Morocco sirocco

Morocco sandstormA wall of sand as high as 3,000 feet.

In the spring, from March to May. The season lasts for 50 days; each a few days in duration.

Called sirocco in Morocco, qibli in Libya, cheheli in the northern Sahara, irifi along the coast and ouahdy in the central Sahara, the storms of North Africa each have a special personality.

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