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This page is about the Arabian architectural structure. For its Iranian predecessor, also sometimes called a wind tower, see windcatcher

A Wind Tower

A Wind Tower (Arabic: badghir) is a structure seen on ancient buildings of the Middle East, particularly Bahrain. This acted like a natural air conditioner creating a soothing effect in the harsh conditions of the desert. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Qajari era architecture of Hormozgan province. ... Qajari era architecture of Hormozgan province. ... Image File history File links WindTower. ... Image File history File links WindTower. ... Arabic can mean: From or related to Arabia From or related to the Arabs The Arabic language; see also Arabic grammar The Arabic alphabet, used for expressing the languages of Arabic, Persian, Malay ( Jawi), Kurdish, Panjabi, Pashto, Sindhi and Urdu, among others. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ...

The emergence of a traditional Bahraini and Gulf style of architecture arose as people migrated to Bahrain with the growth of the pearl trade. With newfound wealth, the merchants built houses of note in the 18th and 19th centuries. The people of Awaz in Iran, for example, came and brought with them new architectural designs, including the distinctive wind tower which can be seen so prominently in the Awadiya area and elsewhere in Bahrain. This distinguishing feature was adapted locally with its own distinctive decorative motifs. The wind tower, an early and very effective form of air conditioning, has in fact been around for about 500 years and was developed from the early Wind Scoops first built about 2,000 years ago in Iran. Map of the Persian Gulf. ... Nuclei from Toba Pearl Island, Japan A pearl is a hard, rounded object produced by certain animals, primarily mollusks such as oysters. ... Map of Iran and surrounding lands, showing location of Ahvaz Arial photo of Bustan park and Karun river. ...

In Muharraq and also in parts of Manama there are many buildings, which are no more than two storeys high and houses built with natural ventilation, using wind towers and badghirs, the devices for speeding up the flow of air and which consists of horizontal slats in the lower part of the walls. Badghir means ‘wind trap’ and is also the word used to describe the wind tower. Categories: Middle East geography stubs | Bahrain ... Bahrain from space, June 1996 Manama (Arabic: المنامة Al-Manāmah) is the capital city of Bahrain and is the countrys largest city with a population of approximately 155,000, roughly a quarter of countrys entire population. ...