Area or Location of Indian Desert
About one-third of the entire state of Rajasthan belongs to the desert region. The states of Punjab and Haryana are located to the north of the desert regions. This desert also is surrounded by the state of Gujarat on the southern side, the Aravalli Range on the eastern side, and the desert region of Pakistan on the western side.
- The total area of the Thar desert is 2.69 lakhs square kilometers. Out of which almost 1.97 lakhs square kilometer comes under the Indian Desert. It is the world’s 20th-largest desert.
- The highest elevation in the Indian desert region is over 150 meters. However, the elevation of the deltaic region of the Luni river of this region is about 20 meters high.
Indian Desert and its Features
Generally, a barren area of landscape having a very warm climate and receiving less than 25 centimeters of irregular rainfall annually, living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life is called a desert. Indian desert, which is also called the Thar Desert, situated between the Aravalli Mountains and the plains formed by the Indus and Sutlej rivers, is generally referred to as the Indian Desert. The Thor desert spread over the district of Jaisalmer, Bikaner, and Jodhpur of Rajasthan and the Khayerpur and Bahawalpur region of Pakistan.