Multiple choice

HOTTEST PLACE IN THE WORLD?

  1. SAHARA DESERT

  2. GOBHI DESERT

  3. MOYAB DESERT

  4. AL-AZIZIYAH

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Al-Aziziyah in Libya recorded a temperature of 58 degrees Celsius in 1922, which was considered the world record for 90 years. Although the WMO later disqualified the reading in favor of Death Valley, it remains the traditional answer in many textbooks.