Iranian city uses ancient techniques to defy summer heat Alishba Saghir Article Updated: July 21, 2023 Leave a comment Share on FacebookTweet this! Tall, chimney-like towers rise from the centuries-old buildings in Iran’s ancient city of Yazd, drawing in a pleasant breeze for residents of one of the world’s hottest cities. The wind catchers, called bagdirs in Persian, are among the engineering marvels inhabitants of central Iran have developed over centuries to stay cool in scorching temperatures. Post Views: 104 leave a reply Cancel reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. submit More Articles By the same author Sudan army refuses to attend peace talks in Ethiopia Alishba Saghir Jul 11, 2023 Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (R) and RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo (L) Sudan's government… Deals on wheels: Housing prices drive young Chinese to van life Alishba Saghir Jul 20, 2023 Humanity ‘has agency over future’: new head of UN climate panel Alishba Saghir Jul 28, 2023 Jim Skea, a Professor of Sustainable Energy at Imperial College London, has been elected the new head… Collapse of Ukraine grain deal to have medium-term impact Alishba Saghir Jul 18, 2023 The opening of the export corridor on August 1, 2022, helped ensure supplies for importing nations and… Biden thanks Erdogan for Sweden decision, backs F-16s sale Alishba Saghir Jul 11, 2023 US President Joe Biden and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meet at the NATO summit in Vilnius… Clash at DR Congo wildlife reserve leaves ranger dead Alishba Saghir Jun 30, 2023 Only 30,000 okapi are left in the wild, say conservationists. Pictured: a baby named Mbuti, born in… ‘Significant threat’: Around world, doctors battle impersonators Alishba Saghir Jun 30, 2023 AFP's fact-checkers have exposed a slew of cases around the world in which fraudsters impersonated doctors… UN warns of ‘unfolding tragedy’ as migrants dumped by Tunisia borders Alishba Saghir Jul 28, 2023 The UN says authorities loaded hundreds of migrants onto buses and left them stranded in remote desert… India: Rising floodwaters reach iconic Taj Mahal walls Alishba Saghir Jul 19, 2023 Floodwaters from the Yamuna River have reached the walls of the 17th century mausoleum as water levels…