Khamsin
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khamsin-169-2870635
title:
Khamsin
text:
Khamsin, chamsin or hamsin, more commonly known in Egypt and Israel as khamaseen, is a dry, hot, sandy local wind affecting Egypt and the Levant; similar winds, blowing in other parts of North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and the entire Mediterranean basin, have different local names, such as bad-i-sad-o-bist roz in Iran and Afghanistan, haboob in the Sudan, aajej in southern Morocco, ghibli in Tunis, harmattan in the western Maghreb, africo in Italy, sirocco which blows in winter over much of
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description:
Local name for a dry, hot wind in Egypt and the Levant
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khamsin
date created:
2005-04-29T22:37:02Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T20:05:09Z
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13
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