Top 10 Hottest Places On Earth

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7 May 2024

From Death Valley in the US to Turbat in Pakistan, here's a look at top 10 hottest places on Earth 

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The hottest place on Earth is Furnace Creek in Death Valley, California, where a temperature of 56.7 degrees Celsius was recorded in 1913, as per the BBC 

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The hottest temperature recorded in Africa was measured in Kebili, Tunisia, in 1931 at 55 degrees Celsius, the 2nd-highest temperature ever recorded on Earth 

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A temperature of 54 degrees Celsius was measured in Ahvaz, Iran in 2017 

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In 1942, Tirat Tsvi in Israel measured a record-high temperature of 54 degrees Celsius. Tirat Tsvi lies just west of the Jordan River

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The 5th-highest temperature recorded and verified by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) was measured in Mitribah, Kuwait as 53.9 degrees Celsius

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In 2016, Basra in Iraq measured a record-breaking temperature of 53.9 degrees Celsius 

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Turbat, Pakistan, experienced a blistering heat exceeding 53 degrees Celsius in 2017, one of the hottest temperatures ever recorded in Asia

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A temperature of 52.1 degrees Celsius was recorded at the Al Jazeera Border Gate in the UAE in July 2002

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A temperature of 52 degrees Celsius was recorded in Mexicali Valley, Mexico, in 1995. This makes it the 9th-hottest temperature recorded anywhere on Earth 

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In 2010, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, recorded 52 degrees Celsius. The heat was a record-high for the region, surpassing the 51 degrees Celsius recorded in nearby Al-Asha

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India recorded its highest temperature in 2016 when the heat in the town of Phalodi, Rajasthan, reached 52 degrees Celsius 

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