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Some of the oldest windmills in the world can be found on the gusty border of northern Iran and Afghanistan.
伊朗北部和阿富汗边境有着世界上最古老的风车。
Nashtifan is a city located in the Khorasan Province of Iran.
纳希提凡，伊朗呼罗珊省的一座城市。
The city name was previously Nishtufan, translating to “storm sting,” which is appropriate for this windy city.
这座城市以前的名字是“尼西土番”，翻译过来就是“暴风之刺”，用这一名字形容这座风城颇为贴切。
A 65-foot wall blocks the intense gale-force winds, and on top of that wall are around two dozen vertical axis windmills.
这堵65英尺（约19米）高的墙能够挡住强风，墙的顶部还有20多座垂直轴的风车。
They are made from clay, straw, and wood, and it's estimated that they were constructed over 1,000 years ago.
这些风车均由粘土、稻草和木头制成，据估计，其历史已经有1000多年。
The windmills still function today and can be used to mill grain into flour.
这些风车一直沿用至今，可用来碾磨谷物。
In 2002, Nastifan was recognized as a National Heritage Site by Iran's Cultural Heritage Department,
2002年，纳斯提凡被伊朗文化遗产部门列入国家遗产名录，
in the hopes that it will be around for thousands of years to come.
希望它们在未来几千年里依然能够屹立不倒。
