Aeolian Geomorphology of Rafsanjan Plain

Rafsanjan plain, being about 4000 Km2 in area is located at the southeast of central Iran in a tectonic depression trending NW-SE. Due to the erosion of Sarcheshmeh and Davaran mountains (respectively at the south and north of the plain), sediments carried by floods to this depression have created bahadas comprised of alluvial fans at the north and south of the plain. At the central part, where the floods cease, a clay flat playa is present. Aeolian landforms lie mainly at the surface of both northern bahada and the central playa