Adayra valley

Wādī al-Adayra‘ (Arabic: وادي الأديرع‎‎, Valley of the Adayra) runs roughly from north to south, and divides the city of Ha'il into eastern and western halves.[1] It starts as a branch of Rimmah Valley in the south, and drains into Qa'a Al-Milh in the town of Baq'aa, Saudi Arabia.

Wildlife

The Asiatic cheetah.

The Asiatic cheetah used to occur in this region. Saudi Arabia's last known pair of cheetahs was killed near Ha'il in 1973, and their bodies were exhibited near the Imara Palace for a few days (Nader, 1989).[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ المجاري المائية، هيئة المساحة الجيوليوجية السعودية - حقائق وأرقام، ص: 65. (in Arabic)
  2. ↑ Nowell, K., Jackson, P. (1996). "Asiatic cheetah". Wild Cats: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan (PDF). Gland, Switzerland: IUCN/SSC Cat Specialist Group. pp. 41–44. ISBN 2-8317-0045-0.

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