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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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Aghazadeh Mansion. Aghazadeh Mansion (Persian: خانه آقازاده) and its windcatcher was built during the Qajar dynasty and is located in Abarkooh, Iran. [1] This building is registered as a national historical monument in Iran [2] and since 2015, the facade of this building has been portrayed on the 20,000 rial bills.
A diagram of a panemone whose wind-catching panels are arranged to turn edge-on to the wind when moving against the wind's thrust, and side-on when moving downwind to harness the wind's motion. A panemone windmill is a type of vertical-axis wind turbine. It has a rotating axis positioned vertically, while the wind-catching blades move parallel ...
Crossword-like puzzles, for example Double Diamond Puzzles, appeared in the magazine St. Nicholas, published since 1873. [31] Another crossword puzzle appeared on September 14, 1890, in the Italian magazine Il Secolo Illustrato della Domenica. It was designed by Giuseppe Airoldi and titled "Per passare il tempo" ("To pass the time"). Airoldi's ...
This site were first added to the UNESCO's list of tentative World Heritage Sites in 2007, then officially inscribed in 2016 with several other quants under the World Heritage Site name of "The Persian Qanet". [6] Ancient Persian clock Ancient Persian clock in Qanats of Gonabad Zibad Kariz Gonabad Iran
Etymology: perhaps from Persian تاب tab fever + باد bad wind, from Middle Persian vat; akin to Avestan vata- wind, Sanskrit वत vata. [355] Temacha Etymology: Persian تاماخرا tamakhra joke, humor. a Persian comic or farcical interlude performed by traveling players. [356] Thanadar