Dasht-e Kavir
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This article is about the desert in Iran. For the North American desert, see Great Salt Lake Desert.
Dasht-e Kavir (Persian: دشت كوير, lit. 'Low Plains' in classical Persian, from khwar (low), and dasht (plain, flatland)) or Kavir Desert, also known as Kavir-e Namak or the Great Salt Desert, is a large desert lying in the middle of the Iranian Plateau. It is about 800 kilometres (500 mi) long by 320 kilometres (200 mi) wide with a total surface area of about 77,600 km2 (30,000 sq mi), making it the world's 24th largest desert.[1] The desert stretches from the Alborz mountain range in the north-west to the Dasht-e Lut in the south-east. It is spread across the Iranian provinces of Khorasan, Semnan, Tehran, Isfahan and Yazd.
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Dasht-e Kavir | |
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Length | 800 km (500 mi) |
Width | 500 km (310 mi) |
Area | 77,600 km2 (30,000 sq mi) |
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Native name | دشت كوير (Persian) |
Geography | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Khorasan, Semnan, Tehran, Isfahan, Yazd |
Coordinates | 34°44′15.2″N 54°49′37.56″E |
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