Salt desert of sirjan

Salt desert of Sirjan is a salt field in Iran that appears after arrival of a flood tide and evaporates. It is a field of soluble salt. Occasionally, rain turns it into a salt lake. The salt factory established near this place uses this salt to produce edible salt. Vegetation in area is very poor because of high temperature evaporation and poor soil.

Salt desert of Sirjan
Salt desert of Sirjan
Kerman, Iran
Length35 km (22 mi) N-S
Width10 km (6.2 mi) E-W
Area350 km2 (140 sq mi)
Naming
Native nameسيرجان (Persian)
Geography
CountryIran
Population centerSirjan
Borders onRoad 86 (Iran) (south)
Coordinates29.3295427°N 55.4674736°E / 29.3295427; 55.4674736

This area is polluted and damaged because of the waste and garbage of the near iron factory.[1][2][3][4]

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