Polond Desert (, also

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d as Plond Desert), also known as the Mozaffari Desert ( ), is a

desert A desert is a landscape where little precipitation occurs and, consequently, living conditions create unique biomes and ecosystems. The lack of vegetation exposes the unprotected surface of the ground to denudation. About one-third of the la ...

located 40 kilometers West of

Ferdows Ferdows () is a city in the Central District (Ferdows County), Central District of Ferdows County, South Khorasan province, South Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is about south of Mashhad ...

, South Khorasan Province,

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. Polond Desert is located inside the

Mozaffari Protected Area Mozaffari Protected Area () is a protected area in west of Ferdows County in South Khorasan province. It is located 40 kilometers west of Ferdows city. Its area is . Polond desert Polond Desert (, also Romanized as Plond Desert), also known as ...

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'' () because its shape is like a Cheetah's tail.

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The Whisper Desert Festival in the Polond Desert in the Town of Ferdows
{{Deserts Deserts of Iran Tourist attractions in Ferdows County Ferdows County Geography of South Khorasan province Salt flats of Iran