Tourists watch the sun go down over yardangs in the Lut Desert in Shahad, Iran. Known as kaluts in Iran, yardangs are geological formations that have

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Tourists watch the sun go down over yardangs in the Lut Desert in Shahad, Iran. Known as kaluts in Iran, yardangs are geological formations that have been created by the dual action of wind and sand. Lut is the world's 25th largest desert and a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Location: Dasht-e-loot, Kerman, Iran
Photo credit: © Leisa Tyler / Alamy / Afripics
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