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{{Short description|Area of sand dunes in Iran believed to be inhabited by Jinn}}
{{Infobox landform
| name           = Rig-e Jenn
| other_name     = Iran's Bermuda Triangle
| photo          = Rigejenn.jpg
| photo_caption  = A view of the sand dunes in the center of Rig-e Jen
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| map            = Iran
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| location       = [[Dasht-e Kavir]]
| coordinates    = {{coord|34.6295|N|53.3762|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| type           = [[Dune]]
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The '''Rig-e Jenn''' ({{langx|fa|ریگ جن}} ‘[[wikt:ریگ|Dune]] of the [[Jinn]]’) is a vast area of [[sand]] [[dune]]s in the middle of [[Dasht-e Kavir]], Iran's central [[desert]] in the border region of the [[Semnan province|Semnan]] and [[Isfahan province]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-30 |title=Rig-e Jenn: the bizarre land of elves! |url=https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/480233/Rig-e-Jenn-the-bizarre-land-of-elves |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=Tehran Times |language=en}}</ref> 

According to desert folklore, the sand dune desert is regarded as a cursed land, governed by malevolent spirits and demons.<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 October 2014 |title=Rig-e Jenn, Desert of Spirits |work=Financial Tribune |url=https://financialtribune.com/articles/people-travel/3618/rig-e-jenn-desert-of-spirits |access-date=3 January 2024}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-05-18 |title=Rig-e Jenn-Iran's Bermuda Triangle |url=https://oasisiran.com/rig-e-jenn/ |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=OasisIran |language=en-US}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Dunes of Iran]]
[[Category:Landforms of Semnan province]]
[[Category:Jinn-related places]]
[[Category:Landforms of Isfahan province]]
[[Category:Ergs]]


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