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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- wind
- Subclass of
- wind
- Image
- Sandstorm approaching the sphinx at Gîza at sunset, Egypt. C Wellcome V0049386.jpg
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- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Sources (2)
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Article · Français
Le simoun est un vent chaud, sec et violent qui souffle sur les côtes orientales de la mer Méditerranée : au Sahara, en Palestine, en Syrie et dans le désert d'Arabie.
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