Dasht-e Lut
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Area | 51800 |
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UNESCO World Heritage Site inscription | 2016 |
UNESCO Site Id | 1505 |
Length | 480 km (300 mi) |
Did you know | In 2005, an infrared radiometer on NASA's Aqua satellite measured a ground temperature of 70. 7°C (159. 3°F) at one spot in the Lut–the hottest satellite reading of ground temperature ever. |
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ID | 1064301 |
About Dasht-e Lut
The Lut Desert, widely referred to as Dasht-e Lut, is a large salt desert located in the provinces of Kerman and Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran. It is the world's 27th-largest desert, and was inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List on July 17, 2016.