Dasht-e Kavir
Yazd province with the area of is situated at an oasis where the Dasht-e Kavir desert and the Dasht-e Lut desert meet. The city itself is sometimes called "the bride of the Kavir" because of its location, in a valley between Shir Kuh, the tallest mountain in the region at above sea level, and Kharaneq. The city proper is located at above sea-level, and covers .