Dasht-e Lut photograph

Dasht-e Lut

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Area51800
UNESCO World Heritage Site inscription2016
UNESCO Site Id1505
Length480 km (300 mi)
Did you knowIn 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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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.

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