The Great Indian Thar Desert

Also known as the Great Indian Desert, Thar Desert is located in Western India and South Eastern Pakistan. The landforms of Thar Desert is divided into three major regions - Sand Covered Thar, Plains and Hills. The Great Thar Desert spreads across the state of Rajasthan and parts of Gujarat in western India. Covering about 2,59,000sq km, the desert is interspersed with hillocks, gravel, salt marshes and some lakes.
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However, the dexterous people of Rajasthan have transformed this scrubland into what is popularly known as ‘the most colourful desert in the world’, making Rajasthan the No.1 destination in India for tourism.

The only river that crosses these sands is the Luni, which joins the Arabian Sea through the Rann of Kutch. In 1996, discoveries made by paleontologists indicated that dinosaurs and their ancestors stalked the desert as long back as 300 million years.