Adobe Icehouse in Iran's Yazd Province

Abar-Kouh Icehouse in the Iranian province of Yazd is made of clay, severing as an excellent example of how the locals were able to survive harsh desert conditions in the past.

The structure with an astonishing mechanism to keep the temperature cold just as an ancient refrigerator was made in the Qajar era and lies at the entrance of Abar-Kouh county.

Built in a stepped-cone shape, the icehouse was built as a default structure with four main parts that include the freezing pool, shadow-casting walls, ice storage and the conical dome.

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