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The Thar Desert
By Raphael Conyer
Humanities Assignment
Overview
The Thar desert is located in Rajasthan, India, however, it spreads into Gujarat, Punjab, and Haryana. It is the biggest desert in India, taking up just over 5% of the total land. Despite primarily being located in India, about 10% of the desert is in Pakistan. It is commonly known as the Great Indian Desert and takes up 205,000 km2 (79,000 sq mi).
Fun Fact: The Thar desert is only the 18th (out of 23) largest desert in the world, however, it has a population density of 83 people per sqaure kilometre. For comparason, the Sahara desert (which is the third largest desert in the world) has a population density of 1 person per square kilometre!
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