| In North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula such a windstorm, called khamsin, can transport large amounts of dust and sand northward. |
| In Egypt they are known as the khamsin, in Libya as the ghibli, and in Tunisia as the chili. |
| Her winds encompass the ruagh, the khamsin, the simoom, the leveche, the zephyr. |
| But if buildings are shut up early in the morning and opened at night, even the khamsin may be made tolerable. |
| The khamsin blows for a certain number of days in April, May, and the first half of June. |
| It is subject to constant dust-laden winds variously known as sirocco, khamsin, simoom and harmattan. |
