A SNOWFALL in a Desert country which has no word "snow" in their language!

in #nature7 years ago

GOOD DAY Steemians :)

Every person has different mind and different interests ! but there are somethings which are interesting to every one like entertainment ,fun ,new stuff , unique things that shocks them .

what i am going to tell you today is one of the rarest events in the HISTORY.jabel jais.jpg

image source https://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2009/01/25/64949.html

it is for the First time in the desert country 's history snow blanketed the peak of jais mountain in the northen Ras Al khaimah state of United Arab Emirates .The snowfall is so rare that a local of that area said that they have no word for "snow" in their language.Although limited snowfall was recorded in 2004 but for the first time in the history the mountain were covered with 8 inches thick snow blankets and the temperature dropped below zero centigrade.
The snowfall begin at 3 pm and the heavy snow begin at 8 pm and continued till midnight covering the entire area in the thick blanket of snow.

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