Thar Desert

E5064

arid region desert geographical region

The Thar Desert is a vast arid region in northwestern India and eastern Pakistan, known for its sand dunes, extreme climate, and sparse vegetation.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Thar Desert canonical	55
Thar Desert region	16
Cholistan Desert	1
Great Indian Desert	1
Thar Desert (western part)	1
Thar Desert fringe	1
Thar Desert from more humid regions to the east	1
Thar Desert margin	1
Thar Desert region of Rajasthan	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	arid region ⓘ desert ⓘ geographical region ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Thar Desert ⓘ surface form: Great Indian Desert
borders	Aravalli Range ⓘ Indus Valley ⓘ surface form: Indus River plain Rann of Kutch ⓘ
crossedBy	Indira Gandhi Canal ⓘ
hasClimate	arid climate ⓘ extreme temperature variation ⓘ
hasEcosystemType	desert ecosystem ⓘ
hasFeature	rocky outcrops ⓘ sand dunes ⓘ sandy plains ⓘ
hasHumanPopulationDensity	relatively high for a desert ⓘ
hasMajorCityNearby	Bikaner ⓘ Jaisalmer ⓘ Jodhpur ⓘ
hasPrecipitationPattern	highly variable monsoon rains ⓘ low annual rainfall ⓘ
hasSoilType	sandy soil ⓘ
hasTemperatureCharacteristic	cool to cold winters ⓘ very hot summers ⓘ
hasTourismActivity	camel safaris ⓘ desert festivals ⓘ
hasTourismType	desert tourism ⓘ
hasVegetation	sparse vegetation ⓘ xerophytic plants ⓘ
hasWildlife	Indian gazelle ⓘ desert fox ⓘ great Indian bustard ⓘ
knownFor	extreme climate ⓘ sand dunes ⓘ sparse vegetation ⓘ
locatedIn	India ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ
locatedInRegion	eastern Pakistan ⓘ northwestern India ⓘ
locatedOnContinent	Asia ⓘ
partlyIn	Gujarat ⓘ Haryana ⓘ Punjab ⓘ surface form: Punjab, India Punjab ⓘ surface form: Punjab, Pakistan Rajasthan ⓘ Sindh ⓘ
partOf	South Asia ⓘ surface form: Indian subcontinent
supportsActivity	pastoralism ⓘ rain-fed agriculture in some areas ⓘ

Referenced by (78)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

India → containsRegion → Thar Desert ⓘ

Thar Desert → alsoKnownAs → Thar Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Indian Desert

Rajasthan → containsDesert → Thar Desert ⓘ

northern India → hasDesertRegion → Thar Desert ⓘ

subject surface form: Northern India

Western India → hasDesert → Thar Desert ⓘ

Aravalli Range → separates → Thar Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Thar Desert from more humid regions to the east

Indira Gandhi Canal → regionTransformed → Thar Desert ⓘ

Indo-Gangetic Plain → borderedBy → Thar Desert ⓘ

Jodhpur → locatedIn → Thar Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Thar Desert region

Jaisalmer → locatedInRegion → Thar Desert ⓘ

Rann of Kutch → partOf → Thar Desert ⓘ

Bikaner → locatedIn → Thar Desert ⓘ

Pushkar Fair → locatedIn → Thar Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Thar Desert region

Desert Festival, Jaisalmer → heldIn → Thar Desert ⓘ

Kalbeliya → originCommunityLocation → Thar Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Thar Desert region of Rajasthan

Umarkot → region → Thar Desert ⓘ

Marwar → locatedIn → Thar Desert ⓘ

Thar and Parkar District → locatedIn → Thar Desert ⓘ

Thar and Parkar District → region → Thar Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Thar Desert region

Thar and Parkar District → namedAfter → Thar Desert ⓘ

Afro-Eurasian desert belt → contains → Thar Desert ⓘ

Thari → spokenIn → Thar Desert ⓘ

Pushkar, Rajasthan, India → locatedIn → Thar Desert ⓘ

subject surface form: Pushkar

this entity surface form: Thar Desert region

Pokhran-II nuclear tests → region → Thar Desert ⓘ

Marwaris → originatesFrom → Thar Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Thar Desert region

Dhatki → region → Thar Desert ⓘ

western Pakistan → hasDesert → Thar Desert ⓘ

subject surface form: Western Pakistan

this entity surface form: Thar Desert (western part)

Saraswati River → associatedWith → Thar Desert ⓘ

Ganeriwala → locatedInRegion → Thar Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cholistan Desert

Luni River → environment → Thar Desert ⓘ

Ganganagar district → borderRegion → Thar Desert ⓘ

Kalibangan → region → Thar Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Thar Desert margin

Blue City → associatedWith → Thar Desert ⓘ

Sun City → associatedWith → Thar Desert ⓘ

Rao Jodha → associatedWith → Thar Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Thar Desert region

Jodhpur Airport → servesTourismFor → Thar Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Thar Desert region

Jodhpur district → locatedInDesert → Thar Desert ⓘ

Rawal Jaisal → locatedIn → Thar Desert ⓘ

Jaisalmer Municipal Council → locatedInRegion → Thar Desert ⓘ

Patwon Ki Haveli → locatedIn → Thar Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Thar Desert region

Sam Sand Dunes → locatedIn → Thar Desert ⓘ

Bada Bagh → locatedInDesert → Thar Desert ⓘ

Wild Ass Sanctuary → locatedInBiome → Thar Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Thar Desert region

chinkara → foundIn → Thar Desert ⓘ

Nathmal Ki Haveli → region → Thar Desert ⓘ

Golden City → locatedIn → Thar Desert ⓘ

Salim Singh Ki Haveli → region → Thar Desert ⓘ

Jaisalmer Fort → nearbyDesert → Thar Desert ⓘ

Gadisar Lake → locatedIn → Thar Desert ⓘ

Junagarh Fort → region → Thar Desert ⓘ