Fun fact 4 about Dasht-e Lut
desert
Dasht-e Lut recorded the hottest land surface temperature on Earth, reaching 70.7 °C in 2005.
Dasht-e Lut
Iran
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Dasht-e Lut
Iran
Area
51,800 km²
Countries
Iran
Lut Desert is a desert with both extensive salt flats and dunes located in the provinces of Kerman and Sistan-Baluchestan, Iran. It is the world's 33rd-largest desert, and was included in UNESCO's World Heritage List on July 17, 2016.
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