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shamal

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shamal [shə′mäl]
(meteorology)
The northwest wind in the lower valley of the Tigris and Euphrates and the Persian Gulf; it may set in suddenly at any time, and generally lasts from 1 to 5 days, dying down at night and freshening again by day; but in June and early July it continues almost without cessation (the great or 40-day shamal).


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Byline: Nasouh Nazzal, Staff Reporter Ras Al Khaimah: A speeding car ran over a Pakistani national while he was crossing Shamal Street on Tuesday night, as he was returning home after work.
They include: Acklam - Councillor Shamal Biswas at 11 Buttermere Avenue on Monday and Monday, May 25 and Councillor Ron Lowes at Newham Bridge Primary School on May 29.
Sea currents track with the shamal winds from the north west, pushing sand along the shore.
 
 
 
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