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Encyclopedia ID 229
Badgir windcatcher cooling puzzle
Also known as بادگیر

Shape the tower openings, shafts and a water pool so desert wind flows down and cools rooms; route air to every room with limited bricks.
Heritage note
Part of the living heritage of Iran.
Origins
A living tradition passed from person to person; it is not tied to a single dated origin. It belongs to the cultural world of Persia, Caucasus and Central Asia.
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