Polond Desert

34°09′24″N 57°41′39″E

Polond Desert (Persian: کویر پلوند, romanized: Kavir e Polond, also Romanized as Plond Desert), also known as the Mozaffari Desert (کویر مظفری Kavir e Mozaffari), is a desert located 40 kilometers West of Ferdows,^[1] South Khorasan Province, Iran.

Polond Desert is located inside the Mozaffari Protected Area.

Sandy hills and dunes adjacent to mountains form amazing landscapes. Among the unique natural attractions of the region, is a dune known as Cheetah's Tail (Persian: دم یوز, romanized: Dom e Youz) because its shape is like a Cheetah's tail.^[2]

[1]
کویر مظفری. SKCHTO (in Persian). South Khorasan Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
[2]
منطقه حفاظت شده مظفری، فردوس. Iran Deserts (in Persian). Retrieved 7 December 2016.

The Whisper Desert Festival in the Polond Desert in the Town of Ferdows

[SKCHTO-1] [1]
کویر مظفری. SKCHTO (in Persian). South Khorasan Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.

[IranDeserts-2] [2]
منطقه حفاظت شده مظفری، فردوس. Iran Deserts (in Persian). Retrieved 7 December 2016.

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Polond Desert

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