What are the characteristics of houses in West Asia?

The main characteristics of houses in West Asia are: thick walls, small windows and light colors in most houses.

The advantages of West Asian architecture are very many, but its design is very characteristic. Buildings scattered around the world almost all have the style of the dome. Looks very elegant, and rhyme. And his design in the form of windows are generally pointed arches, horseshoe arches or multi-leaf arch shape, looks very historical artistry.

Climate

Much of West Asia is characterized by low precipitation, arid climate, water scarcity, and extensive grasslands and deserts. In the arid environment, people here developed animal husbandry and irrigated agriculture.

The Tropic of Cancer passes through the center of the region, and most of the territory is under the control of subtropical high pressure and dry northeast trade winds; at the same time, the region is bordered by arid North Africa in the southwest, plus the edge of the plateau is surrounded by a high mountain system, so the climate is dry and mostly belongs to the tropical desert climate. Precipitation is rare and evaporation is strong. Annual precipitation is mostly below 250 millimeters, more precipitation areas generally do not exceed 500 millimeters, only the mountains and the Mediterranean coastal zone precipitation is more abundant.