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Yakhchāl of Moayedi, Iran. A yakhchāl (Persian: یخچال "ice pit"; yakh meaning "ice" and chāl meaning "pit") is an ancient type of ice house, which also made ice.They are primarily found in the Dasht-e Lut and Dasht-e-Kavir deserts, whose climates range from cold (BWk) to hot (BWh) desert regions.
c. 1700 BC – Zimri-Lim, ruler of Mari in Syria commanded the construction of one of the first ice houses near the Euphrates. [2]c. 500 BC – The yakhchal (meaning "ice pit" in Persian) is an ancient Persian type of refrigerator.
An ice house, or icehouse, is a building used to store ice throughout the year, commonly used prior to the invention of the refrigerator. Some were underground chambers, usually man-made, close to natural sources of winter ice such as freshwater lakes, but many were buildings with various types of insulation.
The Cyrus Cylinder in Room 52 of the British Museum in London Persian manuscript Nimatnama-i-Nasiruddin-Shahi explain how the samosas being cooked Persian angel 1555. The Metropolitan Museum of Art displays ancient Persian artifacts. Among the oldest items on display are dozens of clay bowls, jugs and engraved coins dating back 3,500 years and ...
Sarooj is a traditional water-resistant mortar used in Iranian architecture, [1] [2] used in the construction of bridges [3] and yakhchāl, ancient Persian ice houses. [4] It is made of clay and limestone mixed in a six-to-four ratio to make a stiff mix, and kneaded for three days.
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In Iran, a windcatcher is called a bâdgir, bâd "wind" + gir "catcher" (Persian: بادگیر). The devices were used in Achaemenid architecture. [15] They are used in the hot, dry areas of the Central Iranian Plateau, and in the hot, humid coastal regions. [15] Central Iran shows large diurnal temperature variation with an arid climate.
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