Shawka is a village in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates.

It is a popular hiking destination,[1] noted for the popular hiking areas around the wadi Shawka and the Shawka Dam.

The dam, originally constructed in 2001, was part of a $33.4m 2020 reconstruction project that aimed to shore up and protect dams and waterways in the region.

[2] In an area noted for its high levels of rainfall and fertility in the Winter and Spring, Shawka enjoyed record levels of rainfall in 2020 - according to local residents rainfall in 2020 was the heaviest in 30 years.

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