🏞️ Wadi Sirhan

Wadi Sirhan or Wadi Al-Sarhan is a wide depression in the northwestern Arabian Peninsula. It runs from the Al-Jouf Province in Saudi Arabia northwestward into Jordan. It historically served as a major trade and transportation route between Syria and Arabia. From antiquity until the early 20th century, control of Wadi Sirhan was often contested by various Arab tribes. The valley is named after the Sirhan tribe which migrated there in the mid-17th century. Sirhan can also mean wolf in certain Arabic dialects.