Kaloota

Dasht-i-loot


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Blog: Kaloota : A virtual trip to Mars
Date: October 14th 2007

Kerman day 3 East of the impressive Payeh Mountains, the mountain range that separates Kerman from the vast and formidable Desert of Loot, (Kavir-i-Loot) lies a little know place called Kaloota. I had never seen the place, or had even heard of it, although I lived for nine years in Kerman. This particular stretch of the desert is quite inhospitable and gets very hot in the summer. We start ... read more







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