The title of hottest place on the planet is, aptly, hotly contested. There have been records set and scrapped, and overturned because readings were deemed to be inaccurate. There are records for the highest temperatures, countdowns of places with the hottest annual averages and lists of the most sizzling cities. But they all have one thing in common – they’re all scorching. Here are some of the destinations that claim to be among the hottest in the world.