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2023-10-08 18:30
Yakhchal, where ancient Iranians stored ice before freezers, under restoration
TEHRAN—Restoration work has commenced on Yakhchal-e Moayedi, one of the domed mud-brick structures where ancient Iranians stored ice before the age of freezers and refrigerators.
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2022-11-26 18:21
Moayedi ice house: a reminiscent of ancient expertise
TEHRAN - Now a tourist destination for modern trippers, the Moayedi ice house was once an adobe pit surmounted by an adobe dome to store ice for the summertime in Kerman.
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2022-11-14 21:06
Ancient ice storage undergoes restoration
TEHRAN – A centuries-old ice storage has undergone restoration as its routine maintenance requirements in the southern Iranian city of Kerman.
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2022-11-07 16:55
By Afshin Majlesi
How did ancient Iranians make ice before freezers?
TEHRAN– Nothing says summer like a glass of slushy lemonade. Thousands of years ago, ancient Iranians used a clever physical method to keep their drinks cool in hot, arid climates.
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2022-09-18 20:30
Restoration completed on historical ice storage
TEHRAN – A restoration work on a historical Yakhchal (ice storage) in Na’in, central Isfahan province, has come to an end, a local tourism official has said.
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2022-01-16 21:00
19th-century Yakhchal to undergo urgent restoration
TEHRAN – Vital restoration will begin on a 19th-century Yakhchal (ice storage), which stands tall in the southern Kerman province.
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2021-10-10 19:30
Castle, traditional ice storage in Semnan being restored
TEHRAN - A historical castle and a traditional Yakhchal (mudbrick ice storage) in the village of Qatul, in the north-central city of Garmsar, Semnan province have undergone some rehabilitation works.
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2021-08-14 17:29
Centuries-old ice storage to be restored for tourism
TEHRAN –A historical Yakhchal (ice storage), which stands tall in the oasis town of Ardestan, is planned to be revived as a tourist destination, Ardestan’s tourism chief has said.
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2021-07-18 21:15
Webinar to turn spotlight on traditional ice storage
TEHRAN – The Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Department of Robat Karim in Tehran province plans to organize a webinar on Thursday to discuss the historical Yakhchals (ice storages) and their usages in the past.
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2021-05-02 20:00
Authorities to free up lands surrounding historic ice storage
TEHRAN – Local authorities have approved to free up [private] lands, which are situated within the legal boundaries of a mudbrick ice storage near the Iranian capital.
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2021-04-09 17:05
Qajar-era ice storage to undergo restoration
TEHRAN –A Qajar-era Yakhchal (ice storage), which stands tall in Mamuniyeh, the central province of Markazi, is scheduled to undergo some rehabilitation works within a month, a local tourism official has announced.
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2021-03-03 21:30
Qajar-era ice storage turns into heritage museum
TEHRAN –A Qajar-era (1789–1925) traditional Yakhchal (mudbrick ice storage) in the north-central city of Garmsar, Semnan province has been turned into a museum.