The Lut Desert, has been put on the United Nations list three years ago and is capable of flourishing as a major Iranian tourist resort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Iran’s Lut Desert was registered on United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) natural heritage list in 2016 when the 40th meeting of the body was underway in Istanbul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It was the first natural resorts of the country on the list where Iran already had other 19 cultural heritage sites. The stunning desert lies on the southeastern Iran, straddling the country’s three South Khorasan, Sistan-Baluchestan, and Kerman <\/strong><\/a>provinces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spanning an area of 22,780 square meters, Lut is comprised of dunes, yardangs, nabkhas, hammadas, and basaltic plateau, each with unique spectacular landscapes that rarely can be find in other parts of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director of Global Heritage of Lute Desert base in South Khorasan Province, Zahra Rezaei, told IRNA that some 10,000 foreign and local tourists visit the various sites of the desert, and the nearby villages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Various research projects have been funded to be conducted on the flora and fauna, as well as geology of the Lut Desert, she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"\/](\"https:\/\/iranparadise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Lut-desert-Kalut-Shahdad-is-the-hottest-place-in-Kerman.jpg\")
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