Wadi Qabaqab* وادي قبقاب
Wadi (valley) in Asir Region · 54 km southeast of Al-Baha الباحة
No visible spring around it now
Latest image: 9–16 October 2026 · 28 Rabi' al-Akhir – 5 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH, updated nightly.
Night sky there: Near lights (estimate, from night lights) · Darkest nights ahead, around the new moon: 7–11 November 2026 · 27 Jumada al-Ula – 1 Jumada al-Akhirah 1448 AH · Where to see the stars?
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Original Arabic page: وادي قبقاب
Watch the place turn green
21 September 2017 – 12 January 2026 · 1 Muharram 1439 – 23 Rajab 1447 AH
About 10×10 km around the place (ring in the centre), each season: September, then January.
Satellite imagery, not on-the-ground photography.
When does Wadi Qabaqab usually green?
From satellite imagery since 2002
When does Wadi Qabaqab usually green?
From satellite imagery since 2002It usually greens from December to May; greened in 21 of the last 24 years.
- Latest season it greened: December 2025 – May 2026 (Jumada al-Akhirah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1447 AH), 1 of 6 months.
- Its greenest season: December 2024 – May 2025 (Jumada al-Ula – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH), 6 of 6 months.
Seasons it greened
| Season | Months it greened |
|---|---|
| December 2002 – May 2003 (Ramadan 1423 – Rabi' al-Awwal 1424 AH) | 4 of 6 |
| December 2003 – May 2004 (Shawwal 1424 – Rabi' al-Akhir 1425 AH) | 4 of 6 |
| December 2004 – May 2005 (Shawwal 1425 – Rabi' al-Akhir 1426 AH) | 5 of 6 |
| December 2005 – May 2006 (Shawwal 1426 – Jumada al-Ula 1427 AH) | 2 of 6 |
| December 2006 – May 2007 (Dhu al-Qa'dah 1427 – Jumada al-Ula 1428 AH) | 6 of 6 |
| December 2008 – May 2009 (Dhu al-Hijjah 1429 – Jumada al-Akhirah 1430 AH) | 4 of 6 |
| December 2009 – May 2010 (Dhu al-Hijjah 1430 – Jumada al-Akhirah 1431 AH) | 1 of 6 |
| December 2010 – May 2011 (Dhu al-Hijjah 1431 – Jumada al-Akhirah 1432 AH) | 4 of 6 |
| December 2011 – May 2012 (Muharram – Rajab 1433 AH) | 1 of 6 |
| December 2013 – May 2014 (Muharram – Sha'ban 1435 AH) | 5 of 6 |
| December 2015 – May 2016 (Safar – Sha'ban 1437 AH) | 5 of 6 |
| December 2016 – May 2017 (Rabi' al-Awwal – Ramadan 1438 AH) | 6 of 6 |
| December 2017 – May 2018 (Rabi' al-Awwal – Ramadan 1439 AH) | 3 of 6 |
| December 2018 – May 2019 (Rabi' al-Awwal – Ramadan 1440 AH) | 2 of 6 |
| December 2019 – May 2020 (Rabi' al-Akhir – Shawwal 1441 AH) | 6 of 6 |
| December 2020 – May 2021 (Rabi' al-Akhir – Shawwal 1442 AH) | 3 of 6 |
| December 2021 – May 2022 (Rabi' al-Akhir – Dhu al-Qa'dah 1443 AH) | 1 of 6 |
| December 2022 – May 2023 (Jumada al-Ula – Dhu al-Qa'dah 1444 AH) | 5 of 6 |
| December 2023 – May 2024 (Jumada al-Ula – Dhu al-Qa'dah 1445 AH) | 6 of 6 |
| December 2024 – May 2025 (Jumada al-Ula – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH) | 6 of 6 |
| December 2025 – May 2026 (Jumada al-Akhirah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1447 AH) | 1 of 6 |
Access and the rules of the place
- Nearest village: Al-Bashair* البشائر, 2 km; then Al-Fara* الفرع (4 km), Al-Gharasah* الغرسة (5 km).
- Nearest camping site in the Center’s guide: Mutanazzah al-Qamam al-Watani* متنزه القمم الوطني (Balajarashi* governorate بلجرشي), 21 km west.
Nearest road: paved less than 0.1 kmApproximate straight-line distance from open maps; the actual road may differ and may not suit your vehicle.
Before you go: cars, reserves and camping
- Do not drive into a rawdah or faydah (meadow); leave your car on the road and walk, and keep away from wadi beds.
- Camping in reserves and vegetation-cover land requires a permit; violations are fined. Rules and fines
Nearby destinations
Direct distance
Nearby destinations
Direct distance- Wadi al-Hafayan* وادي الحفيان 16 km southwest
- Wadi Abarir* وادي ابرير 18 km southwest
- Wadi Halahal* وادي حلحال 18 km southwest
- Wadi al-Hana* وادي الحناء 19 km southwest
- Wadi al-Ashar* وادي العشر 24 km west
- Wadi al-Khitan* وادي الخيطان 26 km west
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