THE LUT DESERT, also known as Dasht-e Lut, is an extreme landscape in more ways than one. In the Persian language, ‘Lut’ refers to bare land without water and devoid of vegetation.
The Lut Desert is situated in an interior basin surrounded by mountains, so it is in a rain shadow and coupled with high temperatures. The Lut Desert has experienced Earth’s highest land surface temperatures between 2003 and 2009. The hottest satellite reading of ground temperature was recorded in 2005 at the Lut’s Gandom Beryan with a temperature of 70.7 °C. The dry, rocky, dark-colored lands and dark pebbles, help make Iran’s Lut Desert the hottest place on Earth. It's interesting to know some portions of the Lut Desert, there is no chance to live, even for Bacteria.
The best time to have an extraordinary journey to the Lut Desert is in Spring (between April to May) and Autumn. To benefit from the picturesque landscape of Kaluts and marvel at its magnificent beauty, I highly recommend you to get there at the beginning of the day or sunset.
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