Its importance as a passage through the Hajar Mountains was eclipsed by the construction of the metalled road from Hatta to the Batinah coast.

[2] The wadi contains a number of Umm Al Nar era gravesites[3] and has been a rich source of archaeological finds.

[5] A number of the communities throughout the wadi are increasingly deserted by young people moving to the UAE's cities, and seasonal occupation of houses is common, for instance during the Eid celebrations, when family members return to the villages.

[6] The villages along the Wadi Qor were traditionally settled by members of the Dahaminah, Washahat and Bani Kaab tribes,[7][1] as well as some Maharzah.

The Wadi Qor also features a number of aflaj daudi, underground waterways or falaj, dug to distribute water for irrigation to fields from a mother spring or aquifer.