Old City skyline with bagdirs windtowers, Yazd, Iran, Western Asia

Cityscape at dusk with many windtowers (badgirs), Yazd, Iran, Middle East

Windtower (wind catcher), Bagir, Yazd city, Iran, Middle East

Windtower (wind catcher), Dowlat Abat Garden pavilion, Yazd city, Iran, Middle East

Le Khan-e-Borujerdi, house of a rich merchant with windtowers, Kashan City, Isfahan Province, Iran, Middle East

Traditional house with the badgir (windtowers), Aghazadeh, Abarkuh, Yazd Province, Iran, Middle East

Roof, including windtower for air cooling, of late 18th century Qajar mansion, now Serai Ameriha Hotel, Kashan, Iran, Middle East

Bastakia District of historic Arabic houses with wind towers, Bur Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Windtower overlooks Deira Old Souk and Spice Souk, Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Windtowers at an underground water reservoir in Nain, Isfahan, Esfahan, Iran, Persia, Asia

Windtower in historic adobe oldtown of Nain, Isfahan, Esfahan, Iran, Persia, Asia

Windtower at an underground water reservoir in Nain, Isfahan, Esfahan, Iran, Persia, Asia

Windtower in the historic mosque complex, historic adobe town of Nain, Isfahan, Esfahan, Iran, Persia, Asia

Adobe building with windtower in the historic town of Yazd, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Iran, Persia, Asia

Adobe windtower in the historic town of Yazd, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Iran, Persia, Asia

Windtower at underground water reservoir in the historic town of Yazd, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Iran, Persia, Asia