Dasht-e Lut
| Dasht-e Lut | |
|---|---|
| Floor elevation | 108 m (354 ft) |
| Length | 480 km (300 mi) |
| Width | 320 km (200 mi) |
| Area | 51,800 km2 (20,000 sq mi) |
| Geography | |
| Country | Iran |
| Coordinates | 30°36′18″N 59°04′04″E / 30.60500001°N 59.0677777878°E |
| Official name | Lut Desert |
| Criteria | vii, viii |
| Reference | 1505 |
| Inscription | 2016 (40th Session) |
| Website | www.lutDesert.ir |
The Lut Desert, widely referred to as Dasht-e Lut (Persian: دشت لوت 'Emptiness Plain'), is a salt desert 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.
The name is derived from Lut which means 'bare, empty' in Persian and dasht which means 'plain' in Persian.
The surface of its sand has been measured at temperatures as high as 70.7 °C (159.3 °F), the highest-known land surface temperature.