Wadi Al Munay (), <span style="font-size:85%">romanized</span>: WÃÂdë Al MinõÃÂâÂÂë) is a valley or dry river, with ephemeral or intermittent flow, which flows almost exclusively during the rainy season, located in the emirate of Ras al Khaimah, in the east of the United Arab Emirates.
It is the main tributary of the Wadi Al Qor, to whose drainage basin it belongs.
The total approximate length of Wadi Al Munay is .
It flows from northwest to southeast, and its main source is located at an altitude of approximately , at the northwestern end of the drainage divide of the Wadi Al Qor, on the eastern slope of the mountain ridge that marks the drainage divide between the basins that drain into the Gulf of Oman, and those that drain into the Persian Gulf and inland floodplains.
For approximately (from the end of its upper course to past the village of Al Munay), the E102 Sharjah - Kalba Road closely follows the wadi's channel, crossing it at several points.
Wadi Al Munay has a steeper gradient and faster underground flow than Wadi Al Qor, but apart from its headwaters, which have a steep slope typical of mountain ravines, the middle and lower reaches of the wadi have a relatively moderate gradient.
Along its course, Wadi Al Munay passes, among other towns and villages, Al Munay (Sha'biyyat Al MinÃÂ'ë), Al Waab () and Sikhebar (), <span style="font-size:85%">romanized</span>: Sha'biyyat SikhõÃÂbar), flanked on both banks by a multitude of small, widely scattered farms and agricultural holdings.
In the past, these villages had forts or watchtowers for protection and maintenance, and had a prosperous agricultural economy, based mainly on the cultivation and sale of tobacco, and the production of dates, mangoes, oranges, limes, and other fruits, as well as the cultivation of cereals.
The Wadi Al Munay merges and flows into the Wadi Al Qor in the area of Bida' Majed, approximately one kilometer from the town of Al Fashqah / Fashrah.
Like most wadis in the United Arab Emirates and Oman, Wadi Al Munay is prone to severe flooding.
To prevent the risk of flash floods and increase the recharge potential of groundwater, four small dams were built in 2002 on some of the tributaries of Wadi Al Munay:
Alternative names: Wadi Munay`i, WÃÂdë MunayâÂÂë, Wadi Munai, Wadi Manai, WÃÂdë Al MinõÃÂâÂÂë, Wadi Al Munai, Wadi Munay, WÃÂdë al-Munaëÿë, Wadi al-Munai'i, Al Munai'e.
The name of Wadi Al Munay (spelled WÃÂdë MunayâÂÂë), its tributaries, mountains and nearby towns was recorded in the documentation and maps produced between 1950 and 1960 by the British Arabist, cartographer, military officer and diplomat Julian F. Walker, during the work carried out to establish the borders between the then so-called Trucial States. This work was later completed by the Ministry of Defence of the United Kingdom, with 1:100,000 scale maps published in 1971.
In the National Atlas of the United Arab Emirates it appears as WÃÂdë Al MinõÃÂâÂÂë ().
The entire area around Wadi Al Munay was occupied mainly by the Dahaminah tribal area, as well as Bani Kaab, Maharzah, and Quwayd / Quwayyid.