Filling the low-lying Lute and Namak deserts of Iran with seawater may help solve the country's age-old water problems, creating nearly 6,000 kilometres of shoreline and 160,000 square kilometres of water surface area. It could provide significant possibilities for transportation, land use, agriculture, aquaculture and recreation, as well as increased rainfall and improved climate. But realising the project presents an enormous engineering challenge.
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