Polond Desert

34°09′24″N 57°41′39″E / 34.15667°N 57.69417°E / 34.15667; 57.69417

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.

Places to visit

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]

References

External links

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

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South Khorasan Province, Iran

Capital

• Birjand

Counties and cities

Birjand County	Birjand
Boshruyeh County	Boshruyeh Eresk
Darmian County	Asadiyeh Tabas-e Masina
Ferdows County	Ferdows Eslamiyeh
Khusf County	Khusf Mohammadshahr
Nehbandan County	Nehbandan Shusef
Qaen County	Qaen Arianshahr Esfeden Khezri Dasht Beyaz Nimbeluk
Sarayan County	Sarayan Ayask Seh Qaleh
Sarbisheh County	Sarbisheh Mud
Tabas County	Tabas Deyhuk Eshqabad
Zirkuh County	Hajjiabad Zohan

Sights

• Ferdows Hot Spring
• Jameh Mosque of Ferdows
• Ferdows Hole-in-the-Rock
• Polond Desert
• Nehbandan citadel
• Furg citadel
• Ghal'eh Paeen-Shahr
• Deragon Cave
• Behgard Garden
• Chenshat cave
• Kolah Farangi citadel
• Ferdows Religious School
• Kal Jangal Parthian fresco, Birjand
• Tabas Golshan garden

Populated places

• List of cities, towns and villages in South Khorasan Province