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In the Vinony graph
Within Vinony's link graph, Dasht-e Kavir is referenced by 272 other articles, and connects out to Iranian plateau, Dasht-e Lut and Iran.
The entry is geolocated on the map.
It sits within the topics Geography of Isfahan province, Geography of Semnan province and Geography of Tehran province.
Its subject is documented across 50 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Length
- 800 km (500 mi)
- Width
- 500 km (310 mi)
- Area
- 77,600 km (30,000 mi )
- Country
- Iran
- Province
- Khorasan , Semnan , Tehran , Isfahan , Yazd
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Iran
- Located in
- Tehran Province
- Area
- 55000
- Image
- Dasht-e Kavir 2, Iran.JPG
- Width
- 320
- Length
- 800
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- Dasht-e Kavir
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Encyclopedic overview
The Great Salt Desert or Kavir Desert (Persian: دشت کویر, romanized: Dasht-e Kavir, lit. 'Low Plains' in classical Persian, from khwar (low), and dasht (plain, flatland)) is a large desert lying in the middle of the Iranian Plateau. It is about 800 kilometres (500 mi) long by 320 kilometres (200 mi) wide with a total surface area of about 77,600 km (30,000 sq mi), making it the world's 24th largest desert. The desert stretches from the Alborz mountain range in the north-west to the Lut Desert in the south-east, both forming a natural barrier against migrations eastwards or westwards. It is spread across the Iranian provinces of Khorasan, Semnan, Tehran, Isfahan and Yazd.
Features
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