TEHRAN – A refurbishment project has been recently completed on the World Heritage base of Iran’s UNESCO-registered Lut Desert in a bid to encourage tourism, IRNA reported.

The project touched upon interior spaces, exterior surfaces, roofing tiles, landscaping and sanitary facilities with the aim of receiving the visitors well, the report said.

Lut Desert boasts rich magnificent scenery and unparalleled serenity. Seven years of satellite temperature data analyzed by NASA has shown that the desert was the hottest spot on Earth.

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