Dasht-e Kavir

GPTKB entity

Statements (68)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:grass
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Great_Salt_Desert
gptkbp:annualRainfall less than 100 mm
gptkbp:area approximately 77,600 square kilometers
gptkbp:borders gptkb:Zagros_Mountains
gptkb:Alborz_Mountains
gptkb:Dasht-e_Lut
gptkbp:climate arid
hot desert
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Haj_Ali_Gholi_Lake
gptkb:Kavir_National_Park
gptkb:Rig-e_Jenn
gptkb:Siahkuh_Desert
gptkb:Namak_Lake
gptkbp:elevation 700 meters above sea level
gptkbp:fauna gptkb:Asiatic_cheetah
gptkb:bustards
gptkb:goitered_gazelle
gptkb:Persian_onager
gptkb:caracal
gptkb:desert_monitor
gptkb:sand_cat
wolves
eagles
foxes
rodents
various reptiles
vultures
larks
gptkbp:featureType salt flats
playa lakes
mudflats
alluvial fans
gptkbp:flora halophyte plants
gptkbp:historicalName salt mining
caravan route
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dasht-e Kavir
gptkbp:humanPopulation sparsely populated
gptkbp:length about 800 kilometers
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Iran
gptkb:Central_Iran
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:grass
salt crust
marshes
salt marshes
playa
kavirs
seasonal lakes
gptkbp:protectedArea gptkb:Kavir_National_Park
gptkbp:province gptkb:Kerman_Province
gptkb:Qom_Province
gptkb:Yazd_Province
gptkb:Khorasan_Province
gptkb:Semnan_Province
gptkb:Tehran_Province
gptkb:Markazi_Province
gptkb:Fars_Province
gptkb:Isfahan_Province
gptkbp:riskFactor extreme heat
lack of water
quicksand
gptkbp:temperature below freezing in winter
up to 50°C in summer
gptkbp:width about 320 kilometers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Central_Iran
gptkb:Iranian_Plateau
gptkb:Eastern_Iran
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6