How Long to Read Cisterns

How Long Does it Take to Read Cisterns?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 34 minutes to read Cisterns by Alireza Dehghani-sanij

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Cisterns: Sustainable Development, Architecture and Energy was written on beliefs that based on historical evidence and actual findings, Iran is most probably the country where cisterns, or Aub-anbars in Farsi, were first developed and built. Therefore, it is quite natural for the author to name cisterns in the text Aub-anbars, as it has been called for centuries in this country, the translation of the same name having been used in other countries too. Although in some books, journals and papers published out of Iran by foreign and Iranian scholars, the names Cistern or Water Reservoir have been used. The word Aub-anbar is a compound noun in Farsi; Aub means water and Anbar means tank/reservoir. Putting them together gives the noun Aub-anbarand it should be used as one word.People of the region wanting reserved cool water whether in cities or in different locations across the harsh desert during their travel. Queen Zubeida, the wife of Khalifa Haroon Al-Rasheed in 750 AD built one of these cistern closer to the town of Hiyal in Saudi Arabia so that the Pilgrims? Caravans going to Mecca will have cool, fresh water. This book consists of 11-chapters with full analysis, illustrations and photographs. It makes interesting readings to those interested into vernacular architecture, traditional buildings and creative thinking.

How long is Cisterns?

Cisterns by Alireza Dehghani-sanij is 267 pages long, and a total of 68,619 words.

This makes it 90% the length of the average book. It also has 84% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Cisterns Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 14 minutes to read Cisterns aloud.

What Reading Level is Cisterns?

Cisterns is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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