Sharki (wind)

Sharki , also Chergui or Sharqi , (from Arabic شرقي, DMG šarqī  'east') is a wind in the Persian Gulf . The Sharki, a hot and humid southeast wind , is the predominant wind in this region , especially in early summer and early winter .

credentials

• NOAA's climate summaries for the Middle East and Iraq: . In: NOAA Magazine Online (Story 87) . National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), US Department of Commerce. April 7, 2003. Accessed February 1, 2009. (English)
• Taru Bahl, MH Syed (Ed.): Encyclopaedia of the Muslim World . Anmol Publications, New Delhi 2003, ISBN 9788126114191 , p. 20 (accessed February 1, 2009). (English)
• Helen Chapin Metz: Iraq a country study . Kessinger Publishing, Whitefish, MT 2004, ISBN 9781419126710 , p. 87 (accessed February 1, 2009). (English)
• Wind of the World: Chergui (or Sharqi) . In: WeatherOnline . WeatherOnline Ltd. Retrieved February 1, 2009.