Editing Iranian architecture (section)

=== Materials ===
[[File:Abyane, Iran, (2022) - 21.jpg|right|thumb|Rural houses in the plateau of central Iran, built using local [[clay]] and stone, [[Abianeh]] village, Kashan]]
Available building materials dictate major forms in traditional Iranian architecture. Heavy [[clay]]s, readily available at various places throughout the plateau, have encouraged the development of the most primitive of all building techniques, molded [[mud]], compressed as solidly as possible, and allowed to dry. This technique, used in Iran from ancient times, has never been completely abandoned. The abundance of heavy plastic earth, in conjunction with a tenacious lime [[Mortar (masonry)|mortar]], also facilitated the development and use of [[brick]].<ref>[[Arthur Upham Pope]]. ''Persian Architecture''. George Braziller, New York, 1965. p.9</ref>