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Dasht-e Lut

Natural World Heritage property in Iran, inscribed in 2016 under criteria (vii), (viii).

Dasht-e Lut, Iran
Photo: Betta27 · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Iran
Year of inscription
2016
Criteria
viiviii
Area of property
22,780 km²
Location
Kerman Province, Sistan and Baluchestan Province
What it is
desert in Iran
Reference
WHC 1505 · Wikidata Q767128

Why it is on the List

(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty.(viii)An outstanding record of the major stages of Earth’s history: the record of life, geological processes or landforms.
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