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4. The Great Indian Desert

Lesson View

¨ The Great Indian Desert ¨ Climate of the Desert

¨ Life in the Desert

Here we Go ! Remembered Percep on

Name the pictures given below that are related to a desert.

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The Great Indian Desert

The Aravalli Hills divide Rajasthan into two parts. The western part
of the state remains dry throughout the year. This region is known as

the Great Indian Desert or the Thar Desert .

Location and Extent

The desert is a flat land covered

with a thick sheet of loose sand.
The Thar Desert, or the Great
Indian Desert lies to the west of

the Aravalli Hills. It extends Ganganagar
into the states of Rajasthan, Jalpur
Bikaner
GREAT INDIAN
Gujarat and parts of Punjab. Jalsalmer
DESERT
The important areas covered by Barmer
the desert include Barmer,

Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Great Indian Desert
Suratgarh and Ganganagar. The Great Indian Desert or the Thar

Desert, extends from the Rann of Kutch in the southwest up to the

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