Churs Icehouse

Chaypareh County, Iran

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Churs Icehouse, located in Chaypareh County, Iran, is a Safavid-era yakhchal—a traditional underground ice storage structure built from rubble and mortar. Standing six meters in height, this Iranian National Heritage site exemplifies the sophisticated engineering of pre-modern ice preservation technology, designed to maintain ice and snow through the hot seasons using natural insulation and ventilation principles characteristic of Safavid architectural practice.