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| Dasht-e Kavir | |
|---|---|
 Sand dunes in the Rig-e Jenn in the Dasht-e Kavir | |
  Dasht-e Kavir | |
| Length | 800 km (500 mi) |
| Width | 500 km (310 mi) |
| Area | 77,600 km2 (30,000 sq mi) |
| Naming | |
| Native name | دشت كوير (Persian) |
| Geography | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Khorasan, Semnan, Tehran, Isfahan, Yazd |
| Coordinates | 34°44′15.2″N 54°49′37.56″E / 34.737556°N 54.8271000°E |
Dasht-e Kavir (Persian: دشت كوير, lit. 'Low Plains' in classical Persian, from khwar (low), and dasht (plain, flatland)) or the Kavir Desert, also known as Kavir-e Namak or the Great Salt Desert, 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 km2 (30,000 sq mi), making it the world's 24th largest desert.[1] The desert stretches from the Alborz mountain range in the north-west to the Dasht-e Lut in the south-east. It is spread across the Iranian provinces of Khorasan, Semnan, Tehran, Isfahan and Yazd.
- ^ Wright, John W., ed. (2006). The New York Times Almanac (2007 ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books. p. 456. ISBN 0-14-303820-6.