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Kavir National Park is a national park in northern Iran with an area of 4,000 km 2 (1,500 sq mi)located on the western end of the Dasht-e Kavir desert. It encompasses desert and steppe landscapes harbouring native goats (Capra aegagrus), sheep (Ovis orientalis), [2] striped hyenas, Indian wolves, gazelles, Asiatic cheetah and the Persian leopard.
Golestan National Park, Kavir National Park, Turan National Park, and Tandoureh National Park are among the top protected areas. Each of these parks encompasses exceptional and unique varieties of flora and fauna in their wild frontiers.
Dasht-e Kavir (Persian: دشت كوير, lit. 'Low Plains' in classical Persian, from khwar (low), and dasht (plain, flatland)) or the Kavir Desert , also known as Kavir-e Namak or the Great Salt Desert , is a large desert lying in the middle of the Iranian Plateau .
The Asiatic cheetah mainly inhabits the desert areas around Dasht-e Kavir in the eastern half of Iran, including parts of the Kerman, Khorasan, Semnan, Yazd, Tehran, and Markazi provinces. Most live in five protected areas, viz Kavir National Park, Touran National Park, Bafq Protected Area, Dar-e Anjir Wildlife Refuge, and Naybandan Wildlife ...
Deir-e Gachin Caravansarai is a historic caravansarai in Iran, located in the center of Kavir National Park. [1] Due to its historical significance and unique features, it is sometimes called the "Mother of Iranian Caravanserais."
Kavir National Park; Khar Turan National Park; Khojir National Park; L. Lar National Park; N. Naybandan Wildlife Sanctuary; S. Sorkheh Hesar National Park; T ...
In Pakistan, they range up to elevations of 1,500 m (4,900 ft). In Iran, their largest population is the Kavir National Park. [6] In 2001, the Indian chinkara population was estimated at 100,000 with 80,000 living in the Thar Desert. The population in Pakistan is scattered, and has been severely reduced by hunting.
In the north of the basin is the large Dasht-e Kavir (a salt desert), in the east and south is the Dasht-e Lut (a sand and gravel desert), and there are portions of the plateau covered in large sand dunes. The average elevation is 900 metres (3,000 ft). [1]