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Wadi Houran or Wadi Houran ((アラビア語:وادي حوران)) is the tallest Wadi in Iraq located in Al Anbar Governorate west of Iraq, stretches for from the Iraq-Saudi border till the Euphrates river near Haditha. Often the term "Wadi Houran" used to refer to large geographic area including Wadi Houran itself and surrounding hills in addition to small wadis branching from it. The valley is bounded by steep banks which in rainy seasons becomes a watercourse. Its depth between . Although Wadi Houran is a dry place, there are oases, called Hussaninyatt located in the east part of the valley. Houran barrage, Hussaninyatt barrage, and Ar Rutba barrage, three barrages had been constructed in Wadi Houran to collect rainwater for grazing sheep and camels during the summer. Basically Wadi Houran was a river in the past but it has dried after the end of the Last glacial period. The wadi offers a good pastures for the Bedouin and their cattle. ==Flora and fauna== Wadi Houran serves as a good breeding ground for many wild animals such as hare, Rüppell's fox, gray wolf and goitered gazelle, while the surrounding cliffs of the wadi constitute a good breeding ground for resident birds and immigrants like the bustard, sandgrouse, saker falcon, and Egyptian vulture. Flora in Wadi Houran include many desert and semi desert plants such as ''Artemisia'', shrub, ''Astragalus Achillea'', ''Acacia'', and ''Alhagi''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wadi Houran」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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