Shamal (wind)
The shamal ( Arabic شمال, DMG šamāl , often also Shamal , Arabic for "north") is a summer wind moving from the northwest over Iraq and the Persian Gulf . During the day, medium to heavy sandstorms can occur, whereas the wind weakens at night. The sand masses mainly taken up in Jordan and Syria are released again in Iraq, but also over the Persian Gulf. The shamal can occur several times a year.
The shamal contributes to the fact that the sandy beaches in Dubai have to be artificially renewed and refilled regularly due to the erosion caused .
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Golden Gate Weather Services. Names of Winds , accessed March 24, 2008.
- ^ Emanuelle Landais: Creating better beaches in Dubai. (No longer available online.) In: Gulf News. August 20, 2008, archived from the original on October 9, 2008 ; accessed on February 17, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
