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Torre de vento
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Torre de vento

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Also known as wind catcher, badgir, wind tower, wind scoop

thumb |An ab anbar (water reservoir) with windcatchers (openings near the top of the towers) in the central desert city of [[Yazd, Iran]] thumb |Aghazadeh Mansion in Abarkooh, [[Iran, has an elaborate 18-m windtower with two levels of openings, plus some smaller windtowers.]]

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Within Vinony's link graph, Torre de vento is referenced by 861 other articles, and connects out to windward and leeward, Radiant heating and cooling systems and wind power.

It sits within the topics Appropriate technology, Architectural elements and Architecture in Egypt.

Its subject is documented across 37 Wikipedia language editions.

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Windcatchers
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Uma torre de vento (ou 'apanhador de vento) (persa: بادگیر Badgir: Bad "vento" + gir "apanhador") é um tradicional elemento arquitetônico persa para criar ventilação natural nos edifícios. Possuem diversos modelos: unidirecional, bidirecional e multidirecional.Essas estruturas continuam presentes em muitos países e podem ser encontradas em arquitetura tradicional persa-influenciada por todo o Oriente Médio , inclusive nos pequenos estados árabes do Golfo Pérsico (principalmente Bahrain e Dubai), Paquistão e Afeganistão.

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