Thar region of Sindh
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The Thar region of Sindh is a desert area in southeastern Pakistan known for its arid landscape, distinctive Sindhi and Thari culture, and scattered rural settlements.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| southeastern Sindh | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
desert region
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rajasthan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsCoalfield | Thar coalfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsDistrict |
Tharparkar District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Umerkot District NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of Mirpurkhas District ⓘ parts of Sanghar District ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| developmentProject |
Thar coal mining projects
ⓘ
Thar power plants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fauna |
camels
ⓘ
desert wildlife ⓘ goats ⓘ |
| hasClimate | arid climate ⓘ |
| hasCulture |
Sindhi culture
ⓘ
Thari culture ⓘ |
| hasIssue |
desertification
ⓘ
drought ⓘ water scarcity ⓘ |
| hasLandscape | arid landscape ⓘ |
| hasSettlementPattern | scattered rural settlements ⓘ |
| knownFor |
colorful dress
ⓘ
cultural diversity ⓘ traditional embroidery ⓘ traditional music ⓘ |
| largestCityOrTown | Mithi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Sindh
ⓘ
southeastern Pakistan ⓘ |
| mainEconomicActivity |
livestock herding
ⓘ
rain-fed farming ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| majorTown |
Chachro
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Islamkot NERFINISHED ⓘ Mithi NERFINISHED ⓘ Nagarparkar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| naturalResource | lignite coal ⓘ |
| partOf | Thar Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Hinduism
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ |
| spokenLanguage |
Dhatki
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sindhi NERFINISHED ⓘ Thari dialects of Sindhi ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
mud houses
ⓘ
thatched huts ⓘ |
| transport |
buses
ⓘ
camels ⓘ motorbikes ⓘ |
| vegetationType |
drought-resistant grasses
ⓘ
sparse shrubs ⓘ thorny bushes ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.