Phil in SF quoted Before She Sleeps by Bina Shah
In modern, beautiful Green City, the capital of South West Asia, gender selection, war and …
These kinds of sandstorms were not frequent, but twice or thrice a summer the shamal wind blew in from the north and devilishly whipped up the desert sand and dust into towering, massive clouds.
— Before She Sleeps by Bina Shah (Page 493)
New word: shamal
A hot, dry northwesterly wind blowing across the Persian Gulf in summer, typically causing sandstorms.