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World Geography
24.

The Harmattan is

cool, extremely dry wind that forms over the Sahara and blows westward or south-westward to the African coast
wind that blows during the dry season from December to February
tertiary wind that carry great quantities of fine dust from the Sahara
All of the above
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Khelkham said:   7 years ago
How can it be?

The wind blow through the Sahara desert will be hot.
Aditya said:   8 years ago
Which wind is hot or cold?
Martin said:   8 years ago
It blows from the east to the west and it is cold and it carry sand particles.
Abhishek singh said:   9 years ago
Harmattan is a hot wind, not cool.
Raviteja said:   1 decade ago
The Harmattan is a dry and dusty West African trade wind. It blows south from the Sahara into the Gulf of Guinea between the end of November and the middle of March (winter). The temperatures can be as low as 3 degrees Celsius.
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