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The Cholistan Desert

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East of Bahawalpur is the Cholistan Desert which covers an area of about 15,000 km2 and extends into the Thar Desert of India. The region was once watered by the Hakra River, known as the Saravati in vedic times. At one time there were 400 forts in the area and archaeological finds around the Darawar Fort, the only place with a perennial waterhole, indicate that it was contemporaneous with the Indus Valley Civilisation. The average annual rainfall is only 12 cm, and the little cultivation…
Nature
Cholistan Desert
Indus Valley Civilisation
Desert Biome
Thar Desert
Rahim Yar Khan
Desert Places
Desert Area
Punjab Pakistan
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