Rig-e Jenn, the Glossary
The Rig-e Jenn (ریگ جن ‘Dune of the Jinn’) is a vast area of sand dunes in the middle of Dasht-e Kavir, Iran's central desert in the border region of the Semnan and Isfahan provinces.[1]
Table of Contents
8 relations: Bermuda Triangle, Dasht-e Kavir, Desert, Dune, Isfahan province, Jinn, Sand, Semnan province.
- Dunes of Iran
- Ergs
- Jinn-related places
- Landforms of Isfahan province
- Landforms of Semnan province
- Semnan province geography stubs
Bermuda Triangle
The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil's Triangle, is a loosely defined region in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean where, according to an urban legend, a number of aircraft and ships are said to have disappeared under mysterious circumstances.
See Rig-e Jenn and Bermuda Triangle
Dasht-e Kavir
Dasht-e Kavir (lit in classical Persian, from khwar (low), and dasht (plain, flatland)) or the Kavir Desert, also known as Kavir-e Namak or the Great Salt Desert, is a large desert lying in the middle of the Iranian Plateau.
See Rig-e Jenn and Dasht-e Kavir
Desert
A desert is a landscape where little precipitation occurs and, consequently, living conditions create unique biomes and ecosystems.
Dune
A dune is a landform composed of wind- or water-driven sand.
Isfahan province
Isfahan Province (استان اصفهان) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran.
See Rig-e Jenn and Isfahan province
Jinn
Jinn (جِنّ), also romanized as djinn or anglicized as genies, are invisible creatures in early pre-Islamic Arabia and later in Islamic culture and beliefs.
Sand
Sand is a granular material composed of finely divided mineral particles.
Semnan province
Semnan Province (استان سمنان) is one of the 31 Provinces of Iran.
See Rig-e Jenn and Semnan province
See also
Dunes of Iran
- Rig-e Jenn
Ergs
- Ad-Dahna Desert
- Algodones Dunes
- Atacama Desert
- Dasht-e Lut
- Devils Playground
- Erg (landform)
- Gibson Desert
- Gran Desierto de Altar
- Great Sandy Desert
- Great Victoria Desert
- Karakum Desert
- Kubuqi Desert
- Kyzylkum Desert
- List of ergs
- Mu Us Desert
- Nafud desert
- Navajo Sandstone
- Ordos Desert
- Rig-e Jenn
- Rub' al Khali
- Sand dune stabilization
- Simpson Desert
- Taklamakan Desert
- Tengger Desert
- Thal Desert
- Thar Desert
- Hufaidh
- Majlis al Jinn
- Mosque of the Jinn
- Mount Qaf
- Paristan
- Rig-e Jenn
Landforms of Isfahan province
- Dena
- Gavkhouni
- Ghar-e-Pariyan
- Kalahrod
- Mount Donbeh
- Mount Kolah Qazi
- Mount Marshenan
- Mount Qaruneh
- Mount Shah Kuh
- Mount Soffeh
- Qal'eh Bozi
- Rig-e Jenn
- Shahankuh
- Zayanderud
Landforms of Semnan province
- Alborz
- Rig-e Jenn
Semnan province geography stubs
- Ala, Iran
- Aradan County
- Central District (Semnan County)
- Howmeh Rural District (Semnan County)
- Kheyrabad, Semnan
- Mehdishahr County
- New Semnan Airport
- Rig-e Jenn
- Semnan County
- Semnan Municipal Airport
- Shahroud Airport
- Sorkheh County
- Sorkheh District