Polond Desert ( fa, کویر پلوند, translit=Kavir e Polond, also

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d as Plond Desert), also known as the Mozaffari Desert ( ), is a desert located 40 kilometers West of

Ferdows Ferdows ( fa, فردوس, also Romanized as Ferdos, Ferdous, and Firdaus; named Toon or Tūn until 1929) is a city and capital of Ferdows County, located in the north of South Khorasan Province in Iran. It is about south of Mashhad and 200 ...

South Khorasan Province South Khorasan Province ( fa, استان خراسان جنوبی ''Ostān-e Khorāsān-e Jonūbī'') is a province located in eastern Iran. Birjand is the centre of the province. The other major cities are Ferdows, Tabas and Qaen. In 2014, it ...

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

. Polond Desert is located inside the Mozaffari Protected Area, near the village Chah-e Polond in

Ferdows County Ferdows County ( fa, شهرستان فردوس) is located in South Khorasan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Ferdows. At the 2006 census, the county's population (including those portions of the county later split off to form Boshr ...

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'' ( fa, دم یوز, translit=Dom e Youz) because its shape is like a Cheetah's tail. Also Ferdows Hole-in-the-Rock and Hole-in-the-Rock Cave are located near the Polond Desert.

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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