10 hottest places worldwide; Dubai is not on the list

Dubai - Mercury soars here, but it pales in comparison to many others

It's summer in the UAE, and everybody knows what that means - the heat is unbearable at any given moment. A five-minute walk feels like running an ultramarathon and getting inside your car is akin to being baked in an oven.

Reason enough for many residents to skip the UAE summers either by holidaying out of the country or staying indoors. When you come to think of it, surely there isn't any other place in the world that could be hotter, right? Wrong.

The Independent has come out with a list of 10 hottest places in the world, and the UAE is not on it.

Dubai is going to feel like 64 DEGREES next week!

Here is the list:

Bandar-e Mahshahr, Iran

According to the Independent, this Iranian city recorded temperature of 51°C. In the heat index (a combination of air temperature and relative humidity), it reached a sweltering 74°C.

Ghadames, Libya

It's a UNESCO World Heritage site that is known as the 'pearl of the desert'. But even the fanciest of titles is not enough to cool down temperatures here that reached 55°C. However, it's worth a visit.

Kebili, Tunisia

This part of the world is known for its delicious dates. Now, quality dates grow in extreme temperatures and in Kebili, the highest on record is 55°C.

Timbuktu, Mali

A city on the edge of the Sahara, Timbuktu remains hot even during 'winter' with highs of up to 30°C. The hottest temperature ever recorded in this place was 49°C.

Tirat Zvi, Israel

This small area is known to have the hottest temperature in Asia when it hit 54°C back in 1942. On the off season, temperatures peak at 37°C.

- keith@khaleejtimes.com