Simoom
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Simoom /Saimum( samūm; from the root s-m-m, "to poison") is a strong, hot, dry, dust-laden wind. The word is generally used to describe a local wind that blows in the Sahara, Jordan, Iraq, Syria, and the deserts of Arabian Peninsula. Its temperature may exceed and the relative humidity may fall below 10%.
Key facts
- Weather type.name
- Simoon
- Weather type.image
- Sandstorm approaching the sphinx at Gîza at sunset, Egypt. C Wellcome V0049386.jpg
- Weather type.area of occurrence
- Sahara, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, and the deserts of Arabian Peninsula
- Weather type.effect
- Temperature may exceed 54 °C (129 °F) and the relative humidity may fall below 10%
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- Sandstorm approaching the sphinx at Gîza at sunset, Egypt. C Wellcome V0049386.jpg
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Simoom /Saimum( samūm; from the root s-m-m, "to poison") is a strong, hot, dry, dust-laden wind. The word is generally used to describe a local wind that blows in the Sahara, Jordan, Iraq, Syria, and the deserts of Arabian Peninsula. Its temperature may exceed and the relative humidity may fall below 10%.
==Name== Alternative spellings include samoon, samun, simoun, and simoon. Another name used for this wind is samiel (Turkish samyeli from Arabic sāmm سامّ meaning poisonous and Turkish yel meaning wind). An alternative type occurring in the region of Central Asia is known as "Garmsil" (гармсель).