A remarkable pair of twin yakhchals connected by an arched shade wall at Sirjan — one of the most photogenic ice-house complexes in Iran. The twin cone domes with high mud-brick walls create bilateral symmetry that mirrors the ancient design principle of paired architecture, seen in Egypt's Cleopatra's Needles and Mesopotamia's guardian lamassu. The duality may represent functional redundancy or seasonal alternation. An Iranian national heritage site, these structures stored ice for the entire town using only passive cooling. At Giza bearing 277.54°, 2,365 km from the Great Pyramid.
WikipediaStellar Alignments (12 stars)
| Star ▴ | Rise Az ▴ | Rise Δ ▴ | Set Az ▴ | Set Δ ▴ | Tradition ▴ |
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| 62.0° | — | 298.0° | — | ||
| 91.4° | — | 268.6° | — | ||
| 109.3° | — | 250.7° | — | ||
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| 44.0° | — | 316.0° | — | ||
| 76.3° | — | 283.7° | — | ||
| 71.0° | — | 289.0° | — | ||
| 120.7° | — | 239.3° | — | ||
| 124.6° | — | 235.4° | — | ||
| 67.8° | — | 292.2° | — | ||
| 123.8° | — | 236.2° | — | ||
| 56.3° | — | 303.7° | — |
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