"Dasht-e Lut"

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25 May 2025

An Iranian tourism activist visits a mud-brick structure known as the City of Dwarves, located on the western edge of the Lut Desert near the city of Kerman, 1,335 kilometers (830 miles) southeast of Tehran, Iran, on May 22, 2025. The City of Dwarves of Shahdad, which archaeological reports indicate dates back more than five thousand years, is one of the most mysterious ancient sites in Iran. It is located on the western edge of the Lut Desert, near the city of Shahdad in Kerman Province. This ancient city is known as the ''City of Dwarves'' due to its unique architecture and the small size of its houses, alleys, and living facilities.

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25 May 2025

Iranian photographer Herbert Greg Karim Masihi (center left) and tourism activists visit a mud-brick structure known as the City of Dwarves, located on the western edge of the Lut Desert near the city of Kerman, 1,335 kilometers (830 miles) southeast of Tehran, Iran, on May 22, 2025. The City of Dwarves of Shahdad, which according to archaeological reports dates back more than five thousand years, is one of the most mysterious ancient sites in Iran, located on the western edge of the Lut Desert, near the city of Shahdad in Kerman Province. This ancient city is known as the ''City of Dwarves'' due to its unique architecture and the small size of its houses, alleys, and living facilities.

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25 May 2025

Iranian photographer Herbert Greg Karim Masihi and tourism activists visit a mud-brick structure known as the City of Dwarves, located on the western edge of the Lut Desert near the city of Kerman, 1,335 kilometers (830 miles) southeast of Tehran, Iran, on May 22, 2025. The City of Dwarves of Shahdad, which according to archaeological reports dates back more than five thousand years, is one of the most mysterious ancient sites in Iran. It is located on the western edge of the Lut Desert, near the city of Shahdad in Kerman Province. This ancient city is known as the ''City of Dwarves'' due to its unique architecture and the small size of its houses, alleys, and living facilities.

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25 May 2025

An Iranian tourism activist visits a mud-brick structure known as the City of Dwarves, located on the western edge of the Lut Desert near the city of Kerman, 1,335 kilometers (830 miles) southeast of Tehran, Iran, on May 22, 2025. The City of Dwarves of Shahdad, which archaeological reports indicate dates back more than five thousand years, is one of the most mysterious ancient sites in Iran. It is located on the western edge of the Lut Desert, near the city of Shahdad in Kerman Province. This ancient city is known as the ''City of Dwarves'' due to its unique architecture and the small size of its houses, alleys, and living facilities.

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25 May 2025

Iranian photographer Herbert Greg Karim Masihi visits a mud-brick structure known as the City of Dwarves, located on the western edge of the Lut Desert near the city of Kerman, 1,335 kilometers (830 miles) southeast of Tehran, Iran, on May 22, 2025. The City of Dwarves of Shahdad, which according to archaeological reports dates back more than five thousand years, is one of the most mysterious ancient sites in Iran, located on the western edge of the Lut Desert, near the city of Shahdad in Kerman Province. This ancient city is known as the ''City of Dwarves'' due to its unique architecture and the small size of its houses, alleys, and living facilities.

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25 May 2025

A general view shows a mud-brick structure known as the City of Dwarves, located on the western edge of the Lut Desert near the city of Kerman, 1,335 kilometers (830 miles) southeast of Tehran, Iran, on May 22, 2025. The City of Dwarves of Shahdad, which archaeological reports indicate dates back more than five thousand years, is one of the most mysterious ancient sites in Iran. It is located on the western edge of the Lut Desert, near the city of Shahdad in Kerman Province. This ancient city is known as the ''City of Dwarves'' due to its unique architecture and the small size of its houses, alleys, and living facilities.

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24 May 2025

An Iranian photographer sits atop a Kalut and captures the Milky Way Galaxy in the Shahdad Kalut Desert near Kerman, Iran, on May 22, 2025, at midnight. The word ''Kalut'' refers to a natural landform created by wind erosion in arid desert environments. Kaluts are large ridge-like or tower-shaped formations made from compacted sand and soil, sculpted over time by strong desert winds.

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24 May 2025

The Milky Way Galaxy appears over the Kaluts in the Shahdad Kalut Desert near Kerman, Iran, on May 23, 2025, at midnight. The word ''Kalut'' refers to a natural landform created by wind erosion in arid desert environments. Kaluts are large ridge-like or tower-shaped formations made from compacted sand and soil, sculpted over time by strong desert winds.

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24 May 2025

The Milky Way Galaxy appears over a Kalut in the Shahdad Kalut Desert near Kerman, Iran, on May 23, 2025, at midnight. The word ''Kalut'' refers to a natural landform created by wind erosion in arid desert environments. Kaluts are large ridge-like or tower-shaped formations made from compacted sand and soil, sculpted over time by strong desert winds.

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24 May 2025

The Milky Way Galaxy appears over the Kaluts in the Shahdad Kalut Desert near Kerman, Iran, on May 23, 2025, at midnight. The word ''Kalut'' refers to a natural landform created by wind erosion in arid desert environments. Kaluts are large ridge-like or tower-shaped formations made from compacted sand and soil, sculpted over time by strong desert winds.

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24 May 2025

Starlink satellites pass over the Kaluts, while the Milky Way Galaxy appears over the Shahdad Kalut Desert near Kerman, 1,335 km (830 miles) southeast of Tehran, Iran, on May 22, 2025, at midnight. The word ''Kalut'' refers to a natural landform created by wind erosion in arid desert environments. Kaluts are large ridge-like or tower-shaped formations made from compacted sand and soil, sculpted over time by strong desert winds.

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24 May 2025

The Milky Way Galaxy appears over the Kaluts in the Shahdad Kalut Desert near Kerman, 1,335 km (830 miles) southeast of Tehran, Iran, on May 22, 2025, at midnight. The word ''Kalut'' refers to a natural landform created by wind erosion in arid desert environments. Kaluts are large ridge-like or tower-shaped formations made from compacted sand and soil, sculpted over time by strong desert winds.

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24 May 2025

A Kalut is pictured in the Shahdad Kalut Desert near Kerman, 1,335 km (830 miles) southeast of Tehran, Iran, on May 23, 2025, at midnight. The word ''Kalut'' refers to a natural landform created by wind erosion in arid desert environments. Kaluts are large ridge-like or tower-shaped formations made from compacted sand and soil, sculpted over time by strong desert winds.

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24 May 2025

The Milky Way Galaxy appears over the Kaluts in the Shahdad Kalut Desert near Kerman, Iran, on May 23, 2025, at midnight. The word ''Kalut'' refers to a natural landform created by wind erosion in arid desert environments. Kaluts are large ridge-like or tower-shaped formations made from compacted sand and soil, sculpted over time by strong desert winds.

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24 May 2025

An Iranian photographer sits atop a Kalut and captures the Milky Way Galaxy in the Shahdad Kalut Desert near Kerman, Iran, on May 22, 2025, at midnight. The word ''Kalut'' refers to a natural landform created by wind erosion in arid desert environments. Kaluts are large ridge-like or tower-shaped formations made from compacted sand and soil, sculpted over time by strong desert winds.

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24 May 2025

A Kalut is pictured in the Shahdad Kalut Desert near Kerman, Iran, on May 23, 2025, at midnight. The word ''Kalut'' refers to a natural landform created by wind erosion in arid desert environments. Kaluts are large ridge-like or tower-shaped formations made from compacted sand and soil, sculpted over time by strong desert winds.

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