Khazri (Azerbaijani: Xəzri) is the name of the cold north Caspian Sea wind that blows across the Absheron Peninsula throughout the year, particularly in Baku. Khazri is a gale-force coastal wind and one of the prevailing winds in the area. The speed of khazri sometimes reaches 40 m/s (140 km/h; 89 mph; 78 kn). It damages some economic sectors. However, the wind provides cool temperatures during the summer.[1] The Khazri wind is opposed to the Gilavar, the warm wind from the south, usually felt throughout the summertime.[2]

References

  1. Secretariat of the Conference Organizing Committee (2004). "Information about Azerbaijan". Global ICT Conference 2004. Azerbaijan Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  2. "Climate in Azberbaijan".


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