Find out which are the 5 hottest cities in the world

After shivering with the five coldest places in the world - which we here at Mega Curioso have put together in a list that you can check through this link - nothing better than a little warm things up by finding out which are the five hottest inhabited places. of the planet, don't you think?

By the way, now that you know both extremes, tell us in the comments if you'd rather spend a season in one of the cooler locations or, if not, you'd rather take a stroll through one of the hottest cities!

5 - Sulaibiya, Kuwait

Located in Kuwait, the city of Sulaibiya recorded the scorching temperature of 53.8 ° C in 2012, and set the highest temperature in Asia. Incidentally, in the country's capital, also called Kuwait, in addition to the population withstanding sandstorms, it also can withstand temperatures that range between 45 and 47 ° C during the summer.

4 - Tirat Zvi, in Israel

Tirat Zvi is home to an important kibbutz in Israel, and in 1942 a temperature of 54 ° C was recorded on the site.

3 - Timbuktu, in Mali

Timbuktu is in Mali and borders the Sahara desert, meaning the city is surrounded by dunes and lots of sand. This is also one of the hottest inhabited places in the world, and the highest temperature ever recorded there was 54.5 ° C.

2 - Kebili, Tunisia

Kebili is named after an Oasis and historic city located in Tunisia, and in 1931, thermometers recorded no less than 55 ° C there. And despite the extreme conditions of the locality, the region has been occupied by humans for about 200 thousand years.

1 - Al 'Aziziyah, Libya

Al 'Aziziyah in Libya has an estimated population of about 4, 000, and in 1922 the region's thermometers set scorching 57.8 ° C, the highest temperature ever recorded on the planet. Remember that there are controversies regarding this measurement and that Al 'Aziziyah disputes the title of the hottest spot in the world with Death Valley, but there is no doubt that it is extremely hot there!