Tabas Desert
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The Tabas Desert is an arid region in eastern Iran, historically notable as the site of the failed 1980 U.S. military rescue mission Operation Eagle Claw during the Iran hostage crisis.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tabas Desert canonical | 1 |
| Tabas desert areas | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
desert
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ |
| climate | arid ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| countryCapitalDistance | Tehran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 24 April 1980 ⓘ |
| hasAccident | U.S. aircraft collision during Operation Eagle Claw ⓘ |
| hasCasualties | U.S. servicemen killed in Operation Eagle Claw accident ⓘ |
| hasClimateCharacteristic |
frequent dust storms
ⓘ
high temperature variation ⓘ low annual rainfall ⓘ |
| hasRelief | mostly flat ⓘ |
| hasRoadConnection | Tabas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVegetation | sparse ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | Operation Eagle Claw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Iran hostage crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
remote terrain
ⓘ
sandstorms ⓘ site of Operation Eagle Claw ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South Khorasan Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Tabas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Iranian Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | desert basin ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | remote landing site for clandestine operations ⓘ |
| terrainFeature |
rocky plains
ⓘ
salt flats ⓘ sand dunes ⓘ |
| usedAs | staging area for U.S. military rescue mission ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tabas desert areas