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what is Khamsin? Explain, and also state in which continent it blows

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Answered by tanu23081
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Khamsīn , chamsin or hamsin , more commonly known in Egypt as  khamseen is a dry, hot, sandy local wind, blowing from the south, inNorth Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. Similar winds in the area are sirocco andsimoom. From the Arabic word for "fifty", throughout the Levant, these dry, sand-filled windstorms often blow sporadically over a fifty-day period in Spring, hence the name.
When the storm passes over an area, lasting for several hours, it carries great quantities of sand and dust from the deserts, with a speed up to 140 kilometers per hour, and the humidity in that area drops below 5%. Even in winter, the temperatures rise above 45°C due to the storm. The sand storms are reported to have seriously impeded both Napoleon's military campaigns in Egypt as well as Allied-German fighting in North Africa in World War II
Answered by Krishnamuliyana
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Khasin is a dry,hot,sandy local wind blowing south in north Africa and Arabian Peninsula Similarly winds in the area are Sirrico Simoom.From the Arabic word for fifty throughout the Levant,these dry sand filled windstorm often blow sporadically over a fifty day period in the spring.

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