Category:Windcatchers
- Persian: بادگیر bad-gir
- Arabic: barjeel (or badghir — from Persian)
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English: Windcatcher — A traditional wind tower structure seen rising above ancient, historical, and contemporary buildings in the Middle East, particularly at Ancient Persian sites: in Iran, Bahrain, and Dubai. This tall air scoop element provides natural air conditioning, bringing the moving cooler air of higher breezes down into and through a structure. The air is frequently first directed over underground Qanat water systems, cooling it further. This traditional ventilation system has been used to create soothing interior air qualities, in a hot external desert climates, with sustainable 'low-energy technology' techniques for centuries.
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- For examples in specific countries see: Category: Wind towers.
Subcategories
This category has the following 10 subcategories, out of 10 total.
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Media in category "Windcatchers"
The following 28 files are in this category, out of 28 total.
Gym.JPG 2,560 × 1,920; 1.09 MB
Qanat wind tower.svg 701 × 741; 75 KB
Qanat-badghir-PL.svg 803 × 696; 25 KB
A windcatcher and skylights.jpg 4,608 × 3,456; 5.55 MB
AmheidaVillaSerenusReco.jpg 1,800 × 1,200; 727 KB
ANT MUSEUM QOM.JPG 1,751 × 1,313; 879 KB
Arg of Karim Khan ارگ کریم خان زند در شیراز 03.jpg 4,000 × 2,667; 11.62 MB
Big xombs beside a windcatcher in Yazd.jpg 4,608 × 3,456; 5.56 MB
Inside the windcatcher exhibit at the Dubai Museum.jpg 3,072 × 2,304; 3.44 MB
Madreseh kashan.jpg 2,272 × 1,704; 623 KB
Malqaf.jpg 2,346 × 1,461; 181 KB
Malqaf.svg 500 × 300; 4 KB
RPM Ägypten 003.jpg 3,456 × 2,304; 1.48 MB
Vandalism on an old windcatcher in Qeshm.jpg 4,608 × 3,456; 5.72 MB
Wind-Tower-and-Qanat-Cooling-1 DE.jpg 1,050 × 818; 81 KB
Wind-Tower-and-Qanat-Cooling-1 DE.svg 1,041 × 817; 22 KB
Wind-Tower-and-Qanat-Cooling-1.jpg 1,050 × 818; 59 KB
Wind-Tower-and-Qanat-Cooling-1.svg 1,041 × 817; 22 KB
Wind-Tower-and-Qanat-Cooling-es.png 1,050 × 818; 109 KB
Windcatcher exhibit at the Dubai Museum.jpg 3,072 × 2,304; 3.39 MB
Windcatcher in Qeshm.jpg 4,608 × 3,456; 5.42 MB
بادگیر-Windcatcher 01.jpg 4,000 × 2,664; 5.66 MB
بادگیر-Windcatcher 02.jpg 5,184 × 3,456; 8.5 MB
بادگیر-Windcatcher 03.jpg 5,184 × 3,456; 9.4 MB
بادگیر-Windcatcher 04.jpg 5,184 × 3,456; 8.96 MB
ماکت بادگیر دو طبقه ابرکوه.JPG 2,992 × 2,992; 1.94 MB
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