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TEHRAN - Work has started on a long-awaited restoration of a quack-hit watermill, which is located in the touristic region of Shahdad on the
throughout the year, the official added.Ancient watermills in Iran were typically constructed by the then-design requirements
For instance, some of them feature dome-shaped roofs with high-enough vestibules to allow camels or other livestock to move back and forth
with ease to convey grains or flour.Shahdad is home to shifting sands, salt plains, meteorite fields, and rocky terrain, which offers
visitors breathtaking vistas and unparalleled serenity of the intact nature and wilderness
It has long been a destination for adventurers, nature lovers, off-roaders, and trekkers.The Lut Desert, widely referred to as Dasht-e Lut
The desert is also considered one of the top areas in the world for finding meteorites, thanks to its unique parameters
In recent years, significant finds have been made, with the efforts of national and international teams of researchers.Vertical-axis
windmillsApart from its special watermills, the majority of which have been installed in underground spaces supplied by subterranean qanat
opportunities.Technically speaking, unlike European windmills, the Iranian design is powered by blades arrayed on a vertical axis in which
the wind power is directly translated down without the need for any gears found on the horizontal-axis mills.UNESCO says such a windmill
uses a smart technique to grind grains, a technique that goes back to ancient times when the people living in the eastern parts of Iran
invent it in an attempt to adapt themselves to nature and transform environmental obstacles into opportunities.The development of Asbads
took place due to the scarcity of water resources and continuous 120-day winds, which annually sweep through the east and southeast of the
Iranian plateau from late May to late September.Britannica says the earliest known references to windmills are to a Persian millwright in
644 CE and windmills in Seistan [Sistan], Iran, in 915 CE.AFM
