Dasht-e-Lut

or Dasht-i-Lut

[ dahsht-ee-loot ]

/ ˌdɑʃt iˈlut /

noun

a sandy, stony desert in SE Iran. 64,100 sq. mi. (166,000 sq. km).

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Also called Lut Desert.

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