The Indian Desert Thar

The Thar desert, also known as the Great Indian desert. It is a large arid region in the north western part of the Indian subcontinent that covers an area of 2,00,000 km2 and forms a natural boundary between India and Pakistan.

It is the 7th largest desert in the world, and world’s 9th largest sub-tropical desert located in Western part of the India.

The desert lies in the western part of the aravalli range and covers 2/3 of Rajasthan state.

There are two major divisions in the Thar desert. They are known as the Actual desert region (Marusthali) and the semi desert region (Bhangar).

Many different types of sand dunes and salt lakes (Dhands) are seen here.