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DescriptionMiddleEast tmo 2013349 lrg.jpg	العربية: صورة من العاصفة الثلجية التي ضربت مبكراً منطقة الشرق الأوسط في 14 - 15 ديسمبر 2013 حيث تأثرت بها عدد من الدول وهي الأردن ومرتفعات الضفة الغربية وسوريا ولبنان ومصر والسعودية. تراوحت كمية المتساقطات في القدس بين 30 و50 سم وفي مدينة عمان قرابة 45 سم עברית: תצלום לווין של המזרח התיכון מ־15.12.2013, המראה את השלג הנרחב בסיום הסערה. English: Sattelite image of snow in the Middle East, 15.12.2013. Français : Image satellite montrant la neige au Moyen Orient, 2013-12-15
Date	16 December 2013, 21:53:31
Source	http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=82611
Author	NASA
Other versions	http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=82611&eocn=home&eoci=nh


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