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Dasht-e-Lut

Dasht-e-Lut

9.9
A large desert in eastern Iran known for very high ground temperatures and salt plains
  • proper noun
translation icon : Dasht-e Lut
  • The Dasht-e-Lut is famous for recording some of the highest ground temperatures on Earth.

Examples

  • Vast salt plains stretch across the heart of the Dasht-e-Lut in Iran.

  • Many scientists visit the Dasht-e-Lut to study its extreme climate and geology.

  • The Dasht-e-Lut is one of the hottest places on Earth.

  • Have you ever visited Dasht-e-Lut?

  • Many scientists visit the Dasht-e-Lut to study its extreme climate and geology.

  • The Dasht-e-Lut is famous for recording some of the highest ground temperatures on Earth.

  • Vast salt plains stretch across the heart of the Dasht-e-Lut in Iran.

Synonyms

Dasht-e Lut
vsDasht-e-Lut
9.9

A very hot desert in eastern Iran with unusual salt and sand formations

is the hyphenated form used for the same desert name
Lut Desert
vsDasht-e-Lut
8.1

A large desert in eastern Iran that has very hot weather and salt flats

is broader focusing on the overall unique landscape rather than salt flats

Surface Forms

Dasht-e-Lut main

Etymology

Dasht-e-Lut comes from Persian: dasht means 'plain' or 'desert', -e- means 'of', and Lut is the name of the region. So Dasht-e-Lut literally means 'the plain of Lut', which is why it names a large desert in eastern Iran.