- One of the hottest habitable places on Earth.
- Aziziyah, is a small town and the capital of the Jafara district in northwestern Libya, 41 kilometres (25 mi) southwest of the capital Tripoli.
- On Sept. 13, 1922, a high temperature of 57.8 degrees Celsius (136.04 Fahrenheit) was recorded in Al'Aziziyah.
- Average elevation (DEM): 116 m (381 ft)
- Surprisingly, Al'Aziziyah is actually a major trade center, despite the insanely hot temperatures.
- As of 2006, the town's population has been estimated at over 23,399.
- Dasht-e Lut (also Dasht-i-Lut, Persian)is a large salt desert in southeastern Iran, and is the world's 25th largest desert.
- It is one of the world's driest and hottest places.
- Area - 51,800 square kilometers.
- A NASA satellite recorded surface temperatures in the Lut desert of Iran as high as 71 C (159 F), the hottest temperature ever recorded on the surface of the Earth.
- In 2005, a temperature of 159.3 degrees Fahrenheit was measured, the highest reading ever officially confirmed for a location on Earth.
- Rub' al-Khali, (Arabic: "Empty Quarter") also spelled Al-Rab' al-Khali, vast desert in the southern Arabian Peninsula.
- Covering about 250,000 square miles (650,000 square km) in southeastern Saudi Arabia, with lesser portions in Yemen, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates.
- It's the second most oil-rich place in the world, but it's also highly inhospitable.
- It's larger than France, Belgium and Netherlands.
- It's smaller than the Sahara desert but has more sand than the Sahara.
- The sand dunes can reach 300 meters in height.
- The sand is a reddish-orange color due to the presence of feldspar.
- Tirat Zvi is a religious kibbutz in Israel that sits in the Beit She'an Valley, 722 feet below sea level.
- The biggest industry is a meat processing plant.
- Located on the Lebanon-Israel border.
- Highest Recorded Temperature: 54 C (129.2 F).
- In June 1942, the settlement recorded the highest temperature ever officially measured in Asia. "> - Tirat Zvi is a religious kibbutz in Israel that sits in the Beit She'an Valley, 722 feet below sea level.
- The biggest industry is a meat processing plant.
- Located on the Lebanon-Israel border.
- Highest Recorded Temperature: 54 C (129.2 F).
- In June 1942, the settlement recorded the highest temperature ever officially measured in Asia.