Definition of "sharqi"

Then suddenly, with the least warning, the sky yellows and the Chergui blows in from the Sahara, stinging the eyes and choking with its sandy, sticky breath.

1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York: Review Books, published 2006, page 47

The Ghibli is a hot wind in Libya, usually blowing from the Sahara; this wind in Morocco is called the Chergui.

2005, Encyclopedia of World Climatology, page 749

The sharqi is a wind from the south and southeast that blows in early summer and early winter.

2010, April Fast, Iraq: The Land, third edition, p. 15

The harmattan, which is also called sharqi in Morocco, is a hot wind that blows out of the interior of the Sahara.

2012, Morocco Baedecker Guide, page 24