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Lut Desert

Also known as Dasht-e Lut, Dasht-e-Lut, Désert de Lout

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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Lut Desert is about 150 km north-east of Bam. The nearest other World Heritage site is Bam and its Cultural Landscape, about 150 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Bam · about 99,000 peopleabout 150 km south-west
  • Zahedan · about 599,000 peopleabout 180 km south-east
  • Kerman · about 578,000 peopleabout 210 km west
  • Zabol · about 234,000 peopleabout 230 km east
  • Zaranj · about 50,000 peopleabout 270 km east
  • Birjand · about 325,000 peopleabout 290 km north
Lut DesertZahedanKermanZabolBamZaranjBam and its Cultural LandscapeShahr-i Sokhta100 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context, and the dashed circle is the size of the site's area.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Lut Desert and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesBam and its Cultural Landscape1Shahr-i Sokhta2The Persian Qanat3Historic City of Yazd4Pasargadae5Lut Desert
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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