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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 January 2025. Arid region in India and Pakistan Thar Desert Great Indian Desert Thar Desert in Rajasthan, India Map of the Thar Desert ecoregion Ecology Realm Indomalayan Biome Deserts and xeric shrublands Borders Northwestern thorn scrub forests Rann of Kutch seasonal salt marsh Geography Area ...
This is a list of the largest deserts in the world by area. ... Thar Desert: Subtropical: 238,254 [6] 77,220: Southern Asia: India and Pakistan: 19 Puntland Desert:
The Great Rann of Kutch (or Rann of Kutch seasonal salt marsh) is a salt marsh in the Thar Desert in the Kutch District of Gujarat, India. It is about 7500 km 2 (2900 sq miles) in area and is reputed to be one of the largest salt deserts in the world. [2] This area has been inhabited by the Kutchi people. [3]
Thar Desert. The Thar Desert spans an area of 175,000 square kilometers and covers large areas of Pakistan and India. It is the largest desert of Pakistan and the only subtropical desert of Asia. It is the 16th largest desert on the planet and the third largest in Asia. It has also spread into India.
Jaisalmer has been home to various wind and solar energy projects, taking advantage of the ample sunlight and wind resources in the desert. The Government of India initiated departmental exploration for oil in 1955–56 in the Jaisalmer area. [31] Oil India Limited discovered natural gas in 1988 in the Jaisalmer basin. [32]
Desert National Park is a national park in the Indian state of Rajasthan, near the towns of Jaisalmer and Barmer. It is one of the largest national parks, covering an area of 3,162 km 2 (1,221 sq mi) in the Thar Desert. Sand dunes form around 44% of the park. The major landform consists of craggy rocks and compact salt lake bottoms, intermedial ...
The Rajasthan Plains form the western extreme of the plains in India and is mostly composed of Thar desert, [a] which occupies an area of 200,000 km 2 (77,000 sq mi) stretching acrss 650 km (400 mi). About three-fourth of the plains lie in India and rest in Pakistan.
Cholistan covers an area of 25,800 km 2 (10,000 sq mi) [2] [6] in the Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, and Rahim Yar Khan districts of southern Punjab. The nearest major city is Bahawalpur city, 30 km (19 mi) from the edge of the desert. The desert stretches about 480 kilometres in length, with a width varying between 32 and 192 kilometres. [7]