捕风塔

捕风塔（阿拉伯语：ملقف‎；波斯語：بادگیر‎），也叫风塔，是一种广泛见于北非、西亚和印度^[1]^[2]的传统建筑元素，用于给建筑通风、制冷^[3]。不同地区形制差异很大，这主要取决于当地的盛行风风向^[2]。

其发源地存在争议。埃及、伊朗和阿拉伯联合酋长国都声称是他们发明了风塔。^[1]^[4]

[1]
Abdolhamidi, Shervin. An ancient engineering feat that harnessed the wind. www.bbc.com. 27 September 2018 [29 July 2023]. （原始内容存档于2021-08-12）（英语）.
[2]
Saadatian, Omidreza; Haw, Lim Chin; Sopian, K.; Sulaiman, M.Y. Review of windcatcher technologies. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. April 2012, 16 (3): 1477–1495. doi:10.1016/j.rser.2011.11.037.
[3]
Malone, Alanna. The Windcatcher House. Architectural Record: Building for Social Change. McGraw-Hill. [27 July 2023]. （原始内容存档于2012-04-22）.
[4]
Arab States Obstructing Registration Of Iranian Windcatcher At UNESCO. ifpnews.com. 16 June 2019 [29 July 2023]. （原始内容存档于2023-08-14）.

Fathy, Hassan. The wind factor in air movement. Natural Energy and Vernacular Architecture. [2023-08-14]. （原始内容存档于2015-03-27）.

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