It is a tributary of the Wadi Ghalilah, from its confluence with the Wadi Barut, and is mainly formed by the ravines and torrents which flow downstream north of Jabal Bil Ays / Jebel Jais (1,911 m[3]), divided into two main branches; and by the deep cliffs situated to the west and at the foot of the Jabal as Sayh (1,746 m[4]), on the border between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman.

[citation needed] In its course, from south to north, and later turning towards the west in its middle course, the Wadi Litibah passes through some terraced cultivation areas, and small widely scattered farms, built on elevated areas in respect to the bed of the ravines, most of them abandoned or semi abandoned, which are accessed by a steep donkey path, with stone steps in some sections, which continues to be used at present for the transit of goods on the backs of donkeys, and which has become very popular as a hiking route, known as the Stairway to Heaven (Righ Bank), which runs between the lower part of the wadi and the Jabal Ar Rahrah Ridge.

Another popular itinerary, but one of climbing, the Stairway to Heaven (Left Bank), also starts from the lower area of Wadi Litibah [6] and climbs to the top of the vertical cliff that borders it on the east, where the Omani village of Ra's al Waḩḩ is located,[7] continuing on to the south, towards the top of Jebel Jais, to finally reach the Jabal Ar Rahrah Ridge.

[11] In the political and administrative organization of the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, the name of the main wadi is frequently used as an identifying element of the entire territory covered by its drainage basin.

[citation needed] In the case of Wadi Ghalilah, this drainage basin is very large (76.32 km2),[12] comprising numerous towns, villages and farms widely scattered throughout its valleys and mountains.