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Wind catchers

Scope note

Any of various passive constructions built high above rooftops to collect prevailing breezes and channel them down into living spaces; common in hot, arid climates from North Africa to Pakistan.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000248183

Broader Terms used

towers (building divisions)

Narrower Terms used

malaqif
badgirs

Equivalent Terms used

wind catcher

Created

12yrs ago

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