![]() Roofs are built in cupola or vaulted forms to last longer. People are usually dressed in bright colors and clothing is mostly made of cotton. Walls are built very thick for the sake of insulation. Homes are built of sundried brick, raw mud, and sometimes a limited quantity of stone. When neither of the above is possible, they have to migrate to somewhere else in search of better living conditions. In some areas farms will not thrive, so people have to make a living just by herding cattle. They plant food sources such as wheat, barley, and fruit trees. People live only in oases in small scales and they rely on farming, herding animals and/or migrating. Usually vine or similar trees with deep going roots are planted so that they could survive. Local people use camels, highly tolerant animals, to travel through the desert. Desert dwellers make the most of the minimum water they have. At times, semi-deep wells are dug to get water. Water is not easily accessible in every area of the desserts. People and animals live in the areas where water can be found in springs or through the ancient technique of making underground aqueducts called kariz ( Qanat). It is water that makes people stay in any one area within the desert. It is water that determines what life is like in the deserts. Therefore, wood-made walls are built and shrubs and trees are planted to prevent destruction from the wind. Since these regions are always open to winds and there are not sufficient plants to preserve soil, wind erodes the earth. Because of this, there is never a good enough balance of soil and water for plants to grow. It usually rains in the winter and sometimes washes away the soil. During summer, it decreases, at times, down to 0%. The annual relative humidity is below 30%. The conditions in the desserts are so severe that they are intolerable year-around. Temperature varies among the varying altitudes. Some of the ecological features of the deserts in Iran are strong sunshine, relatively little humidity, little rainfall and excessive vaporization. ![]() From a structural point of view, Dasht-e-Kavir is very different form Kavir-e-Lut. The difference of temperature between days and nights during a year in Dasht-e-Kavir is between 0 and 70 degrees C. At times, this phenomenon forms long sand hills of 40m high. The major part of Dasht-e-Kavir is covered with sand and pebbles and exposed to strong winds and storms that set salt-combined sand in motion like sea waves. The minimum altitude of this desert is 400 m ASL. In Kavir-e-Lut, large amounts of sand always move southward, forming sand hills and running sand masses.ĭasht-e-Kavir is a geological pit almost at the north of Kavir-e-Lut. The average altitude of this desert is almost 600m above sea level (ASL) and the lowest point near “khabis” is almost 300m ASL. Broken layers of the earth formed it. The maximum annual rainfall is approximately 100 mm. The amazing desert plain is completely free of sound, light and air pollution which creates a very unique setting.Kavir-e Lut ( Lut Desert) is the largest pit inside the Iranian plateau and one of the largest pits in the world. Photographers will not be able to put their cameras down, no matter what the time is, day or night. And in between, the most magnificent view of the night sky countless stars and shooting stars light up the dark sky and leave observers speechless. Visitors get to be a part of the most phenomenal sunsets and sunrises this planet has to offer. Two or three day desert tours offer spectacular views of an extraordinarily rare environment and breathtaking scenery. ![]() Tourists and visitors of this extraordinary desert all have had one thing in common, a life changing experience. Just like the famous Sahara, Lut Desert’s beautiful wind-sculpted sand dunes reach up to 300 meters high! The lowlands of this sandy landscape are also renowned for being covered in big chunks of oval, egg-shaped, salt. It features spectacular parallel ridges and furrows in the center, rocky time-worn little mountains in the west and great deal of huge sand dunes all over. This amazing desert, contrary to common belief, is not just a flat arid plain. Come along with goingIRAN to learn and discover more about this destination! KAVIR-E LUT (Lut Desert) in iran Dasht-e lut (Lut Desert) in iran However, having a temperature known to have reached over 70oC, it’s not for the faint hearted. Lut Desert ( Kavir-e Lut/Dasht-e Kavir), is one of the most beautiful and most exceptional places tourists can visit while in Iran. ![]() Iran is geographically situation in such a way that it’s a part of the Afro-Asian desert belt. There are only a special few adventure seekers and curious travellers worldwide that can say they’ve experienced this rare and phenomenal landscape that goes by the name of Lut Desert, the hottest place on earth. ![]()
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