Pakistan is one of the tourist’s favorite most spots in the world. In multiple reports, issued by organizations all across the world have mentioned the state is one of the best for tourism and natural beauty. It is because the country of Pakistan is naturally awarded a huge variety of land the country has in total. In Pakistan, there are hills, mountains, glaciers, rivers, seas, deserts, plains, and agricultural lands.
Because of a huge variety of natural beauty, the country of Pakistan is a hot spot for tourism and tourists.
In this blog post, we will briefly discuss the deserts in Pakistan. We will discuss the deserts of Pakistan in detail. So after reading the blog post, you will have fine enough information about deserts in Pakistan.
Deserts
A Desert is an arid land in which the temperature is usually way warmer than average. In deserts, the rainfall every year is less than 25 centimeters. That’s why the deserts have a very lesser amount of water available in there. In Deserts, the population is comparatively lesser than the greener areas. In Pakistan, we can say that the population in the Deserts of Pakistan is way lesser than the population near the rivers.
Deserts in Pakistan
In Pakistan, there are four deserts in total. The deserts in Pakistan are named as follow:
- Thar Desert
- Thal Desert
- Cholistan Desert
- Kharan Desert
Among the deserts in Pakistan, there exist many similarities and differentiation among the characteristics and features. We will discuss all the deserts of Pakistan in detail down below:
Thar Desert
The Thar Desert is the biggest in Pakistan and is one of the biggest deserts on Earth. This desert lies in both countries i.e. Pakistan and India. The Thar desert is widely spread mainly on the Indian Punjab and Gujrat area whereas it touches the Sindh in Pakistan as well. The Thar desert is one of the most populated deserts. Even having a warm temperature, the desert has a total population of about 30 million. These characteristics make the desert Friendliest rather than other deserts have way lesser population. Along with the population, in the Thar desert, there is a lot of animal species found as well. In Thar, there are species of peacocks, vultures, eagles, peafowls, harriers, and falcons.
Cholistan Desert
The Cholistan Desert lies near the very famous city of Punjab, Bahawalpur. The Cholistan desert has occupied a land area of 16000 square kilometers. In the Cholistan most people use to live are nomads. The Cholistan is famous for its rich history and traditional stuff. The jewelry and the clothing items produced in this area got sold all across the country. Moreover, the area is also one of the biggest producers of wool and cotton-made products. Desert wolf(rare), Red fox, Jackal, Indian mongoose, Forest cat, Caracal cat, Chinkara gazelle, Nilgai antelope, Black vulture, Blackbuck, Saker falcon, Peregrine falcon, cobra, Saw viper, and Russell’s viper are the famous animal specie found in the Cholistan desert. Moreover, there are a lot of migrating birds coming in to view in this desert.
One of the very famous monuments of Pakistan, the Derawar Fort, also lies in this region. So this desert of Pakistan has a huge reputation.
Thal Desert
The next mention in the list is the Thal Desert. This desert lies near Jhang city in Western Punjab. The desert occupies a total area of 305 kilometers and it is a bit populated.
Although, this is one of the most beautiful deserts of all. Besides the cyclone which is a common highlight of this desert, one can witness greenery in this desert in the season of February and March. The Thal Canal in the region is the biggest highlight and it is because that canal is built about a decade ago for making possible agriculture in this region.
Kharan Desert
The last mention in the list today is Kharan Desert. The desert lies in the biggest province of Pakistan i.e. Balochistan. In Pakistan, this desert occupies the maximum of the region.
The desert is very famous because of the very warm and extreme temperature of the region. This is one of the least friendly nature that there is only 0.23 million population in the wide area of 20000 square kilometers. A big part of the desert also lies in the Iranian territory as well. In 1988, the area within the desert was used for the Second Atomic Testing facility.
Important Features about Deserts in Pakistan
- The deserts in Pakistan consume a total percentage area of 10percent of the whole country.
- In deserts across the states, there are many historic monuments. Along with the monuments, the deserts also have their rich history, culture, and traditions.
- Across the deserts in Pakistan, there found various types of wildlife species. Deserts are an habitant of many permanent and migrating species in Pakistan.
- In Pakistan, the deserts mostly are subtropical sandy in nature.
So these were all the facts and figures that completely describe the deserts in Pakistan. We hope that you enjoy reading the blog post and we also hope that the reading increases your knowledge about deserts in Pakistan and clears all your concerns. We will also love to read your thoughts in form of comments or feedback.