "250400/71", "EXIF FocalPlaneYResolution": "666800/189", "EXIF FocalPlaneResolutionUnit": "2", "EXIF CustomRendered": "Normal", "EXIF ExposureMode": "Auto Exposure", "EXIF WhiteBalance": "Manual", "EXIF SceneCaptureType": "Standard"}