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	A '''wadi''' ({{lang-ar\|وادي}} ''{{ArabDIN\|wādī}}'') is a dry riverbed that contains water only during times of heavy rain. Compare ], ] and ].

	The term ''{{ArabDIN\|wādī}}'' is very widely found in ] ]s. Wadis tend to be associated with centers of human population because of the availability of sub-surface water.

	Crossing wide wadis at certain times of the year can be very dangerous, because of unexpected ]s. Such flash floods cause numerous deaths each year in ] and many other ]ern countries.

	In ] the French ] '''oued''' is often used, although it is also employed to refer to true rivers. In southwestern Africa, the term '''rivier''' is used.

	Some names of Spanish rivers are derived from ] toponyms where ''{{ArabDIN\|wādī}}'' was used to mean a permanent river, for example ] from ''al-wādī al-kabīr'' = "the great river".


	==List of Wadis==
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