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The Kalut Desert is one of the hottest places on Earth. The desert is located behind a mountain range 2 hours drive from Kerman, in the South of Iran
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We departed to the hottest place on Earth in the late afternoon, so that we avoid the June heat
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The heat outside was bearable thanks to the a/c in the car
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The road across the mountain range started winding, but that did not force our driver to reduce speed at all, on the contrary
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The drive from Kerman to Kaluts takes around 2 hours and passes on its way fantastic scenery, amongst mountains and desert
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After crossing the mountain range, the landscape becomes flat, the temperature significantly hotter
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The sunset started
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Kaluts are one of the hottest places on Earth. Temperature of sands offen reaches over 70 C, meaning that not a single creature can survive this heat
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Our host took us to the desert with his Peugeot Pars - the luxurious of the affordable Iranian cars. The a/c was on, so the heat outside looked enjoyable
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Our driver parked his car directly in the desert, away from the road. It'd be safer the farther away from the road we park, he said.
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The sand is soft and free of snakes and scorpions, due to the unbearable summer heat
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The Kaluts
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The Kaluts
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The Kaluts
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The Kaluts
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The Kaluts
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The Kaluts
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The Kaluts
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For over an hour I was photographing like crazy. The Kaluts offer extraordinary, almost extraterrestrial landscapes!
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The Kaluts
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The Kaluts
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Now it was time to take a picture of myself, happy amongst the Kaluts
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The car was out there, in the desert. When it turned dark, the driver turned off all the lights. So that the bypassing drug dealers do not see us, he commented. The drug trafficers drive from Pakistani border across the desert along the Kaluts
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Here we met an Australian couple who were on a motorcycle road trip from their home to London across Eurasia. Iran was in the second half of their trip
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Motorcycle trails in the desert
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The Kaluts after sunset
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Sunset over the Kaluts
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The Kaluts in the setting sun
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Sunset over the Kaluts
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Night in the desert
