The Cholistan Desert, also known locally by its Punjabi name Rohi, is a desert in the Bahawalpur Division of Punjab, Pakistan that forms part of the Greater Thar Desert, which extends to Sindh provinc
Derawar Fort is the best surviving example of the forts which used to guard desert caravan routes.
Camel grazers in Cholistan
Semipermanent Cholistani huts, known locally as Gopa
The Thar Desert, also known as the Great Indian Desert, is an arid region in the north-western part of the Indian subcontinent stretching across India and Pakistan. Covering an area of 264,091 km2, it
Cholistan Desert
…Cholistan Desert, also known locally by its Punjabi name Rohi, is a desert in the Bahawalpur Division of Punjab, Pakistan that forms part of the Greater Thar Desert, which extends to Sindh province and the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is one of two large deserts in Punjab, the other being the Thal Desert. The name…
The Thar Desert in Rajasthan, India
The vedic and present-day course of Ghaggar-Hakra River as proposed by Clift et al. (2012) and Khonde et al. (2017). 1 = ancient river; 2 = today's river; 3 = Thar desert; 4 = ancient shore; 5 = today's shore; 6 = today's settlements; 7 = dried-up Harappan Hakkra course, and pre-Harappan Sutlej paleochannels
A taanka used to store rainwater
Sand dunes in the Thar Desert