Haboob | Hajaj | Katta7a

by Drima on December 23, 2007

Those are three different names it goes by. I’ve experienced it many times and I seriously miss it. Here’s a video from Ikbis (the Arab Youtube) of a few Egyptians in Sudan enjoying an encounter with a gigantic dust storm.

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1 Amjad` 12.23.07 at 5:30 pm: lool.. “heyya di ilsudan! … heya di ilsudan!”

I’ve never experienced a serious kata7a in Sudan. It looks scary
2 The Raccoon 12.23.07 at 8:44 pm: Dude… you MISS this?

In Israel the closest we get is Sharav - when wind from the desert blows a lot of dust in from the desert. And it’s bloody annoying - the sky is orange and everything is covered in fine-ground. Including the inside of your mouth.

Now this Haboob thing looks similar, only 10 times worse. How can you LIKE it?