Rig-e Jenn
Dune
Rig-e Jenn is located in Iran
Rig-e Jenn
Rig-e Jenn
Coordinates: 34°37′46″N 53°22′34″E / 34.6295°N 53.3762°E / 34.6295; 53.3762
LocationDasht-e Kavir

The Rig-e Jenn (Persian: 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] It was not travelled by the old caravan travellers, who believed it to be the abode of evil spirits. Even today some in the neighbouring towns and villages believe this. Sven Hedin, the famous desert explorer avoided this area in his 1900s explorations to Iranian deserts.

The Austrian geographer Alfons Gabriel crossed the southern 'tail' of it on his way from Ashin to Arusan in the 1930s.

According to desert folklore, the sand dune desert is regarded as a cursed land, governed by malevolent spirits and demons.[2] It is believed that those who venture into the dunes are destined never to return. Dasht-e Kavir desert encompasses salt marshes notorious for swallowing people, earning it the moniker of Iran's very own Bermuda Triangle.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Rig-e Jenn: the bizarre land of elves!". Tehran Times. 2022-12-30. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  2. ↑ "Rig-e Jenn, Desert of Spirits". Financial Tribune. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "Rig-e Jenn-Iran's Bermuda Triangle". OasisIran. 2020-05-18. Retrieved 2024-01-03.


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