A Historical Heritage in the Architecture of the South West of Iran, Case Study: Dezfoul City

Iranian architects had creative ways for constructing the buildings in each climate. Some of these architectural elements were made under the ground. Shovadan is one of these underground spaces in hot-humid regions in Dezfoul and Shoushtar city that had special functions and characteristics. In this paper some subjects such as the history of Shovadan, its elements and effective factors in the formation of Shovadan in Dezfool city are discussed.

Authors:

• Farnaz Nazem

Keywords:

• Architecture
• Dezfoul city
• Shovadan
• southwest of Iran.

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