What is Thar Desert?
[[File:Thar Desert satellite.jpg|thumb|A [[NASA]] satellite image of the '''Thar Desert'''. The image also shows the international [[border]] between [[India]] and [[Pakistan]]. The desert is at the center left of the image; the [[Indus River]] and its [[tributary|tributaries]] are to the left side of the desert, and the dark green line at the bottom center of the image is the [[Aravalli Range]].]] The '''Thar Desert''' ({{lang-hi|थार मरुस्थल}}<!-- this hindi name is correct check in hindi wikipedia -->, {{lang-ur|صحرائے تھر}}), also known as the '''Great Indian Desert''', is a big [[desert]] in western parts of [[India]] and eastern parts of [[Pakistan]]. It is mostly in the Indian state of [[Rajasthan]]. It extends into the southern portion of [[Haryana]] and [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] states and into northern [[Gujarat]] state. In Pakistan, the desert covers eastern [[Sindh]] province and the southeastern portion of Pakistan's [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]] province. In Pakistan's Punjab province it is known as the [[Cholistan desert]]. [[Tharparkar District]] of province Sindh Pakistan is also a part of Thar desert. The Thar Desert is bounded on the northwest by the [[Sutlej]] River, on the east by the [[Aravalli Range]], on the south by the salt marsh known as the [[Rann of Kutch|Rann of Kachchh]] (parts of which are sometimes included in the Thar), and on the west by the [[Indus River]].The Thar Desert, also known as the Great Indian Desert, is an arid region in the north-western part of the Indian subcontinent that covers an area of 200,000 km2 (77,000 sq mi) in India and Pakistan. It is the world's 20th-largest desert, and the world's 9th-largest hot subtropical desert. Its boundary to the large thorny [[steppe]] to the north is not well defined. Depending on what areas are included or excluded, the nominal size of the Thar can vary. <gallery> Thar Desert, India, Camels.jpg Thar Desert, India, Desert shacks.jpg Thar Desert, India, Sunset in the Thar Desert.jpg </gallery> {{multistub|Geo|Asia}} [[Categ