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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Rajasthan: Rajasthan largest state of the Republic of India by area, is located in the northwest of India . It comprises most of the area of the large, inhospitable Thar Desert, also known as the Great Indian Desert, which parallels the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its ...
Under the Köppen climate classification the greater part of Rajasthan falls under Hot Desert (BWh) and remaining portions of the state falls under Hot Semi Arid (BSh); the climate of the state ranges from arid to semi-arid. Rajasthan receives low and variable rainfalls and thereby is prone to droughts. As Rajasthan is the dry and hot state ...
Rajasthan geography stubs (1 C, 778 P) Pages in category "Geography of Rajasthan" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.
The Kakni river, also known as the Masurdi river or the Kakneya river, is a small seasonal river located in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan, India.It originates approximately 27 km (17 mi) in the hills south of the village of Kotari and flows for a few kilometres before draining into the Bhuj lake.
Rajasthan means "The Land of Kings" and is a portmanteau of Sanskrit "Rājā" ('King') and Sanskrit "Sthāna" ('Land') or Persian "St(h)ān", with the same meaning. [12] The oldest reference to Rajasthan is found in a stone inscription dated back to 625 CE. [18]
Catchment area of rivers in Rajasthan (According to the book by author H.M. Saxena, Geography of Rajasthan published by Raj Hindi Granth Academy) Water Catchment Areas in Rajasthan
Rajasthan is the largest state in terms of area and the seventh most populous state in India through having a low population density. Jaipur is the largest and most populated metropolitan area in Rajasthan. Jodhpur, Kota and Bikaner being in order.
The history of human settlement in the western Indian state of Rajasthan dates back to about 100,000 years ago. Around 5000 to 2000 BCE many regions of Rajasthan belonged as the site of the Indus Valley Civilization. Kalibangan is the main Indus site of Rajasthan, here fire altars have been discovered, similar to those found at Lothal. [1]