IFP - Iranian researcher Amir Aghakouchak, a winner of American Geophysical Unions prestigious Hydrology award, says he has discovered underground water resources in Lut Desert, the earths hottest place.
Aghakouchak, an associate professor at the University of California, is one of the most renowned researchers and experts in hydrologic ...
Sputnik- A team of Russian geologists from Ural Federal University recently returned from an expedition in the Lut desert in the east of Iran. The team found 13 kilograms of meteorite-like material. Sputnik Persian spoke with Viktor Grokhovsky a member of the Committee on Meteorites at the Academy of Sciences.
We planned tosend an expedition tothe ...
IRNA Vice President and head of Iran Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization Zahra Ahmadi said the Lout Desert provides great potential for developing tourism industry.
Making the remark in the city of Kerman in southeast of the country, she hoped the province will experience good progress in tourism areas by following wise planning....
Kerman - Loot Desert, the world's 25th largest desert, is inscribed to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list on July 17, 2016 at the 40th World Heritage Conference of UNESCO. Loot Desert is the world's driest and hottest places and the surface of the sand has been measured at temperatures as high as 70 C (159 F) there.
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The Lut Desert, or Dasht-e-Lut, is located in the south-east of Iran.
Between June and October, this arid subtropical area is swept by strong winds, which transport sediment and cause aeolian erosion on a colossal scale.
Consequently, the site presents some of the most spectacular examples of aeolian yardang landforms (massive corrugated ridges)....
UNESCOs World Heritage Committee commenced its 40th session on Sunday in Istanbul, Turkey, to study proposals to inscribe 26 sites on the World Heritage List, with Irans Lut Desert widely expected to make it on the list.
The session will conclude on July 20.
The proposals include nine natural, 14 cultural and three mixed sites, i.e. properties ...
The International Desert Marathon is due to be held in Iran in May where participants will race in an inhospitable climate where temperatures rise as high as + 71C (159.8F) over a distance of 250 kilometers.
The marathon has been organized together withthe government ofIran and aims tohighlight the beauty ofthe Dasht-e-Lut desert, considered one ...
Lut Desert along with 11 qanats are set to be registered on the UNESCO World Heritage list by the end of 2015, ILNA reported, quoting the deputy director of Irans Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO) Mohamad Hassan Talebian.
We have been cooperating with official bodies, such as the Department of Environment and the energy ...
Gandom-e Beryan area in the Iranian desert of Shahdad is known to be one of the spots with the highest temperatures on the earths surface with a recorded heat of 67 degrees centigrade in summertime.
Gandom-e Beryan is the name of a hill with an area of 480 square kilometers, which is covered with blackened volcanic lava.
The hill has been introduced ...
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