Boshrūyeh

Boshruyeh lies on the western edge of the desert of southern Khorasan, where its old quarters were built chiefly of sun-dried brick. Domed roofs and windcatchers helped make the houses habitable in a hot, dry climate. Water reached the settlement through qanats, including a channel from Ragheh; mills powered by this supply stood near the town. The fortress known as Qaleh Dokhtar overlooks the surrounding plain.