Thar Desert

Summary

Thar Desert is a desert^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of desert entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (898 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Thar Desert is located in Rajasthan^[3].
• Thar Desert is located in Haryana^[4].
• Thar Desert is located in Punjab^[5].
• Thar Desert is located in Gujarat^[6].
• Thar Desert is located in Sindh^[7].
• Thar Desert is located in Punjab^[8].
• Thar Desert is in the country of India^[9].
• Thar Desert is in the country of Pakistan^[10].
• Thar Desert's image is recorded as Thar desert Rajasthan India.jpg^[11].
• Thar Desert's instance of is recorded as desert^[12].
• Thar Desert's instance of is recorded as WWF ecoregion^[13].
• Thar Desert's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 2133154075983711860007^[14].
• Thar Desert's locator map image is recorded as Ecoregion IM1304.png^[15].
• Thar Desert's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85134504^[16].
• Thar Desert's Commons category is recorded as Thar Desert^[17].
• Thar Desert's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 17100258^[18].
• Thar Desert's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 26.984444444444, 'lon': 71.001666666667}^[19].
• Thar Desert's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07nss^[20].
• Thar Desert's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Thar Desert^[21].
• Thar Desert's page banner is recorded as Thar Desert banner.jpg^[22].
• Thar Desert's WWF ecoregion code is recorded as IM1304^[23].
• Thar Desert's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0065836^[24].
• Thar Desert's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Thar-Desert^[25].
• Thar Desert's GeoNames ID is recorded as 1270835^[26].
• Thar Desert's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'raj', 'text': 'थार मरुधर'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include India^[9], a country^[28], in India^[29], founded in 1947^[30] and Pakistan^[10], a sovereign state^[31], in Pakistan^[32], founded in 1947^[33]. Located in include Rajasthan^[3], a state of India^[34], in India^[35], founded in 1949^[36]; Haryana^[4], a state of India^[37], in India^[38], founded in 1966^[39]; Punjab^[5], a state of India^[40], in India^[41], founded in 1956^[42]; Gujarat^[6], a state of India^[43], in India^[44], founded in 1960^[45]; and Sindh^[7], a province of Pakistan^[46], in Pakistan^[47], founded in 1947^[48].

Physical Characteristics

Thar Desert's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+200000'}^[49]. Elevations include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+457'}^[50] and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+61'}^[51].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include desert^[12] and WWF ecoregion^[13].

Why It Matters

Thar Desert ranks in the top 6% of desert entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (898 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[52] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[53]