Lut Desert
Also known as Dasht-e Lut, Dasht-e-Lut, Désert de Lout
NaturalIran
Iran
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criteria (vii), (viii).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Iran
Inscribed
2016
Area
2,278,015 ha
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Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
Bam and its Cultural Landscape
IranCultural154 km away
Shahr-i Sokhta
IranCultural204 km away
The Persian Qanat
IranCultural451 km away
Historic City of Yazd
IranCultural498 km away
Pasargadae
IranCultural582 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
- Wikidata itemQ767128, open data (CC0)
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