The capabilities of dessert klutes of shahdad as a geo-park in the central part of Iran

Shahrda Klutes are considered as the core of Lut Dessert, the warmest place in the globe. This rock city is situated in 40 kilometers East and East-north of Shahdad and its average length and width is 145 kilometers and 80 kilometers respectively. Its area includes more than 11000 square kilometers, which is larger than the biggest city of the world, and it is called as the largest city in the world without any population. This attractive city has been focused the attention of most people from long time ago and it has been described by some tourists. This study has been done by making use of the information available in the field of geomorphology, geotourism, and geo-park as well as the way of the creation of this Klutes and studies and evaluates the geo-park capabilities of these Klutes.