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ASSIGNMENT ON
PAKISTAN
GEOGRAPHY
TOPIC: DESERTS OF PAKISTAN
SUBMITTED TO: SIR BASIT NADEEM SB
SUBMITTED BY: M MUJAHID MUNEER
BS-GEOG-07-20
GEOGRAPHER
 DESERTS:

• Definition:
Deserts are areas where rainfall is less than 250 mm (10in)/year ,or
where evaporation exceed precipitation. Thus,deserts are areas that we think of
as arid. They may be hot(Like Kharan desert) or cold(Katpana desert).
TYPES OF DESERTS:

• Subtropical deserts
• Rain shadow deserts
• Coastal deserts
• Continental interior deserts
• Polar deserts
DESERTS IN PAKISTAN:

• Cholistan desert
• Thar Desert
• Thal Desert
• Kharan Desert
• Katpana Desert/Black Sand(Cold desert)
4-MAJOR DESERTS OF PAKISTAN
Katpana Desert of Pakistan
CHOLISTAN DESERT:

The word Cholistan is derived from the Turkish word Chol, which means
Desert. Cholistan thus means Land of the Desert. The people of Cholistan lead
a semi-nomadic life, moving from one place to another in search of water and
fodder for their animals. The dry bed of the Hakra River runs through the area,
along which many settlements of the Indus Valley Civilisation have been
Found.
LOCATION :

• Bahawalpur
• Bahalnagar
• Raheem Yar khan
Climate: Arid and Semi-arid
Vegetation: Shrubs and Some other crops
Famous Place: Drawar Fort
DRAWAR FORT:
 THAR DESERT:

The Thar Desert (Hindi: also known as the Great Indian Desert, is a large, arid region in the
northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent. With an area of more than 200,000 sq. km.,
(140,000 sq. mi.) it is world's seventeenth largest desert. It lies mostly in the Indian state of
Rajasthan, and extends into the southern portion of Haryana and Punjab states and into
northern Gujarat state. In Pakistan, the desert covers eastern Sind province and the
southeastern portion of Pakistan's Punjab province. The Cholistan Desert adjoins the Thar
desert spreading into Pakistani Punjab province.
The Thar Desert is bounded on the northwest by the Sutlej River, on the east by
the Aravalli Range, on the south by the salt marsh known as the Rann of Kutch
(parts of which are sometimes included in the Thar), and on the west by the
Indus River. Its boundary to the large thorny steppe to the north is ill-defined.
Depending on what areas are included or excluded, the nominal size of the thar
can vary significantly. It’s 15% area is part of Pakistan but it’s remaining 85%
area lie in India.
LOCATION:

• Tharparkar
• Islam kot
• Mithi
• Chachro
Climate: Arid
Vegetation :Herbacous
THAR DESERT:
THAL DESERT:

The Thal desert is situated in Punjab, Pakistan. It is vast area mainly between
the Jhelum and Sindh rivers near the Pothohar Plateau. Its total length from
north to south is 190 miles, and its maximum breadth is 70 miles while
minimum breadth is 20 miles. This region is devided into the districts of
Bhakkar, Khushab, Mianwali, Jhang, Layyah,Kot Adu and Muzaffargarh. Its
part in Jhang is on the left bank bank of the river Jehlum.
Geographically, it resembles the deserts of Cholistan and Thar.main town of Thal are
Mankera, Hayderabad Thal, Dullewala, Piplan, Kundiyan, Koat Aazam, Sarauy Muhajir,
Mehmood Shaheed Thal, Rang Pur, Jandan Wala, Mari Shah Sakhira,Noor Pur Thal, Chowk
Munda and Muzafar Garh. Very deprived area from all prospectives. Educational facilities
are as low as one can expect. Villages having population of 10 thousands people are more
are striving for high schools. Situation becomes more worse in case of female education.
Climate: Arid
Vegetation: Grasses&Sedgs
THAL DESERT:
MAP OF THAL DESERT
 KHARAN DESERT:
Kharan Desert) is a desert located in Kharan District, Balochistan, Pakistan.
Pakistan's second nuclear test were performed in the Kharan desert in 1998
May 30 of a miniaturised device yielding 60 percent of the Ras Koh Hills tests.
Climate: Hot and dry
KHARAN DESERT:
MAP OF KHARAN DESERT
 INDUS VALLEY DESERT:
The Indus Valley Desert is a desert ecoregion of northern Pakistan. The Indus
Valley desert covers an area of 19,500 square kilometers (7,500 square miles)
in northwestern Punjab Province, lying between the Chenab and Indus rivers.
The Indus Valley Desert is drier and less hospitable than the Northwestern
thorn scrub forests that surround it.
INDUS VALLEY DESERT:
KATPANA/BLACK SAND DESERT

The Katpana Desert or Cold Desert is a high-altitude desert located near

Skardu in District Shigar, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. The desert contains large
sand dunes that are sometimes covered in snow during the winters. Situated at
an elevation of 2,226 metres (7,303 ft) above sea level, the Katpana Cold
Desert is one of the highest deserts in the world. While the desert technically
stretches from the banks of Indus River in the south of Skardu to New Ranga
Village in the north, the portion of the desert that is most frequented by tourists
is located near Katpana Lake close to Skardu Airport.
KATPANA DESERT
• Climate: Cold
KATPANA DRSERT
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