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Bakhtegan (also known as Derya-i-Niriz), a salt lake in the province of Faristan, Persia, about 50 miles E. of Shiraz. Its length is about 60 miles, average breadth 10 miles, and it is fed by the river Band-Emir. In summer much of the water evaporates, leaving a valuable deposit of fine salt.