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Sarooj, the Glossary

Sarooj is a traditional water-resistant mortar used in Iranian architecture, used in the construction of bridges, and yakhchal.^[1]

26 relations: Ash, Bamboo, Biogas, Biopolymer, Cistern, Clay, Egg white, Goat, Iranian architecture, Isfahan, Karun, Lime (material), Limestone, Mortar (masonry), Pozzolan, Public bathing, Qadad, Sand, Sasanian Empire, Shushtar, Slag, Soap scum, Tadelakt, Typha, Waterproofing, Yakhchāl.
Moisture protection
Plastering

Ash

Ash or ashes are the solid remnants of fires.

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Bamboo

Bamboos are a diverse group of mostly evergreen perennial flowering plants making up the subfamily Bambusoideae of the grass family Poaceae. Sarooj and Bamboo are building materials.

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Biogas

Biogas is a gaseous renewable energy source produced from raw materials such as agricultural waste, manure, municipal waste, plant material, sewage, green waste, wastewater, and food waste.

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Biopolymer

Biopolymers are natural polymers produced by the cells of living organisms.

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Cistern

A cistern is a space excavated in bedrock or soil designed for catching and storing water.

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Clay

Clay is a type of fine-grained natural soil material containing clay minerals (hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates, e.g. kaolinite, Al2Si2O5(OH)4).

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Egg white

Egg white is the clear liquid (also called the albumen or the glair/glaire) contained within an egg.

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Goat

The goat or domestic goat (Capra hircus) is a species of domesticated goat-antelope that is mostly kept as livestock.

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Iranian architecture or Persian architecture (معمارى ایرانی, Me'māri e Irāni) is the architecture of Iran and parts of the rest of West Asia, the Caucasus and Central Asia. Sarooj and Iranian architecture are architecture in Iran.

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Isfahan

Isfahan or Esfahan (اصفهان) is a major city in the Central District of Isfahan County, Isfahan province, Iran.

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Karun

The Karun (کارون) is the Iranian river with the highest water flow, and the country's only navigable river.

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Lime (material)

Lime is an inorganic material composed primarily of calcium oxides and hydroxides. Sarooj and Lime (material) are building materials and Plastering.

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Limestone

Limestone (calcium carbonate) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime.

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Mortar (masonry)

Mortar is a workable paste which hardens to bind building blocks such as stones, bricks, and concrete masonry units, to fill and seal the irregular gaps between them, spread the weight of them evenly, and sometimes to add decorative colours or patterns to masonry walls. Sarooj and Mortar (masonry) are concrete.

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Pozzolan

Pozzolans are a broad class of siliceous and aluminous materials which, in themselves, possess little or no cementitious value but which will, in finely divided form and in the presence of water, react chemically with calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2) at ordinary temperature to form compounds possessing cementitious properties. Sarooj and Pozzolan are concrete.

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Public bathing

Public baths originated when most people in population centers did not have access to private bathing facilities.

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Qadad

Qadad (qaḍāḍ) or qudad is a waterproof plaster surface, made of a lime plaster treated with slaked lime and oils and fats. Sarooj and Qadad are building materials, Moisture protection and Plastering.

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Sand

Sand is a granular material composed of finely divided mineral particles. Sarooj and Sand are building materials.

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Sasanian Empire

The Sasanian Empire or Sassanid Empire, and officially known as Eranshahr ("Land/Empire of the Iranians"), was the last Iranian empire before the early Muslim conquests of the 7th to 8th centuries.

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Shushtar

Shushtar (شوشتر) is a city in the Central District of Shushtar County, Khuzestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.

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Slag

Slag is a by-product of smelting (pyrometallurgical) ores and recycled metals.

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Soap scum

Soap scum or lime soap is the white solid composed of calcium stearate, magnesium stearate, and similar alkaline earth metal derivatives of fatty acids.

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Tadelakt

Tadelakt is a waterproof plaster surface used in Moroccan architecture to make baths, sinks, water vessels, interior and exterior walls, ceilings, roofs, and floors. Sarooj and Tadelakt are building materials, Moisture protection and Plastering.

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Typha

Typha is a genus of about 30 species of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Typhaceae.

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Waterproofing

Waterproofing is the process of making an object, person or structure waterproof or water-resistant so that it remains relatively unaffected by water or resisting the ingress of water under specified conditions. Sarooj and Waterproofing are Moisture protection.

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Yakhchāl

A yakhchāl (یخچال "ice pit"; yakh meaning "ice" and chāl meaning "pit") is an ancient type of ice house, which also made ice. Sarooj and yakhchāl are architecture in Iran.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarooj

Also known as Sārooj.