The Thar Desert lies between 24° to 28° N latitude and 68° to 71° E longitude occupying an area of about 35126km2. Physically the desert stretches over the eastern districts of the Sindh Province. The Sindh province occupies the southeast of Pakistan, limited on the east by the Indian border of Rajasthan, in the south by Ran of Kutch and the Arabian Sea, in the west by the arid rocky mountains of Baluchistan and in the north by the irrigated plains of Punjab. About 60% of the area of Sindh Province is arid (some 88,000 km2 ). The arid zone of the Sindh province can further be divided into Kohistan, on the western side and Thar on the eastern side of the Indus Valley. Thar is traditionally subdivided into the Nara Thar region in the north and Parkar Thar in the south. The extreme south of the Thar Desert is the broad sandy salt marsh Rann of Kutch, whereas the western border runs along the eastern side of Nara Canal. Its entire eastern boundary is Rajasthan, India. The Thar bio-region supports a fascinating and resilient vegetation, that is rooted as much in the harsh terrain as in its culture and everyday traditions. We look at the sub-regions in this seemingly uniform landscape, and its wide variety of hardy desert trees, shrubs and grasses that survive and thrive in the arid climatic conditions. The prevalent flora has strong cultural and sociological connections with the communities living in the region, and this is reflected in the daily rituals, dress, religious beliefs and folklore.
Thar, ethnobotanical, floral, desert, diversity, Indian, Rajasthan, region
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