Jeddah Shamal

by Christina Ford

Title

Jeddah Shamal

Artist

Christina Ford

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Photograph - Digital Enhancement

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Jeddah shamal - collage of photographs I took of a camel and the King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, circa 1981. It was common to have sand flying in the air creating a white haze, making it difficult to see. During a shamal, we stayed indoors.

A shamal (Arabic: شمال‎, 'north') is a northwesterly wind blowing over Iraq and the Persian Gulf states (including Saudi Arabia and Kuwait), often strong during the day, but decreasing at night. This weather effect occurs anywhere from once to several times a year, mostly in summer but sometimes in winter. The resulting wind typically creates large sandstorms that impact Iraq, most sand having been picked up from Jordan and Syria.

King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) (Arabic: مطار الملك عبدالعزيز الدولي‎) (IATA: JED, ICAO: OEJN) is an airport located 19 km to the north of Jeddah. Named after King Abdulaziz Al Saud and inaugurated in 1981, the airport is the busiest airport of Saudi Arabia and the third-largest airport in the kingdom. The airport is known for its Hajj terminal, which is specially built for Muslim pilgrims going to Mecca annually and can handle 80,000 passengers at the same time.

AWARDS - FEATURES - RECOGNITIONS

Featured in the following FAA Groups:
KINGDOM Animalia 3/21/19
Digital Art and Photography 3/21/19
USA Photographers 3/21/19
No Place Like Home 3/21/19
Daily Promotion 3/22/19
Images That Excite 3/23/19
Arts Fantastic World 3/24/19
ABC Group 3/30/19
10 Plus 4/20/19
The 200 Club Best Photographs 12/3/19
Just Perfect 12/4/19
Animal Photographs 4/19/20
Art and Meditation 4/19/20
The Space Between Us 5/3/20
Top 50 Features 6/16/20
Art District 7/24/20
1000 Views 3/29/24

Top Finisher in FAA Sponsored Contests:
Unique and Creative Artwork 9/19
Yellow 1/21
Your Favorite Sold Image 5/22

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March 20th, 2019

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