GEOGRAPHY THROUGH MAPS
Dasht-e Kavir
Dasht-e Kavir is a broad salt-desert region in north-central Iran, south of the Alborz. Closed depressions accumulate sediments and salts carried from surrounding uplands.
Fast Facts
- The Alborz lie to the north.
- Salt flats and saline mud surfaces occupy low-lying areas.
- Seasonal water can spread across some depressions.
Connected lessons
- Dasht-e KavirMap, explanation and practice
Geographical connections
- Alborz MountainsRelated places
- Rub al-KhaliRelated places
- Dasht-e LutRelated places
- Lake UrmiaRelated places