Khazri

Khazri ({{langx|az|Xəzri}}) is the name of the cold north Caspian Sea wind that blows across the Absheron Peninsula throughout the year, particularly in Baku. Khazri is a gale-force coastal wind and one of the prevailing winds in the area. The speed of khazri can sometimes exceed 29 m/s.{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/ace-x-cild/page/69/mode/2up |title=Azərbaycan Sovet Ensiklopediyası. X Cild (F,X,H,C,Ç,Ş) |year=1987 |location=Baku |language=az |trans-title=Azerbaijani Soviet Encyclopedia. Volume X}} It damages some economic sectors. However, the wind provides cool temperatures during the summer.{{cite web|title=Information about Azerbaijan|url=http://www.global-ict.mincom.gov.az/aboutazerb.php|work=Global ICT Conference 2004|publisher=Azerbaijan Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies|accessdate=16 November 2012|author=Secretariat of the Conference Organizing Committee|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719093010/http://www.global-ict.mincom.gov.az/aboutazerb.php|archivedate=19 July 2011|year=2004}} The Khazri wind is opposed to the Gilavar, the warm wind from the south, usually felt throughout the summertime.{{cite web|title=Climate in Azberbaijan|url=http://www.climatestotravel.com/Climate/Azerbaijan}}